December 01, 1997
Texas A&M went on a 17-0 scoring run in the final seven minutes to post a come-from-behind 80-67 victory against Southern Monday night at G. Rollie White Coliseum.
The win gives A&M a 4-0 start for the first time since 1981. Southern drops to 1-1.
The Jaguars led by as many as 13 points in the first half before settling for a 43-37 lead at intermission. The Aggies came back to take a 63-59 lead with 9:21 left in the game, but Southern responded with an 8-0 run for a 67-63 lead with 7:06 remaining. But that would be the Jaguars final points of the night as the Aggies closed with their big run to ice the game.
Junior Shanne Jones led the Aggies with 25 points, while junior Calvin Davis scored 18. Sophomore Jerald Brown scored 13 points with a career-high 15 rebounds, his first career double-double. Senior Larry Thompson was the only other A&M player in double figures, finishing with 10 points, while sophomore guard Brian Barone contributed a career-high nine assists with no turnovers.
Dionte Harvey led Southern with 16 points while Ronnell Williams and Aaron Bates each scored 15 points.
The Aggies struggled from the field, connecting on just 37.7 percent, including an ice- cold 2-of-17 from three-point range. The Jaguars made 50.0 percent but cooled down to 32.3 percent in the second half. A&M posted a 58-37 rebounding advantage.
The Aggies play their first road game of the season on Wednesday against Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. (CST).