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King's 30 Leads A&M to Big Win Over Lamar
Dec 05, 2000 | Men's Basketball
December 05, 2000
Bernard King scored 30 points and tied a school record with eight 3-pointers as Texas A&M beat Lamar 83-60 on Tuesday night.
King hit three straight 3-pointers midway through the second half as the Aggies (3-3) stretched out to a 19-point lead over Lamar. He started off the second half with two 3-pointers in a row.
Lewis Arline posted 12 points and 16 rebounds for the Cardinals (1-3). Jared Lane, Ron Austin and Tyler Hackstadt each scored eight points.
Carlton Brown had a double-double with 19 points and 13 rebounds while Nick Anderson added 14 points for the Aggies.
Postgame Quotes
Texas A&M head coach Melvin Watkins: "It was good to see him (Bernard King) have a game like that. He's worked hard on it to get out of that slump. He makes a lot of other things happen on the floor. It does open some things up. We like to get more inside touches. When he's hitting like that, you have to extend your defense. (On Carlton Brown) He's being a senior. He's playing with a lot of confidence right now. The rebounding thing ?" I hope he keeps it going. He is an X-factor for this team. That was a happy locker room in there. The guys felt good about their play."
Texas A&M guard Bernard King: "I've been working on my game. It feels good to have a game like this. My shot is finally falling. That's what we've been waiting for. It leaves our inside game open. When we're making our shots, I don't think anybody can stop our offense. We realized after the Birmingham-Southern game we have to play every night and practice every day. We're getting more and more confidence."
Texas A&M forward Carlton Brown: "We seem really focused now. We're looking forward to a better season ahead. Lamar was a good team. This win gives us a lot of momentum going into North Carolina. They're a great team and we'll need our ?˜A' game against them."
Lamar head coach Mike Deane: "A&M played exceptionally well. It was good to see Bernard get back on track. Unfortunately it was against us. They are a much-improved team with a lot of young players. A&M is headed in the right direction. We were out-talented, out-hustled and out-played. They shot particularly well. We're still struggling, but we're capable of playing better than that. It's just going to take some time. A&M hadn't shot well against the zone defense, but they did tonight. This is the least competitive we've played. We didn't have a hard time getting shots, we just had a hard time making them."
Postgame Notes
Bernard King made a career-high 8-of-11 three-pointers, tying the school record set by Jerald Brown (8-11) against Nebraska in 1996-97. King's previous best was seven treys set last season against Lamar in Beaumont. King made six three-pointers in the second half, tying the Big 12 record (Texas' Al Coleman vs. Kansas State in 1996-97; Kansas' Billy Thomas vs. Texas in 1997-97; and King against Lamar last year in Beaumont). King has made 12-of-23 from three-point range in the last two games after making just 2-of-20 in the first four games. King's eight treys also set a Reed Arena record.
King finished with 30 points, his fourth career 30-point game. King has averaged 26.0 points in the last two games
Carlton Brown finished with 19 points and 13 rebounds, his second straight double-double and the third of his career. He had 20 points and 18 boards on Saturday at Virginia Commonwealth.
Freshman Nick Anderson scored a career-high 14 points, his third straight game in double figures.
The Aggies have out-rebounded five straight opponents, including a 51-40 margin tonight.
