Texas A&M
Colorado
Colorado 78, Texas A&M 53
Mar 09, 2000 | Men's Basketball
March 09, 2000
Nick Mohr came off the bench early in the first half and hit a pair of 3-pointers to start a 26-2 run that carried Colorado to a 79-53 win over Texas A&M in the first round of the Big 12 tournament Thursday.
Jamahl Mosley had 16 points as the Buffs (18-12) advanced to the second round against Texas, which had a first-round bye. Mohr finished with 15 points.
Bernard King, the league's freshman of the year, had a miserable night, making just 3-of-18 shots from the field. King missed all nine of his 3-point attempts to finish with six points.
King had set a Big 12 record for a freshman by scoring 34 points Feb. 11 when the Aggies beat Colorado 74-69 in College Station.
The Aggies shot just 23 percent from the field in the first half while committing 12 turnovers, 11 of them during the Colorado run. At one point, the Aggies inexplicably inbounded the ball to a Colorado player.
Texas A&M had jumped to a 6-0 lead to start the game, but Mohr came in to hit 3-pointers on consecutive trips at the 17:42 and 17:08 marks. Jaquay Walls and Jose Winston also had 3-pointers in the run while Mosley converted a three-point play.
Texas A&M could not rally, although Colorado did not score a field goal after Mosley's three-point play with 8:29 remaining in the first half until Walls hit a 3-pointer with 18:05 to go in the second half. The Buffs made 6-of-8 free throws to end the first half.
The Aggies finished the game shooting 31 percent with 18 turnovers.
Tomas Ress and Jamaal Gilchrist each had 10 points for A&M.
