Texas A&M
Nebraska
Aggies Beat Nebraska, 53-52
Jan 15, 2003 | Men's Basketball
January 15, 2003
Bernard King scored 18 points Wednesday as Texas A&M beat Nebraska 53-52 at the Devaney Center.
King drained a pair of free throws and a connected on a basket in the final 1:55 to lead the Aggies to their first league win of the season. A&M improves to 9-4 overall and to 1-1 in the conference.
The Aggies trailed 23-19 late in the first half until freshman Antoine Wright connected on a pair of three-point baskets to give A&M a 25-23 lead that they would not relinquish until the 2:17 mark to play in the game at 50-49.
The Aggies held Nebraska without a field goal for the first seven minutes of the second half, outscoring the Cornhuskers 9-1 to build a 40-29 lead.
Nebraska (8-7, 0-2) then countered with a 10-1 run, cutting the Aggie lead to 41-39 on Brennon Clemmons' putback with 8:40 left.
But Texas A&M's Antoine Wright stemmed the Cornhusker run with back-to-back jumpers, including a 3-pointer. Thomas Ress then hit a 3-pointer to give Texas A&M a 49-39 lead with 6:36 left.
Nebraska again rallied, scoring 11 unanswered points over the next 4:30. The Huskers took a 50-49 lead on Nate Johnson's 10-foot jumper off a spin move in the lane.
King's first free throw in the final two minutes tied the score at 50, and then he gave A&M the lead with his second made free throw at 51-50.
Nebraska's Corey Simms drained a jumper with 1:40 to play to give the Cornhuskers a 52-51 advantage.
King then hit a jumper with a minute left to put the Aggies up 53-52. The score stood as both teams missed chances in the final 60 seconds.
A&M travels to Austin on Saturday for a match-up with No. 4 Texas at 7 p.m.
