November 01, 2003
Senior guard Leandro Garcia-Morales scored 25 points to lead the Texas A&M Maroon team to an 87-86 victory against the A&M White team in an intrasquad scrimmage on Saturday at Reed Arena.
The Maroon team dominated early and led, 59-37, with 14 minutes left in the game. But the White team came back with a furious rally and took a 76-75 lead on a three-pointer by sophomore guard Antoine Wright with 2:40 remaining.
But the Maroon regained the lead on a pair of free throws by senior forward Jesse King and never trailed again. The Maroon led at halftime, 44-33.
Sophomore guard Marcus Watkins added 17 points for the Maroon, while King, junior guard Bobby Leach and freshman forward Marlon Pompey each scored 11 points. Garcia-Morales made 5-of-7 from three-point range.
Wright led the White team with 22 points, while senior center Andy Slocum and freshman forward LaKeith Blanks each scored 18 and senior guard Kevin Turner added 15. Slocum led all rebounders with nine.
"Overall, I was pleased by the effort of both teams," head coach Melvin Watkins said. "We executed well for the most part and I saw a lot of positive things, although we still have a lot of things to work on. One team got down but didn't quit and came back strong. I saw a lot of guys sharing the ball and that was good to see."
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