January 03, 2004
Jesse King and Antoine Wright scored 19 points apiece to lead Texas A&M to a 75-67 win over Louisiana-Monroe on Saturday night.
A&M (6-4) built a 19-point lead early in the second half and withstood a rally in the final minutes from Louisiana-Monroe (4-10). ULM used a 14-3 run to pull to within 52-44 with 8:18 left, but the Aggies stretched the lead to 15 points and the Indians never got closer than seven points with 18 seconds left.
The Aggies outrebounded the Indians 43-16 with Wright, Andy Slocum and Acie Law each grabbing eight.
John Andrews sparked the Indians in the second half, scoring 11 of his team-high 17 points in the second half. Aaron Branch added 11 points for the Indians, all in the final 20 minutes.
In the opening minutes, A&M hit its first four 3-point shots and jumped to a 16-3 lead. The Aggies were 54.2 percent in shooting for game.
Wright was 6-of-13 from the field, 3-of-8 from the 3-point range and 4-of-6 from the line. King was 6-of-8 from the field, 1-of-3 from the 3-point range and 6-of-6 from the line.
Leandro Garcia-Morales added 14 points for A&M, hitting all four 3-point attempts.
ULM forced the Aggies into 28 turnovers, while the Indians committed 11.