November 22, 2004
GAME #2
Texas A&M Aggies
(1-0, 0-0 Big 12)
vs.
Trinity TIGERS
(1-1, 0-0 SCAC)
7 p.m. (CST)
Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2004
Reed Arena (12,500 cap.)
College Station, Texas
RADIO:
Texas A&M Sports Network
Dave South, play-by-play
Al Pulliam, commentary
Airtime: 6:45 p.m. (CST)
ONLINE: www.AggieAthletics.com
TELEVISION:
None
Postgame Highlight Feed
9:45-10 p.m. (CST)
Galaxy 3, Transponder 7 (C-Band)
The Texas A&M Aggies (1-0, 0-0 in Big 12) battle the Trinity Tigers (1-1, 0-0 in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference) on Tuesday at 7 p.m. (CST) at Reed Arena (13,611 cap.) in College Station. The Aggies are 1-0 at home after opening the season with an 89-56 win on Friday against North Carolina A&T. Trinity is the preseason favorite to win the SCAC title and was ranked No. 6 nationally in a preseason NCAA Division III poll (DIII News). The Tigers are 1-1 after opening their season at the Colorado State-Pueblo Classic. Trinity beat Colorado College, 63-47, in the opener on Friday, then lost to CSU-Pueblo, 66-64, in Saturday's title game after leading by as many as 21 points early in the second half. A&M leads the series, 14-2, but the teams have not played since a 98-58 Aggie victory on Jan. 13, 1972 in College Station.
About Trinity
The Tigers return all five starters and 11 lettermen from last year's team, which finished 24-5 overall and won the SCAC with a 12-2 mark. Trinity advanced to the NCAA Division III Tournament, where it fell in the first round to Sul Ross, 74-72. The Tigers are in their sixth year under coach Pat Cunningham, the 2004 conference coach of the year. Trinity is led by senior center Sean Devins (6'10"), a two-time SCAC defensive player of the year and the MVP of last year's conference tournament. Devins is averaging 12.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.5 blocks per game. He is the SCAC's all-time leader in blocked shots. Senior forward Peter Murray (6'8") averages 14.0 points and 8.0 rebounds, while senior forward Andy Bates (6'6") contributes 10.0 points and 4.5 rebounds. Senior guard Jason Morris (6'0") led the team in scoring last year with a 12.8 average and is adding 6.0 points this season, while junior guard Ross Burt (6'5") averaged 9.0 points. Through two games, the Tigers have allowed just 56.5 points on 37.8 percent field goal shooting. They have outrebounded their opponents by an average margin of +14.0.
Series
Texas A&M leads the series, 14-2, including three straight. The teams have not met since Jan. 13, 1972, when the Aggies posted a 98-58 victory at G. Rollie White Coliseum. The Tigers last beat A&M in San Antonio in 1966 by a score of 100-74. Trinity also won the first meeting between the schools in 1948, recording a 56-49 win in San Antonio. A&M leads, 8-0, in games played in College Station.
Texas A&M vs. Trinity
(A&M leads, 14-2)
Last 10 Games
Year Winner Site
1956-57 A&M, 81-55 College Station
1958-59 A&M, 61-51 San Antonio
1959-60 A&M, 86-47 College Station
1960-61 A&M, 66-48 San Antonio
1964-65 A&M, 98-72 San Antonio
1965-66 A&M, 79-70 College Station
1966-67 Trinity, 100-74 San Antonio
1967-68 A&M, 106-95 College Station
1968-69 A&M, 81-66 Fort Worth
1971-72 A&M, 98-58 College Station
Head Coaches
Texas A&M
Billy Gillispie (Texas State '83)
1-0 at A&M (1st year)
31-32 overall (3rd year)
0-0 vs. Trinity
0-0 vs. Pat Cunningham
Trinity
Pat Cunningham (Kalamazoo '74)
101-34 at Trinity (6th year)
253-200 overall (18th year)
0-0 vs. Texas A&M
0-0 vs. Billy Gillispie
Tentative Starters
TEXAS A&M AGGIES (1-0, 0-0)
No. Player Ht. Cl. PPG RPG Other
30 Joseph Jones 6'9" Fr. 10.0 10.0 1.0 blk
4 Edjuan Green 6'7" Jr. 12.0 7.0 3.0 stl
21 Antoine Wright 6'7" Jr. 16.0 5.0 2.0 stl
22 Dominique Kirk 6'3" Fr. 3.0 3.0 4.0 ast
1 Acie Law 6'3" So. 13.0 3.0 7.0 ast
Off the Bench
No. Player Ht. Cl. PPG RPG Other
42 Marlon Pompey 6'8" So. 12.0 4.0 100% FG
2 Marcus McIntosh 6'0" So. 9.0 2.0 3.0 ast
11 Luis Clemente 6'8" Jr. 5.0 0.0 75% FT
23 Brian Gahan 6'4" Sr. 3.0 2.0 1.0 ast
15 Bobby Leach 6'0" Sr. 3.0 1.0 2.0 ast
33 Justin Loewe 6'4" So. 2.0 0.0 --
24 Stephen Davenport 6'3" Fr. 1.0 0.0 --
5 Kenneth White 6'1" Fr. 0.0 1.0 --
10 Chris Walker 6'5" Jr. 0.0 0.0 --
40 Slade Weishuhn 6'9" Fr. -- -- --
Tale of the Tape
A&M TU
Record 1-0 1-1
Conference 0-0 0-0
Ratings Pct. Index (RPI) -- --
Streak W1 L1
Field Goal Pct. .547 .423
Opponent FG Pct. .314 .378
3-Pt. Field Goal Pct. .308 .333
Opponent 3-Pt. Pct. .353 .390
3-Pt. Field Goal Avg. 4.0 6.0
3-Pt. FG Attempts Avg. 13.0 18.0
Free Throw Pct. .730 .611
Opponent FT Pct. .600 .657
Rebound Avg. 41.0 42.5
Offensive Reb. Avg. 10.0 14.0
Rebounding Margin +10.0 +14.0
Turnovers Avg. 18.0 14.0
Opp. Turnovers Avg. 27.0 14.0
Assists Avg. 17.0 8.5
Blocks Avg. 2.0 4.5
Steals Avg. 13.0 6.5
Scoring Avg. 89.0 63.5
Opponent Scoring 56.0 56.5
Scoring Margin +33.0 +7.0
Gillispie Quoteboard
"I expect (Trinity) to make all their shots if they're open. If we give them open shots, they'll make them. They have a tall team. It will be the most disciplined group that we've played so far. I think they have the most ability of any team that we've played so far. They are very experienced. Seven out of their top 10 players are back. We don't fear anyone, but we respect everyone. Believe me, they're coming here for a reason. We're going to play them for a reason. We're both going to be trying to win the game. If we're not playing at our best, it will be a very, very, very tight game. They'll definitely have a chance to beat us if we don't play our absolute best. We have to continue to get better and hopefully that's what will happen tomorrow."
North Carolina A&T Recap
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) Antoine Wright scored 16 points and Joseph Jones had 10 points and 10 rebounds to lead Texas A&M to an 89-56 victory over North Carolina A&T on Friday. Texas A&M (1-0) took advantage of A&T's 28 fouls, 16 of which came in the first half. A&M hit 27 of 37 free throws. A&M also benefited from its new-look aggressive defense installed by new coach Billy Gillispie, grabbing 27 turnovers that resulted in 33 points. Sean Booker led AT&T (0-4) with 19 points. A&T attempted 34 3-pointers, but hit only 12. Booker hit 3-of-7. The 33-point victory was the largest margin of victory for A&M's season opener since the 1981-1982 season when the Aggies defeated St. Edwards by 67 points.
QUICK NOTES
*The A&T game attracted a crowd of 6,929, the best in a home season opener in school history. The previous best was 6,511 against North Texas in the first game played at Reed Arena in 1998-99. Tonight's attendance was also the third best for a non-conference home game in school annals behind the record of 7,192 against LSU in 1981-82 (G. Rollie White Coliseum) and 7,075 against Long Beach State in 2001-02 (Reed Arena).
*The 33-point margin of victory tonight was the best by the Aggies in a season opener since 1981-82, when A&M beat St. Edwards, 104-57. The margin was the biggest by an A&M coach in his first game since 1942-43, when Manning Smith's Aggies beat Duncan Field, 60-21.
*Sophomore Marlon Pompey scored a career-high 12 points with a career-best four rebounds, making 6-of-6 from the field. In his career, Pompey has made 15-of-17 from the field (9-of-11 last season).
*Freshman Joseph Jones made his debut with a double-double, scoring 10 points with 10 rebounds.
*A&T's 27 turnovers tied a Reed Arena record set by George Washington in 2001-02. Their 34 three-point attempts tied for the second most ever against A&M (North Texas had 35 in 1998-99 and Detroit had 34 in 2000-01.) A&T's 12 three-pointers made tied for the eighth most ever by an A&M opponent.
*Five Aggies scored in double figures and a sixth (Marcus McIntosh) scored nine.
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