January 17, 2006
After losing its last two games by a combined three points, the Texas A&M men's basketball teams returns to the road to face the Kansas State Wildcats on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Bramlage Coliseum.
Game #15
Texas A&M Aggies (11-3, 1-2 Big 12)
vs.
Kansas State Wildcats (10-4, 1-2 Big 12)
Wednesday, Jan. 18
7 p.m. (Central)
Bramlage Coliseum (13,500 cap.)
Manhattan, Kan.
TELEVISION
Fox Sports Midwest (Kansas and Kansas City only)
Play-by-Play: Ben Boyle
Analyst: Stan Weber
RADIO
Texas A&M Sports Network
Play-by-Play: Dave South
Analyst: Colin Killian
Sirius Satellite Radio: 107
MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACTS
Kansas State: Tom Gilbert
785-587-7868 (cell)
Texas A&M: Colin Killian
979-229-4706 (cell)
SERIES
KSU leads, 11-4
In Manhattan: KSU leads, 6-0
at Bramlage Coliseum: KSU leads, 5-0
Last Meeting: KSU 68, A&M 62, 2004-05 in Kansas City
Notable: The series is tied, 4-4, in the last four meetings.
PROJECTED A&M STARTERS
1 Acie Law IV (6-3, 185, Jr-2L, 16.2 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 3.0 apg
22 Dominique Kirk (6-3, 180, So-1L, 6.4 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 3.1 apg)
10 Chris Walker (6-5, 210, Sr-1L, 3.4 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 0.9 apg)
42 Marlon Pompey (6-8, 225, Jr-2L, 7.4 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 1.3 blk)
30 Joseph Jones (6-9, 250, So-1L, 15.8 ppg, 6.9 rpg, .578 FG)
PROJECTED KANSAS STATE STARTERS
No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class PPG RPG APG
5 Clent Stewart G 6-4 195 So-1L 5.6 1.9 3.0
34 Akeem Wright G 6-6 190 Jr-Tr 5.9 5.6 2.6
15 David Hoskins G 6-5 225 So-Tr 13.0 4.4 1.9
20 Cartier Martin F 6-7 220 Jr-2L 19.2 7.4 2.2
21 Dramane Diarra F 6-8 245 Sr-1L 3.7 4.2 0.6
Key Game Notes
* A&M is 0-6 against Kansas State in Manhattan, with a 0-5 mark at Bramlage Coliseum.
* A&M is 0-2 on the road with losses to Pacific (63-56) and Oklahoma State (79-77).
* Kansas State is 9-1 at home.
* A&M has lost its last two games by a combined three points, falling at Oklahoma State (79-77) last Wednesday and losing at home to Oklahoma (45-44) on Saturday. The Aggies missed potential game-winning shots on the final play of both contests.
* Kansas State ended a two-game losing skid with a 59-55 victory at Kansas on Saturday, ending a 31-game losing streak against the Jayhawks.
* A&M won last year?â„¢s game in College Station by a score of 65-51, but The Wildcats beat the Aggies in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament, 68-62.
About Kansas State
* The Wildcats finished 17-12 last season but did not advance to postseason play.
* Kansas State is reaching for its first postseason bid since it went to the NIT in 1999. It last went to the NCAA Tournament in 1996.
* Kansas State ranks among the Big 12?â„¢s top defensive teams, allowing just 60.7 points per game. It?â„¢s opponents have made just 38.0 percent from the field and 31.1 percent from three-point range.
* The Wildcats are led by junior forward Cartier Martin (6?â„¢7?), who is averaging 19.2 points and 7.4 rebounds per game. Martin leads the Big 12 in free throw accuracy, making 84.5 percent.
* Sophomore guard/forward David Hoskins adds 13.0 points and is making 57.7 percent from the field, while junior guard Lance Harris is averaging 10.8 points.
Sidebars
* KSU head coach Jim Wooldridge served as head coach at Texas State from 1991-94. A&M coach Billy Gillispie is a 1983 graduate of Texas State.
* Wooldridge played at Louisiana Tech in the 1970s with Victor King, the father of A&M?â„¢s all-time leading scorer, Bernard King (1999-03).
* A&M assistant coach Steve Forbes served as head coach at Barton County Community College in Great Bend, Kan., from 1995-98 and was an assistant coach there from 1993-95.
* Kansas State junior Cartier Martin and A&M?â„¢s Joseph Jones were AAU teammates on Houston Select teams in 2002 and 2003.
Last Year at Reed Arena
COLLEGE STATION (AP)- Acie Law recovered from an early ankle injury to score 17 points and Antoine Wright added 14, leading Texas A&M to a 65-51 victory over Kansas State on Jan. 22, 2005. Wright started a 14-4 run midway through the second half with a 3-pointer and Law finished it with a jumper from the corner to end a two-game losing streak for the Aggies. Freshman Joseph Jones had 12 points and eight rebounds and Bobby Leach chipped in with 10 points and six assists. Jeremiah Massey led Kansas State with 20 points and was the only Wildcats player to score in double figures. After a week-long layoff following a 20-point upset of Missouri, Kansas State struggled to find its shooting touch as the Aggies?â„¢ aggressive pressure defense carried them for long stretches.
Official Basketball Box Score
Kansas State vs Texas A&M
01/22/05 3 p.m. at Reed Arena (College Station, Texas)
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VISITORS: Kansas State (11-4, 1-3)
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
05 Stewart, Clent...... * 3-5 1-3 2-4 0 4 4 4 9 2 2 0 0 34
12 Peete, Fred......... * 1-11 0-3 0-0 1 2 3 4 2 3 1 1 1 31
15 Massey, Jeremiah.... * 7-11 0-0 6-8 1 1 2 1 20 1 1 0 3 34
20 Martin, Cartier..... * 3-7 1-3 0-0 1 3 4 2 7 0 2 0 2 30
23 Hayden, Marques..... * 0-4 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 10
01 Thomas, Schyler..... 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 6
03 Harris, Lance....... 3-6 1-4 0-0 1 4 5 0 7 4 3 0 1 21
40 Canby, Travis....... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
54 Williams, Justin.... 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 0 24
55 Hughes, Tyler....... 1-3 0-0 0-0 3 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 9
Team................ 2 2 4
Totals.............. 20-50 3-13 8-12 9 20 29 18 51 14 13 2 7 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-28 46.4% 2nd Half: 7-22 31.8% Game: 40.0% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-7 14.3% 2nd Half: 2-6 33.3% Game: 23.1% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 3-3 100 % 2nd Half: 5-9 55.6% Game: 66.7% 0
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HOME TEAM: Texas A&M (13-3, 2-3)
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
01 LAW, Acie........... * 5-7 3-4 4-5 0 4 4 2 17 5 4 0 0 31
10 WALKER, Chris....... * 0-0 0-0 0-1 2 4 6 3 0 1 2 0 1 26
21 WRIGHT, Antoine..... * 5-15 2-5 2-4 2 5 7 1 14 0 4 0 0 38
22 KIRK, Dominique..... * 2-7 1-4 3-4 0 3 3 2 8 0 0 1 0 21
30 JONES, Joseph....... * 5-12 0-0 2-2 4 4 8 2 12 0 0 1 0 30
04 GREEN, Edjuan....... 1-2 0-1 0-0 2 1 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 13
15 LEACH, Bobby........ 4-6 2-3 0-0 1 2 3 2 10 6 0 0 2 29
42 POMPEY, Marlon...... 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 4 2 0 1 1 0 12
TEAM................ 2 2
Totals.............. 23-50 8-17 11-16 11 25 36 18 65 13 12 3 4 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-24 41.7% 2nd Half: 13-26 50.0% Game: 46.0% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 5-11 45.5% 2nd Half: 3-6 50.0% Game: 47.1% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 5-8 62.5% 2nd Half: 6-8 75.0% Game: 68.8% 1
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Officials: Eddie Jackson, Hal Lusk, Randy Heimerman
Technical fouls: Kansas State-None. Texas A&M-None.
Attendance: 9692
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Kansas State.................. 30 21 - 51
Texas A&M..................... 30 35 - 65
Last Year in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)- Jeremiah Massey had 18 points and fueled a key surge in the second half that propelled Kansas State past Texas A&M 68-62 on March 10 in the first round of the Big 12 tournament. Antoine Wright had 28 points for the Aggies. Acie Law sank a 3-pointer -- his only bucket in 13 shots -- that gave the Aggies a 46-41 advantage. But then Massey led the Wildcats on an 14-4 run for a 55-50 lead A&M never overcame. Lance Harris and Fred Peete each had 13 points for Kansas State and Peete?â„¢s 14 rebounds were a school record for a Big 12 tournament game. Justin Williams had 12 for the Wildcats and provided solid defense inside against Joseph Jones, the Aggies?â„¢ standout freshman center who totaled nine points and 12 rebounds. Wright had 19 points in the first half and led a 16-2 run with a pair of 3-pointers and a big dunk that gave the Aggies a 31-27 halftime lead.
Official Basketball Box Score
Kansas State vs Texas A&M
03/10/05 6:00 p.m. at Kemper Arena (Kansas City, Mo.)
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VISITORS: Kansas State 17-11, 6-10
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
15 Massey, Jeremiah.... f 7-13 0-0 4-5 3 4 7 3 18 1 1 0 0 31
20 Martin, Cartier..... f 3-6 1-2 3-4 1 2 3 4 10 2 0 0 0 24
03 Harris, Lance....... g 4-9 4-6 1-4 0 4 4 2 13 3 3 1 1 32
05 Stewart, Clent...... g 0-3 0-1 0-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 33
12 Peete, Fred......... g 3-11 1-2 6-12 4 10 14 3 13 5 3 0 0 38
04 Allen, Curtis....... 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 7
54 Williams, Justin.... 6-8 0-0 0-0 2 4 6 4 12 1 2 1 0 31
55 Hughes, Tyler....... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
TEAM................ 3 3
Totals.............. 24-51 6-11 14-27 13 26 39 19 68 14 10 3 2 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-29 37.9% 2nd Half: 13-22 59.1% Game: 47.1% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-8 50.0% 2nd Half: 2-3 66.7% Game: 54.5% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 1-3 33.3% 2nd Half: 13-24 54.2% Game: 51.9% 6
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HOME TEAM: Texas A&M 19-9, 8-8
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
10 WALKER, Chris....... f 3-7 1-4 0-1 2 5 7 5 7 0 0 0 0 34
21 WRIGHT, Antoine..... f 9-17 5-11 5-6 3 3 6 5 28 1 2 3 3 39
30 JONES, Joseph....... f 3-8 0-1 3-6 4 8 12 3 9 1 3 2 0 32
01 LAW, Acie........... g 1-13 1-5 2-2 0 1 1 2 5 5 2 0 1 34
22 KIRK, Dominique..... g 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 15
05 WHITE, Kenneth...... 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+
15 LEACH, Bobby........ 3-8 1-5 2-2 0 1 1 4 9 4 0 0 0 32
42 POMPEY, Marlon...... 2-3 0-0 0-1 3 1 4 2 4 0 0 1 0 14
TEAM................ 2 1 3
Totals.............. 21-58 8-28 12-18 14 21 35 22 62 14 7 6 4 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-29 37.9% 2nd Half: 10-29 34.5% Game: 36.2% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-12 33.3% 2nd Half: 4-16 25.0% Game: 28.6% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 5-7 71.4% 2nd Half: 7-11 63.6% Game: 66.7% 3
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Officials: Ted Hillary, Mike Thibodeaux, Gerry Pollard
Technical fouls: Kansas State-None. Texas A&M-None.
Attendance: 18268
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Kansas State.................. 27 41 - 68
Texas A&M..................... 31 31 - 62
Oklahoma Recap
COLLEGE STATION (AP)- Terrell Everett hit a 3-pointer with 6.1 seconds left Saturday to help No. 22 Oklahoma avoid an 0-3 start in the league with a 45-44 victory over Texas A&M. Taj Gray added 13 points for the Sooners. They shot only 41 percent (16-of-39) and were outrebounded 31-29 -- just the second time this season Oklahoma has been beaten on the boards -- but still stole a critical victory. Acie Law scored 14 points for the Aggies, who lost for the first time in 12 home games this season. The Aggies went 5 minutes without a field goal in the second half, but consecutive 3-pointers by Chris Walker gave them a 42-40 lead heading into the last 3 minutes. Gray was called for an offensive foul near the 1-minute mark and Walker got the ball near the top of the key and found Marlon Pompey for a fadeaway jumper just as the shot clock expired. Everett scored on a pull-up jumper with 25 seconds left to quiet the rowdy crowd. Pompey missed the front end of a 1-and-1 with 17 seconds to go and Everett coolly swished the go-ahead 3 from the wing. Joseph Jones drove the length of the floor at the end, but slipped in the lane as he attempted a layup at the buzzer. The Aggies finished 17-of-46 from the field (37 percent), including 6-of-19 from 3-point range.
Official Basketball Box Score
Oklahoma vs Texas A&M
01/14/06 1 p.m. at Reed Arena; College Station, TX
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VISITORS: Oklahoma 10-4, 1-2
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
03 Everett, Terrell.... * 6-13 3-4 0-0 0 4 4 1 15 2 6 0 2 32
15 Godbold, David...... * 2-4 1-3 0-0 0 1 1 1 5 1 2 0 1 22
20 Johnson, Austin..... * 0-4 0-2 0-1 0 1 1 2 0 4 4 0 2 23
21 Gray, Taj........... * 3-5 0-0 7-11 2 3 5 3 13 0 1 3 1 35
34 Bookout, Kevin...... * 3-4 0-0 0-0 5 6 11 2 6 0 1 1 1 34
02 Neal, Michael....... 1-5 1-4 0-2 1 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 2 22
24 Carter, Nate........ 1-3 0-0 1-2 1 3 4 3 3 0 1 0 0 21
32 Griffin, Taylor..... 0-1 0-0 0-2 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 11
TEAM................ 1 1
Totals.............. 16-39 5-13 8-18 11 18 29 14 45 9 17 4 10 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 5-15 33.3% 2nd Half: 11-24 45.8% Game: 41.0% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-3 33.3% 2nd Half: 4-10 40.0% Game: 38.5% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 6-15 40.0% 2nd Half: 2-3 66.7% Game: 44.4% 4
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HOME TEAM: Texas A&M 11-3, 1-2
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
01 LAW, Acie........... * 6-14 1-4 1-1 0 3 3 3 14 3 4 1 0 39
10 WALKER, Chris....... * 3-6 3-5 1-2 1 0 1 3 10 2 2 0 0 27
22 KIRK, Dominique..... * 0-3 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 5 2 0 3 22
30 JONES, Joseph....... * 3-5 0-0 1-2 2 3 5 3 7 1 0 0 1 24
42 POMPEY, Marlon...... * 2-5 0-0 1-3 2 2 4 2 5 0 4 0 0 28
02 BENNETT, Martellus.. 0-2 0-0 0-0 2 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 3 9
12 SMITH, Eddie........ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
23 CARTER, Josh........ 2-8 2-8 0-0 1 2 3 0 6 1 2 1 1 27
44 KAVALIAUSKAS,Antanas 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 3 4 2 2 0 2 1 0 22
TEAM................ 4 3 7
Totals.............. 17-46 6-19 4-8 13 18 31 17 44 12 17 3 8 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 9-23 39.1% 2nd Half: 8-23 34.8% Game: 37.0% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-8 25.0% 2nd Half: 4-11 36.4% Game: 31.6% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 2-4 50.0% 2nd Half: 2-4 50.0% Game: 50.0% 2
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Officials: R-John Higgins; U1-Tom Eades; U2-Terry Moore
Technical fouls: Oklahoma-None. Texas A&M-None.
Attendance: 9539
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Oklahoma...................... 17 28 - 45
Texas A&M..................... 22 22 - 44
Looking Ahead
* The Aggies continue their two-game road swing on Saturday when they visit Iowa State (12:30 p.m.).
* A&M returns home next week to play host to Kansas on Wednesday (7 p.m.), then Baylor on Saturday (5 p.m.).
Who?â„¢s Hot?
* After missing the Savannah State game with a concussion, junior Acie Law has scored in double figures in seven straight games, averaging 17.7 points in that span. Law leads the Big 12 in scoring in league play with 23.3 per game.
* Sophomore Joseph Jones scored 27 points, a career-high for a Big 12 game, at Oklahoma State, and added 7 rebounds. Plagued by foul trouble in some games, Jones is averaging 21.4 points and 8.8 rebounds in games in which he plays at least 25 minutes. He?â„¢s the only Big 12 player to rank in the league?â„¢s top 10 in both scoring and rebounding while averaging fewer than 26 minutes.
* Senior Chris Walker has averaged 28.7 minutes in Big 12 play and has been a defensive force inside. He handed out a career-high five assists against Tech after entering the game with only three for the season and made a key three-pointer in A&M?â„¢s second-half rally. He scored 10 points, a career-high for league play, against Oklahoma, making a career-best 3-of-5 three-pointers.
Talking Points
* A&M has lost each of its last two games (Oklahoma State and Oklahoma) after missing potential game-winning shots on the final play.
* A&M is 0-6 against Kansas State in games played in Manhattan (0-5 at Bramlage Coliseum).
* After leading at half in each of its first 10 games, A&M has trailed at intermission in three of the last four games. The Aggies rallied to beat Texas Tech, but lost to Oklahoma in the only game in that span in which they led at the break.
* A&M has trailed by double digits just once (14 to Texas Tech) and came back to win that game. The Aggies lost to Oklahoma State after leading by as many as eight in the second half and lost to Oklahoma after losing a seven-point second-half advantage.
* In 45 games under Billy Gillispie, only two opponents have shot better than 48 percent against A&M -- OU last year in College Station (53.2) and Oklahoma State this season in Stillwater (.560).
* A&M is forcing an average of 21.7 turnovers per game, most in the Big 12, and rank second nationally in defensive turnover percentage (turnovers per 100 possessions) at 31.9 percent. The Aggies are averaging a whopping 24.4 points off turnovers per game.
* A&M ranks sixth nationally in defensive efficiency (points allowed per 100 possessions) at 85.4. The Aggies lead the Big 12 and rank 14th nationally in scoring defense, allowing just 57.9 per game.
* A&M is the only Big 12 team to average at least 72.0 points while allowing fewer than 58.0 per game.
* A&M has scored 25.2 percent of its points from the FT line, most in the Big 12 and 15th nationally.
* The Aggies rank third in the nation in free throw rate (free throws made divided by field goal attempts) at 34.6 percent. A&M lead the Big 12 and rank fifth nationally with 26.6 free throw attempts per game and also lead the league, and rank seventh nationally, with 18.4 free throws made per game.
* A&M averages 23.1 personal fouls per game, most in the Big 12 and sixth most nationally. Opponents have scored 30.7 percent of their points from the line, the second highest rate in the nation.
* After making 42 percent of their three-pointers in the first 6 games games, A&M has made 27.9 percent (38-136) in the last eight games, averaging just 4.8 treys per game.
* The foursome of Acie Law, Joseph Jones, Dominique Kirk and Chris Walker have started all 19 Big 12 games together in the last two seasons.
* Acie Law and Marlon Pompey are the only players who were on the A&M roster two years ago. Of the 19 players listed, 90 percent are first or second-year players.