Texas A&M
Nebraska
Texas A&M 66, Nebraska 55
Feb 10, 2007 | Men's Basketball
February 10, 2007
Josh Carter hit eight 3-pointers and matched his career high with 26 points, leading No. 6 Texas A&M to a 66-55 victory over Nebraska on Saturday night.
Aggies star Acie Law, who averaged 19.9 points in his previous 10 games, was held to nine -- ending a streak of 15 games in double figures. But he made one of the biggest shots of the game when he hit a 3 with 3:11 left to break the Cornhuskers' spirit after they had pulled to 57-51.
Joseph Jones added 11 points and Dominique Kirk 10 for the Aggies (21-3, 9-1 Big 12), who got 11 rebounds from Antanas Kavaliauskas.
Ryan Anderson scored all 18 of his points -- on six 3-pointers -- in the first half to lead Nebraska. Aleks Maric had all 15 of his points in the second half, and Marcus Perry added 11 for the Huskers (14-9, 3-6).
Carter's eight 3-pointers tied the Devaney Sports Center record for an opponent.
The Aggies have won five straight and 14 of 15. They have beaten nine straight Big 12 North opponents.
Nebraska was the 35th straight team to be held under 50 percent shooting by the Aggies, the longest streak in the nation.
The Huskers employed a 1-3-1 zone defense in the early going, allowing Carter to find a shooting rhythm from the corner. He hit four 3s in the first 7 1/2 minutes.
Texas A&M held Nebraska scoreless on 10 straight possessions for 7:35 spanning the first and second halves to turn a 24-23 deficit into a 35-24 lead. Carter hit two 3s during the 11-0 run.
Another 3 by Carter gave the Aggies their biggest lead, 45-31. But the Huskers got back-to-back 3s from Maric and Perry to pull to 45-39 with 8:28 left.
Jones' putback and two free throws ended Texas A&M's five-minute scoring drought and momentarily stemmed the Huskers' momentum.
The Huskers made one more run, with Charles Richardson's 3-pointer and layup off a steal making it 57-51.
Then Law, whose only other field goal was a jumper from the top of the key five minutes into the second half, made his 3 to give the Aggies a nine-point cushion.
Law was held scoreless until 4 seconds left in the first half, when he made two free throws.
