Texas A&M
Jackson State
Texas A&M 96, Jackson State 78
Nov 21, 2008 | Men's Basketball
Nov. 21, 2008
COLLEGE STATION (AP) - Texas A&M used a late first-half surge to defeat Jackson State 96-78 on Friday night.
With five minutes remaining to the break, the Aggies led the Tigers 32-31. They closed out the half on a 19-5 tear as forward Bryan Davis scored eight points and shooting guard Josh Carter added five in the decisive stretch.
Carter, a senior from Dallas, led the Aggies with 25 points. He was 5 of 8 from the 3-point line in tying the school record for career 3-pointers. Carter now has 232 total 3-pointers, equaling the mark set by Bernard King from 1999-2003.
The Tigers (0-2), who lost at LSU 79-65 on Nov. 15, were led by Grant Maxey with a game-high 28 points.
TEXAS A&M POSTGAME QUOTE AND NOTES
Coach Mark Turgeon: "I was very pleased with the game tonight. I thought they were a good team when I watched them on film. We were a little nervous coming into the game. I was disappointed with the defense in the beginning. Sloan played at another level tonight. Josh was able to get the open looks for the threes. What we saw tonight is a taste of what I get to see every day in practice. A lot of guys are doing well in practice but it is not carrying over to the games. Our guys like playing with each other. They know they are good. We worked a lot on our transition offense and it showed tonight. I do not like to run up the score so when we are up like that, you will see me start subbing pretty early."
Senior Forward/Guard Josh Carter: "We started off sloppy on defense, but coach told us to pick it up.This is the first time that we have done what we are capable of for extended periods of time throughout the game. It was great to see some guys come off the bench toward the end of the game. They work really hard to get us ready for the next game so we enjoy seeing them get out there and play. It's great to be tied with Bernard King for the (career three-point field goal) record. He was a great player and it is an honor to be up there with him."
Junior Guard Bryan Davis really got us fired up and going."
A&M NOTES *A&M has won 49 straight regular-season non-conference home games since early in the 2003-04 season. *Mark Turgeon is 28-11 at A&M, the best coaching start in Big 12 history. *A&M is 70-10 at home since the start of the 2004-05 season, the second most home wins the country in that time frame. *Senior Josh Carter tied the school record for career three-point field goals at 232 after making 5-of-9 tonight. He shares the record with Bernard King (1999-03). *Carter finished with 25 points, one shy of his career-best. It was Carter's second 20-point effort in three games this season. *Junior Donald Sloan scored a career-high 17 points with 4 assists and tied his career high with 3 steals. *Junior Bryan Davis scored 14 points with a season-high 7 rebounds and tied his career best with 4 blocked shots. Davis has scored at least 14 points in all three games this season. *Junior Chinemelu Elonu scored 10 points and tied his career high with 9 rebounds. It was Elonu's second game in double figures in three starts this year. *A&M made a season-high 11 three-point field goals. *A&M had a season-high 14 fast-break points after having 0 against Stephen F. Austin on Tuesday night. *A&M had a season-high 18 assists with a season-low 9 turnovers.
