Jan. 13, 2009
COLLEGE STATION - Texas A&M plays host to No. 21-ranked Baylor in the Aggies' Big 12 home opener on Wednesday at 8:35 p.m. at Reed Arena.
Complete Game Notes in PDF Format 
GAME #17
Texas A&M Aggies (14-2, 0-1 Big 12)
vs.
No. 21 Baylor Bears (13-2, 1-0 Big 12)
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
8:35 p.m. (CST)
College Station, Texas
Reed Arena (12,989 cap.)
Television
ESPN2
Play-by-Play: Terry Gannon
Analyst: Stephen Bardo
ESPN360: http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/espn360/index?id=290140245
Dish Network: Channel 144
Direct TV: Channel 209
Radio
Texas A&M Sports Network
Play-by-Play: Dave South
Analyst: Al Pulliam
Sirius Satellite Radio: 126
Network Affiliates
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TEXAS A&M AGGIES
Record: 14-2 (0-1 Big 12)
Ranking/RPI: Receiving votes (both polls) / 46
Last Game: Lost at Oklahoma State (72-61) on Saturday
Current Streak: Lost one
Head Coach: Mark Turgeon (Kansas `87)
Record: 192-132 (11th year)
at Texas A&M: 39-13 (2nd year)
vs. Baylor: 1-1
PROJECTED TEXAS A&M STARTERS
No. Player P Ht. Wt. Cl-Ex PPG RPG APG
15 Donald Sloan G 6-3 205 Jr-2L 11.6 3.6 3.5
3 Derrick Roland G 6-4 185 Jr-2L4.9 2.3 --
23 Josh Carter F 6-7 200 Sr-3L 13.1 4.1--
0 Bryan Davis F 6-9 240 Jr-2L 10.36.4 --
41 Chinemelu Elonu C 6-10 235 Jr-2L 10.1 7.3 --
BAYLOR BEARS
Record: 13-2 (1-0 Big 12)
Ranking/RPI: 21 (both polls) / 43
Last Game: Beat Texas Tech (73-61) at home on Saturday
Current Streak: Won one
Head Coach: Scott Drew (Butler `93)
Record: 90-93 (7th year)
at Baylor: 70-82 (6th year)
vs. Texas A&M: 3-7
PROJECTED BAYLOR STARTERS
No. Player P Ht. Wt.Cl-Ex PPG RPG APG
0 Curtis Jerrells G 6-1 205 Sr-3L 16.5 4.5 5.9
45 Tweety Carter G 5-11 185 Jr-2L 11.2 3.0 2.9
5 Henry Dugat G 6-0 173 Sr-3L 13.5 3.5 3.1
23 Kevin Rogers F 6-9 250 Sr-3L 12.3 7.7 --
15 Mamadou Diene C 7-1 255 Sr-3L 2.0 1.6 --
Additional Information:
Big 12 Conference: http://big12sports.com/
NCAA: http://www.ncaa.com/
Audio Links From Monday's Texas A&M Press Conference:
Head Coach Mark Turgeon
http://cstvpodcast.cstv.com.edgesuite.net/texasam/090112_turgeon.mp3
Junior Forward Brian Davis
http://cstvpodcast.cstv.com.edgesuite.net/texasam/090112_davis.mp3
Sophomore Guard B.J. Holmes
http://cstvpodcast.cstv.com.edgesuite.net/texasam/090112_holmes.mp3
Junior Guard Donald Sloan
http://cstvpodcast.cstv.com.edgesuite.net/texasam/090112_sloan.mp3
Senior Guard/Forward Josh Carter
http://cstvpodcast.cstv.com.edgesuite.net/texasam/090112_carter.mp3
Series Notes
• A&M leads the series, 125-72, with a 72-28 mark in College Station and a 7-3 record at Reed Arena.
• A&M has won seven of the last eight games in the series, but each team won on the road last year. Baylor beat the Aggies, 116-110, in five overtimes in College Station and A&M posted a 71-57 win in Waco.
• Six of the last seven games in the series were decided by 10 points or less.
• Baylor and A&M are playing for the 198th time. The Bears are the Aggies' second-most common opponent. A&M has played Texas 213 times.
Key Game Notes
• The Aggies are 3-9 in Big 12 home openers but have won two straight. A&M beat Kansas State (69-65) in 2007 and Colorado (86-69) last season. A&M is 3-1 in Big 12 home openers in the last four years.
• The Aggies have won 10 of their last 11 games but are coming off a 72-61 loss at Oklahoma State on Saturday. It was A&M's first loss in 43 days (Nov. 28 vs. Tulsa).
• Baylor won its Big 12 opener against Texas Tech (73-61) at home on Saturday. The Bears have won seven of their last eight games.
• A&M is 10-0 at home this season. The Aggies have won 51 of their last 56 home games overall and have won 16 of their last 21 in Big 12 play.
• Baylor is playing only its second true road game of the season. The Bears won at Washington State (58-52) on Dec. 6.
• Mark Turgeon 39-13 record is the second-best coaching start in Big 12 history through 52 games. Kansas' Bill Self was 42-10 in 2003-05.
Sidebars
• A&M junior forward Bryan Davis and Baylor senior forward Kevin Rogers were AAU teammates starting in eighth grade through high school.
About Baylor
• The Bears are in their sixth season under Head Coach Scott Drew.
• Baylor is one of the Big 12's most experienced teams, with four senior starters who have played together for four years.
• Baylor finished 21-11 last season and tied for fourth in the Big 12 with a 9-7 mark. The Bears advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1988.
• The Bears' two losses this season were to No. 3 Wake Forest (87-74) at a neutral site and to South Carolina (85-84) at home. They beat No. 15 Arizona State (87-78) on a neutral court in late November.
• Senior guard Curtis Jerrells (6-1) averages 16.5 points per game, leading a group of five Bears who average in double figures. Sophomore guard LaceDarius Dunn (6-4) adds 16.1 points and leads the Big 12 with an average of 3.2 three-point field goals per game.
• Senior forward Kevin Rogers (6-9) averages 12.3 points and leads the team in rebounding with 7.7 per contest. Rogers leads the Big 12 in offensive rebounding with a 3.3 average.
• The Bears lead the Big 12 in field goal percentage at .496, rank second in three-point accuracy (.383) and are third in scoring (82.8) and blocked shots (4.9).
Last Year at Reed
COLLEGE STATION (AP, Jan. 23, 2008) - Curtis Jerrells scored a career-high 36 points, including 11 in the fifth overtime to lead No. 25 Baylor to a 116-110 win over No. 18 Texas A&M. Baylor won its fifth in a row and first since entering the rankings for the first time since 1969. It broke a 15-game home winning streak for A&M and is the Aggies' third straight loss. Three free throws by Jerrells gave Baylor a 106-103 lead in the fifth overtime. Bryan Davis made it 110-107 with less than 30 seconds remaining. Jerrells added four more free throws and LaceDarius Dunn chipped in a pair to ensure the win. The Aggies missed a whopping 23 free throws in the game.
Some of the records set in last year's game:
- Longest game in Big 12, Baylor and Texas A&M men's basketball history
- Third game in league history to go three overtimes or more
- Baylor (52) and Texas A&M (46) combined for 97 points in the overtime periods, setting a NCAA record.
- Baylor sets a Big 12 record for most points in a conference game
- Big 12 record for most combined points (226) in a league game.
- Big 12 overall and conference game record for free throws attempted by Texas A&M (59)
- Big 12 overall and conference game record for rebounds by Baylor (70) [Both teams topped the previous conference game record of 62 by Colorado against Texas Tech on Feb. 11, 1998. A&M grabbed 64 rebounds]
- Big 12 overall and conference game record for field goals attempted by Baylor (97) [Both teams surpassed the previous record of 90 by Missouri against Iowa State on Jan. 13, 2001. A&M attempted 94 field goals]
- Big 12 conference game record for free throws made was tied by Baylor (39).
- Josh Carter and Donald Sloan of Texas A&M set a Big 12 overall and conference game record for minutes played (57).
- Curtis Jerrells of Baylor set a Big 12 overall and conference game record for free throws made (20).
- A&M's 110 points were its most in a loss.
- Baylor's 38 fouls were the most by an A&M opponent.
Last Year in Waco
WACO (AP, March 5, 2008) - Donald Sloan scored 17 points apiece as Texas A&M beat Baylor 71-57, avenging a five-overtime loss in College Station on Jan. 23. DeAndre Jordan grabbed 10 rebounds and blocked six shots for the Aggies. Curtis Jerrells and Mamadou Diene scored nine points apiece for Baylor, held under 60 points for the first time this season. The Bears, the Big 12's second-best 3-point shooting team, went 4-for-19 from long range and shot 21-for-63 (33 percent) from the field overall.The Aggies jumped out to a 10-2 lead before the Bears cut the lead to two. Carter sank back-to-back 3-pointers to help A&M push the lead to 22-12. Baylor then mounted a 9-0 run, finished by Diene's three-point play with 3:34 left in the half. But the Bears shot only 24 percent (7-for-29) and missed all nine 3-point attempts in the half as the Aggies led 26-21 at the break. Tweety Carter sank Baylor's first 3-pointer with 17:33 left and Jerrells hit another one a minute later to give the Bears their first lead, at 31-30. Sloan converted a three-point play and Beau Muhlbach swished a 3-pointer from the top of the key as the Aggies took back the lead for good. Jordan grabbed an offensive rebound and emphatically dunked with 2:23 left to give A&M a 53-47 lead. After another Baylor miss, 5-foot-10 Carter ran into the 6-9 Jones near midcourt and crumpled to the floor. The screen left Sloan open for an easy basket that stretched the lead to 55-47. The Aggies kept their poise and made 12 of 13 free throws in the closing minutes, something they failed to do when the teams met the first time. Baylor's LaceDarius Dunn was called for a technical foul with 1:01 left, prompting loud boos. Fans threw plastic soda bottles onto the floor as the Aggies trotted off the floor after the game with smiles on their faces.
Oklahoma State Recap
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) - Marshall Moses set career highs with 15 points and 13 rebounds, and the Cowboys beat Texas A&M 72-61 Saturday night in coach Travis Ford's Big 12 debut. Byron Eaton and Terrel Harris hit 3-pointers to give Oklahoma State (12-3, 1-0) breathing room after the Aggies cut a 16-point deficit to two in the closing minutes of the first half, and it was never really close after that. Obi Muonelo's jumper and 3-pointer started a 10-0 run that stretched the Cowboys' edge to 55-38 with about 13 minutes left. A&M (14-2, 0-1) never came closer than eight again. Josh Carter, the Aggies' leading scorer, was held scoreless for the first time in nearly two years.
Inside Dish
• In the last eight games, A&M's opponents are averaging just 58.8 points per game on 40.4 percent field goal shooting.uThe Aggies made just 64.5 percent from the free throw line through the first five games but have made 75.3 percent in the last 11 games. A&M ranked last in the Big 12 last year at .633 but are fourth this season at 71.5 percent. A&M set Big 12 and A&M records for free throw percentage by making 20-of-20 against Florida A&M.
• The Aggies are 38-of-42 (.905) from the free throw line in the last two minutes of "close games," which are defined as games within 10 points. In the last eight games, the Aggies are 29-of-32 (.906) in "crunch time.
• A&M has posted an average scoring margin of +8.6 points per game. The Aggie are out-scoring their opponents by an average of 7.3 points per game from the free throw line, the most in the Big 12.
• The Aggies rallied from 14-point deficits to beat Arizona and Alabama. A&M was five points down with 15 seconds left in regulation against Alabama, but came back to win in overtime.
• A&M had just 4 turnovers (16 assists) against Arizona, a school record for fewest in a game. A&M is averaging just 12.3 turnovers per game, third fewest in the Big 12. A&M is 11-0 when it has 15 or fewer turnovers this season.
• A&M's 77 home wins in the last four years are the second most in the nation in that period behind Memphis (82).
• A&M is 66-20 (.767) in the last three seasons, ranking it among the winningest teams in the country in that span.
• A&M has scored at least 22 points in the paint in all 16 games, averaging 31.1 points in the paint per game.
• Senior Josh Carter owns the school record for career three-point field goals with 254, which ranks eighth in Big 12 history. The old A&M mark was 232 by Bernard King (1999-03). Carter is the most accurate three-point shooter in school history, making 41.7 percent. He led the nation in 2006-07 by making 50.0 percent.
• Carter leads the Big 12 in free throw percentage (.877, 57-65), 15th-best nationally among players with at least 65 attempts. The school record for a season is .865 by Mike Floyd in 1974-75. A&M is 58-11 when Carter scores in double figures and 30-18 when he doesn't reach double figures.
• Carter has had three 20-point games this season, and scored 19 in the win against LSU. He is averaging a team-best 13.1 points. A two-time honorable mention All-Big 12 pick, he was a second-team preseason selection.
• Carter has started in 86 straight games -- every game since the start of his sophomore season. He has played in 117 career games and is on track to break the school record of 132 by Dominique Kirk (2004-08).
• Junior Bryan Davis scored 18 points with 10 rebounds in the win at Rice. He ranks second on the team in rebounds (6.4) and blocks (20). Davis was named to the all-tournament team at the South Padre Island Invitational. A&M is 20-3 when Davis scores in double figures. He was an AAU teammate of Baylor's Kevin Rogers from eighth grade through high school.
• Junior Donald Sloan has started in 52 straight games since the start of his sophomore year (2007-08). He has scored in double figures in nine of the last 12 games and tied his career-high with 21 points against Florida A&M. Sloan leads the team in assists (3.5). A&M is 34-4 when Sloan hands out at least 3 assists.
• Junior Chinemelu Elonu scored a career-high 20 points with 12 rebounds at Oklahoma State. He has had a team-high five double-doubles this season and in the last eight games has averaged 13.3 points, 9.3 rebounds and 2.4 blocks. Elonu's season field goal percentage of .700 ranks third nationally (min. 90 FGA). A&M is 19-1 when Elonu scores at least 6 points and is 21-1 when he has at least 5 rebounds.
• Sophomore B.J. Holmes has averaged 11.0 points in the last 13 games while making 43.8 percent (28-64) from three-point range. Holmes hit a rainbow three-pointer with two seconds left to send the Alabama game into overtime. He scored a career-high 19 points at Oklahoma State. A&M is 10-1 in his career when he scores at least 8 points and is 20-3 when he makes at least one three-pointer. He's made a three-pointer in 14 straight games.
• Junior Derrick Roland had scored at least 7 points in four straight games before playing just 10 minutes against McNeese State and missing the North Dakota game because of an elbow injury. Roland is regarded as one of the country's top defenders and held Arizona's Chase Budinger to just 3 points on 1-of-6 shooting in the second half of A&M's come-from-behind victory. A&M is 15-3 when he scores at least 6 points in his career.
• Sophomore Nate Walkup has become the Aggies' new "Mr. Clutch" for making big shots in tight games. His trey against Arizona with 20 seconds left proved to be the game-winner. He hit a three-pointer with 14 seconds left at Alabama, which set up B.J. Holmes trey at the end of regulation that sent the game into overtime. Walkup also hit key baskets late in close games against Stephen F. Austin, SMU and Rice.
• Freshman Dash Harris has had 14 assists with just five turnovers in the last four games and scored a career-high 6 points against North Dakota.