CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP)--B.J. Holmes had 13 points, seven assists, seven steals and four rebounds to lead Texas A&M past Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 86-65 Monday night.
Texas A&M (2-0) put the game away early, outscoring the Islanders 41-22 in the first half despite shooting only 39 percent from the floor.
The Islanders (1-1) committed six turnovers in their first 11 possessions, and 10 in their first 24. At one point late in the first half, the Islanders (1-1) had almost as many field-goal attempts (12) as miscues (11).
The Aggies converted the takeaways into 15 points, including Khris Middleton's tomahawk dunk off an assist from Holmes. The highlight bucket gave A&M a 23-8 lead midway through the first half.