GAME 16:
Texas A&M AGGIES (9-6, 0-3) vs Texas Tech RED RAIDERS (7-8, 0-3)
Saturday, January 14, 2012 • 12:47 PM CT • TV: Big 12 Network
Reed Arena (12,989) • College Station, Texas
Media Coverage
TELEVISION: Big 12 Network
Dave Armstrong, Play-by-Play
Reid Gettys, Commentary
Local: CW Texas (KBTX-DT 3.2)
ESPN Full Court: DirecTV 724/Dish 459
Big 12 TV Clearance List
Saturday's game will air regionally on the Big 12 Network. Clearance list is below (* indicates broadcast is scheduled to be shown in HD):
National/Satellite
ESPN Full Court DirecTV 724 Dish 459
Arkansas
Little Rock/Pine Bluff* KARZ MNT
Kentucky
Paducah/C Girardeau/Harrbg/Mt Vn WDKA MNT
Missouri
Columbia/Jefferson City KQFX FOX
Texas
Abilene/Sweetwater KIDZ-LP FOX
Amarillo KCIT FOX
Austin* KBVO MNT
Beaumont/Port Arthur* KBMT ABC
Bryan/College Station* CW TEXAS CW
Corpus Christi KIII-D2 MNT
Dallas/Ft Worth* KTXA IND
Houston KUBE IND
Lubbock* KMYL MNT
Odessa/Midland KOSA-DT2 CBS
San Angelo KIDY FOX
San Antonio* KCWX CW
Tyler/Longview/Lufkin/Ncgd* KFXK FOX
Tyler/Longview/Lufkin/Ncgd KFXL-LP FOX
Waco/Temple/Killeen* CW TEXAS CW
Wisconsin
La Crosse/Eau Claire KQEG FMN
Milwaukee WMLW IND
RADIO: Texas A&M Sports Network
Dave South, Play-by-Play
Al Pulliam, Commentary
Local: WTAW-AM 1620
Satellite Radio: Sirius 113/XM 194
LIVE AUDIO/STATS: aggieathletics.com
Snapshot: Texas A&M
Record: 9-6, 0-3 Big 12 (T-8th)
Ranking: NR
Streak: Lost 3
Last 5 / Last 10: 1-4 / 5-5
Last Game: lost to Texas (A), 61-51 (Wed.)
Head Coach: Billy Kennedy (SE Louisiana '86)
Record: 220-185 (14th year)
at Texas A&M: 9-6 (first year)
vs. Texas Tech: never faced
A&M Probable Starters
No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. PPG RPG APG GP / Min
4 Keith Davis C 6-10 231 So. 1.3 4.4 0.8b 15 / 16.7
5 Dash Harris G 6-1 171 Sr. 5.3 2.9 4.0 15 / 28.4
10 David Loubeau F 6-8 234 Sr. 10.6 4.7 0.5 15 / 25.3
22 Khris Middleton F 6-7 217 Jr. 13.4 5.6 2.9 8 / 27.0
31 Elston Turner G 6-5 211 Jr. 13.3 3.3 1.9 15 / 30.9
Snapshot: Texas Tech
Record: 7-8, 0-3 Big 12 (T-8th)
Ranking: NR
Streak: Lost 3
Last 5 / Last 10: 2-3 / 4-6
Last Game: lost to (#10) Kansas (H), 81-46 (Wed.)
Head Coach: Billy Gillispie (Texas State '83)
Record: 147-93 (eighth year)
at Texas Tech: 7-8 (first year)
vs. Texas A&M: never faced
Texas Tech
Probable Starters
No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. PPG RPG APG GP / Min
3 DeShon Minnis 6-3 185 Fr. 3.1 2.4 1.6 14 / 15.8
4 Ty Nurse 6-1 185 Jr. 9.9 1.9 1.4 14 / 31.9
5 Javarez Willis 5-11 170 So. 9.3 2.6 2.2 15 / 29.1
15 Robert Lewandowski 6-10 245 Sr. 7.2 4.2 0.6b 15 / 25.5
32 Jordan Tolbert 6-7 210 Fr. 14.1 6.1 0.5b 15 / 23.1
Series History: Texas Tech leads, 64-60
A&M streak: Won 4
In Lubbock: Tech leads, 35-20
United Spirit Arena: tied, 6-6
In College Station: A&M leads, 34-23
At Reed Arena: A&M leads, 8-5
At Neutral Sites: Tech leads, 7-5
At Big 12 Tournament: Tech leads, 2-0
Longest A&M Win Streak: 4 games (current)
Longest Tech Win Streak: 9 games
Largest A&M Win: 44 (98-54, 02/27/08)
Largest Tech Win: 28 (85-57, 03/07/96; 82-54, 01/13/96)
Billy Kennedy vs. Tech: never faced
Billy Gillispie vs. A&M: never faced
- the series is the seventh most-played in school history, with Saturday marking the 125th meeting between the conference rivals:
Opponent Games Opponent Games
1. Texas 221 6. Arkansas 147
2. Baylor 204 7. Texas Tech 124
3. Rice 188 8. Houston 83
4. SMU 177 Sam Houston State 83
5. TCU 164 10. Oklahoma State 46
- the Aggies have won the last 4 meetings, A&M's longest streak of victories in the history of the series (which dates back to 1941).
- A&M won both of last season's meetings, just the third time in the Big 12 era (2001, 2010, 2011) that the Aggies swept the Red Raiders ... A&M battled to a 70-67 win at United Spirit Arena (Feb. 14), then closed the regular season with a 66-54 victory at Reed (March 5).
- Texas A&M has won 6 of the last 7 games overall.
- A&M has won 4 in a row at Reed Arena ... Tech's last win in College Station came on Feb. 13, 2007, when Jarrius Jackson's buzzer beater gave the Red Raiders a 77-75 win over the 6th-ranked Aggies.
Last 10 Meetings:
Date AM/Op Rk Site Score
- complete series history can be found in media fact book -
2007 F13 6 /- College Station L 75-77
2008 J16 9 /- Lubbock L 53-68
2008 F27 College Station W 98-54
2009 J28 College Station W 79-70
2009 F21 Lubbock W 79-73
2009 M11 Oklahoma City L 83-88
2010 J30 College Station W 85-70
2010 F13 Lubbock W 67-65
2011 F12 22/- Lubbock W 70-67
2011 M5 22/- College Station W 66-54
Tale of the Tape
A&M TTU
62.1 points/game 65.3
57.7 opp. points/game 66.8
+4.3 scoring margin -1.5
.436 field goal % .472
.371 opp. field goal % .401
.300 3-point % .367
39.1 rebounds 31.7
+6.7 rebound margin +0.2
12.9 assists 11.9
14.2 turnovers 16.5
5.4 steals 5.7
2.7 blocks 3.1
Last Time they Met:
(#24) Texas A&M 66, Texas Tech 54
COLLEGE STATION (March 5, 2011)-No. 24 Texas A&M wrapped up third place in the Big 12 conference with a 66-54 win over Texas Tech. David Loubeau scored 21 points for the Aggies, who already had secured a bye in next week's conference tournament. Texas A&M (23-7, 10-6) put together a 9-0 run to stretch its lead to 43-30 with just over 14 minutes remaining. The biggest highlight from the spurt was a dunk by Loubeau that came after a nifty pass from B.J. Holmes. The Red Raiders went almost four minutes without scoring, thanks to turnovers and missed layups, as Texas A&M added to its lead. The 6-foot-8 Loubeau hurt Texas Tech inside, collecting four dunks. His last slam came after Mike Singletary's dunk attempt for Tech bounced off the rim and Khris Middleton found Loubeau out front with about six minutes left. That dunk was part of a 9-2 Texas A&M run capped by a 3-pointer by Nathan Walkup that extended the lead to 57-40. The Red Raiders put together a 14-6 run, part of it coming against Texas A&M backups, to close to 63-54 with a minute left. Turgeon put his starters back in and they hit three free throws to end Tech's comeback attempt. The Aggies edged Texas Tech 70-67 in the first meeting, but were in control of this one for most of the second half. The Red Raiders were coming off an 84-58 win over Oklahoma and Texas A&M bounced back from Wednesday's 64-51 loss at No. 2 Kansas. Texas A&M's No. 3 seed in the tournament is the second highest in school history behind the second seed the Aggies had in 2007. Holmes, one of five seniors playing in their last home game, had five points, five rebounds, five steals and four assists before fouling out with just under four minutes remaining. Fellow senior Walkup finished with eight points and five rebounds. Middleton added 13 points for Texas A&M. D'walyn Roberts had 11 points and 11 rebounds for Texas Tech. Texas Tech was ahead by two early in the first half but the Aggies led 30-26 at the break.
Quick Hits
- The Aggies lead the Big 12 in four defensive categories (through Jan. 11): scoring defense, 3-point FG% defense, defensive rebounding and defensive rebound percentage; A&M ranks second in field-goal percentage defense and third in rebound margin and rebounding.
- Through games of Jan. 8, Texas A&M ranked ninth nationally in field-goal percentage defense, 11th in 3-point FG% defense and 15th in scoring defense.
- A&M held Texas to 61 points in the loss in Austin on Wednesday ... it was the third-lowest UT scoring output against A&M in the Big 12 era (43 in College Station, 2006; 58 in College Station, 2010).
- The Aggies' two conference road losses this year have come to Baylor and Texas, squads that have combined to go 20-0 at home this season.
- A&M's losses this year have come to teams with a combined 76-22 (.776) record.
- Texas A&M has posted a 27-14 Big 12 record over the last 2 1/2-plus seasons (6-0 to close 2009, 11-5 in 2010, 10-6 in 2011) ... it's the second-best record over that span among conference teams, trailing only Kansas (37-4).
- The Aggies have won 49 Big 12 games since the start of the 2007 league season ... prior to that, A&M had totaled only 43 victories in the first 10 years of Big 12 play (49-32 since 2006, 43-116 from 1997-2006).
- A&M has finished .500 or better in Big 12 play in each of the past 7 years, one of just 3 teams to do so (Kansas, Texas).
- Nearly half of Texas A&M's points this season have come in the paint (454 of 933, or 48.7%) ... by comparison, last season 40 percent of A&M's points came in the paint (973 of 2192, or 40.1%).
- A&M is one of just 12 schools that have made the NCAA Tournament in each of the last 6 seasons (Duke, Gonzaga, Kansas, Marquette, Michigan State, Pittsburgh, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, Villanova, Wisconsin, Xavier).
- Texas A&M is one of only 8 schools in the entire country that have won 24 or more games in each of the last 5 seasons (Butler, BYU, Kansas, Memphis, Pittsburgh, Texas A&M, VCU, Xavier).
- For the first time in league history, Texas A&M has been picked to win the Big 12 Conference men's basketball championship ... the Aggies sat atop the preseason coaches' poll in a tie with Kansas.
- A&M, Kansas and Texas are the only Big 12 schools that have won at least 20 games in each of the last 7 seasons.
Sidebars
- Texas Tech coach Billy Gillispie was the head coach at Texas A&M for three seasons (2004-07), leading A&M to three straight postseason appearances (2005 NIT, 2006 & 2007 NCAA) ... the '07 Aggies advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 and achieved a high ranking of No. 6 that year ... Gillispie ended his tenure in Aggieland with a record of 70-26.
- Several members of the Aggie program have worked with Gillispie, including associate head coach Glynn Cyprien (two seasons at Kentucky, 2007-09); athletic assistant Peter Warden (director of operations at A&M, and at UK, 2007-09); athletic trainer Matt Doles (two years at UTEP, 2002-04, and three at A&M, 2004-07); and director of student-athlete development Barry Davis (one year at A&M, 2006-07).
Aggie Trends
- Texas A&M's starting rotation has seen an increase in court time of late ... in Big 12 play, A&M starters are averaging 30 minutes a game (after averaging 25 a game in non-conference play) ... all five starters played at least 30 minutes against Texas (Jan. 11), the first time that's happened on an Aggie team since March 2007 (Big 12 quarterfinal vs Oklahoma State).
- A&M is 5-1 this year when dishing out 15 or more assists (loss is to Florida) ... the Aggies totaled 23 in the win over Arkansas Tech (Dec. 29), the most by an A&M squad since December 2007.
- The Aggies are 9-0 this year when leading at halftime and 9-0 when leading with 5 minutes to play.
- A&M is 8-1 when holding opponents under 40 percent from the field (loss to Baylor, who shot 39.2%).
- The Aggies have held 9 of their opponents under 60 points and are unbeaten in those games.
- A&M has held 7 opponents under 35 percent shooting (7-0).
- The Aggies are 6-0 this year when shooting more free throws than their opponent and 8-1 when out-rebounding them (loss is to Texas).
- A&M is averaging 2.7 blocks per game this year (40 blocks), up from last year's average of 1.5 (51 in 33 games).
- A&M has won 41 of its last 46 home games, including 16 of its last 20 in Big 12 play ... the Aggies are 54-7 at home since the start of the 2008-09 season with an 19-6 mark in conference games.
- The Aggies are 88-12 (.880) at home since the start of the 2006-07 season and are 121-17 (.877) since the start of the 2004-05 campaign.
- A&M has won 36 of its last 39 home games against unranked opponents (12 of last 14 in Big 12 play).
- A&M is 162-58 (.736) in 13 seasons at Reed Arena ... the Aggies were 41-41 the first six years at Reed and are 121-17 since.
- A&M has won nearly 75 percent of its games since the start of the 2006-07 season (133-51, .723) ... the Aggies are 175-69 (.717) since the start of the '04-05 campaign.
Milestone Watch
- Senior David Loubeau (1,022 points, 506 rebounds) became only the 16th player in school history to score 1,000 career points and grab 500 career rebounds ... Loubeau reached the points milestone against Arkansas Tech and the rebounds milestone against Iowa State ... he is the 32nd member of the school's 1,000-point club and the 22nd of the 500-rebound club.
- Senior Dash Harris (337 assists, 124 steals) needs 7 assists and 3 steals to move into the career top 10 in both categories ... Harris is one of only 11 players in school history to dish out 300 assists and is one of just 8 to record at least 300 assists and 100 steals (list on page 9).
Player Notables
- Over his last 5 games, senior Dash Harris is averaging 8.6 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.0 assists and is shooting at a 37% clip ... Harris has scored in double figures in 3 of his last 5 games.
- Senior Dash Harris leads the team and ranks seventh in the Big 12 in assists (4.0/game) ... he leads the squad and ranks third in the Big 12 in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.1) ... he was named to the Bob Cousy Award watch list.
- Junior Elston Turner has scored 10-plus points in 12 of 15 games this year ... he did so just 9 times in 66 games in two seasons at Washington ... Turner scored a career-high 21 points against No. 4 Baylor (1/2) ... he is in the top 10 of the Big 12 rankings in scoring, minutes and 3-point field goals this season.
- Junior Khris Middleton is averaging 14.4 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.1 assists since returning from surgery to repair a partially-torn meniscus (7 games) ... Middleton recorded his first career double-double (19 pts, 10 rebs) at Texas (Jan. 11).
- Sophomore Keith Davis has started the last 2 games ... in his last 3 outings, Davis is averaging 6.0 rebounds and 24.3 minutes ... he set a career high with 31 minutes against Texas (1/11).
- Junior Ray Turner has posted three double-doubles-the first of his career-including a 13-point, 12-rebound effort against Iowa State (1/7) ... his 15 boards vs Arkansas Tech (12/29) were a career high and the most by an Aggie in a game since March 2010.
- Junior Ray Turner is averaging 13.7 points and 7.5 rebounds at home, both team highs (10 games).
- Junior Ray Turner has scored 10-plus points in 10 of A&M's 15 games this year ... the Aggies are 8-2 in those contests.
- Junior Elston Turner and senior David Loubeau each scored 20 points in a Dec. 17 loss to No. 13 Florida, marking the first time this year the Aggies have had two players score 20 in a game ... that happened just once last year, in the Big 12 quarterfinals vs Missouri (David Loubeau and BJ Holmes, 20 each).
- Redshirt freshman Daniel Alexander shined against Arkansas Tech (12/29) after getting the first significant action of his young career, setting personal bests in points (6) and rebounds (8) in just 16 minutes of action.
- Freshman guard Jamal Branch (#11/Arlington, Texas/Grace Prep) left the team in late December and decided to transfer ... Branch played in 11 games, averaging 4.2 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists.
Big 12 Bullets
- Texas A&M has posted a 27-14 Big 12 record over the last 2 1/2-plus seasons (6-0 to close 2009, 11-5 in 2010, 10-6 in 2011) ... it's the second-best record over that span among conference teams, trailing only Kansas (37-4).
- The Aggies have won 49 Big 12 games since the start of the 2007 league season ... prior to that, A&M had totaled only 43 victories in the first 10 years of Big 12 play (49-32 since 2006, 43-116 from 1997-2006).
- A&M has finished .500 or better in Big 12 play in each of the past 7 years, one of just 3 teams to do so (Kansas, Texas).
- The Aggies are coming off back-to-back 10-plus win seasons in Big 12 play for just the second time ever (2006, 2007 and 2010, 2011) ... it is only the second time in the last 25 years that an A&M team has accomplished that feat ... prior to '06-07, the last time an Aggie squad recorded consecutive 10+ win seasons in conference play was in 1985 (10) and 1986 (12).
- 2011 was A&M's third consecutive winning season in Big 12 play, the first time the Aggies have accomplished that feat in the Big 12 era (9-7 in 2009, 11-5 in 2010, 10-6 in 2011) ... it marked the first time since the late 60s (1967-70) that a Texas A&M team finished above .500 in league action for three straight seasons.
Up Next
- Texas A&M hits the road for a "Big Monday" tilt at No. 9 Missouri ... tipoff is set for 4:30 p.m. and the game will be televised nationally by ESPN ... the Aggies will then return home and begin preparations for their next home game, Saturday (21st) against Oklahoma (3 p.m., Big 12 Network).