Texas A&M
6-2
Baylor
8-1
Bears Snap Basketball's Five-Game Win Streak
Dec 09, 2014 | Men's Basketball
WACO, Texas (AP)-- Freshman Johnathan Motley had 22 points and Baylor overcame a slow start to beat Texas A&M 77-63 on Tuesday night when the former Big 12 and Southwest Conference rivals played for the first time in three seasons.
Rico Gathers had 13 points and 10 rebounds for his 11th career double-double at Baylor (8-1), which won its ninth straight home game.
Kourtney Roberson and Alex Robinson each had 11 points for the Aggies (6-2), who had won five in a row. They shot a season-best 58 percent (22 of 38), but were outrebounded 36-17.
This was the 206th meeting in the Battle of the Brazos, referring to the river that touches both college towns only about 90 miles apart. It is the second-longest played rivalry for both teams behind Texas, but hadn't been played since Texas A&M left for the SEC after the 2011-12 season.
TEAM RECORDS & SERIES NOTES
● Texas A&M saw its five-game winning streak snapped Tuesday night with a 77-63 loss at Baylor … the Aggies' season record fell to 6-2 on the year.
● Despite the loss, A&M still owns a 127-79 advantage in the all-time series with Baylor.
● The Aggies are now 2-2 against teams that played in the 2014 NCAA Tournament … the Maroon & White have two more non-conference games scheduled against last year's tournament field, Kansas State and Mercer.
TEAM NOTES
● The Aggies were guilty of 17 turnovers, four short of their season high set against Dayton in their first game in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off.
● The Aggies held Baylor without a field goal through the first 4:05 of action and just one field goal through the first 6:45 … Baylor started 0-of-6 from the field, while Texas A&M made four of its first six shot attempts.
● The Bears owned a 36-29 halftime advantage.
● Texas A&M was outrebounded for just the third time this season (38-18), including 21-9 in the first half … the Aggies entered the game with a +5.7 rebounding margin … Baylor held a 15-0 edge in offensive rebounds, posting an 18-0 edge in second-chance points.
● Texas A&M had a stretch of eight consecutive made field goals midway through the second half and the Maroon & White shot 81.3 percent (13-of-16) from the field in the second stanza.
● The Aggies had their best shooting game of the season with a .579 (22-for-38) field goal percentage, outshooting Baylor's .492 (29-for-59) mark.
● Texas A&M used the starting line-up combination of Alex Caruso, Jordan Green, Danuel House, Jalen Jones and Kourtney Roberson for the third time this season (2-1).
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
● After neither player scored in the first half, senior forward Kourtney Roberson (11 points) and freshman guard Alex Robinson (11 points) contributed a combined 22 points after halftime … the duo were the only two Aggies in doubles figures on the night.
● Roberson led the Aggies in scoring for the second time this season with 11 points, including 5-of-5 shooting from the field in 18 minutes of action.
● Robinson shared the Aggies' scoring lead with 11 points, one shy of his career-high ... It marked the second double-digit performance of his career.
● Junior guard Alex Caruso dished out a game-high seven assists in the contest to lead Texas A&M for the 50th time during his career ... Caruso also paced the squad in steals for the fifth time this season with three.
● A&M head coach Billy Kennedy is now 56-51 in his fourth season at Texas A&M and 267-230 in 17 years as a head coach.
UP NEXT
● The Aggies return home to host Youngstown State at Reed Arena on Dec. 13 ... the game is slated for a 4 p.m. tip-off and will be streamed on SEC Network PLUS.
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