Aggies Remain Unbeaten, Take Down No. 10 Gonzaga

Thursday, November 26

Paradise Island, Bahamas

12:00 PM

Texas A&M

6-0

Gonzaga

3-1

Texas A&M

Gonzaga

Photo by: Atlantis Paradise Island

Nov 26, 2015 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

By: Associated Press

PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP)-- Danuel House scored 19 points, and No. 25 Texas A&M edged No. 10 Gonzaga 62-61 on Thursday to advance to the championship game of the Battle 4 Atlantis.

The Zags' Silas Melson missed a fadeaway jumper at the buzzer as time expired with House contesting the shot.

Tonny Trocha-Morelos added 14 points for the Aggies (6-0).

The game was tight throughout, with 12 ties and seven lead changes.

Gonzaga (3-1) led for much of the game but missed some key free throws down the stretch. After making six 3-pointers in the first half, the Zags connected on just three in the second.

Kyle Wiltjer led Gonzaga with 18 points. Josh Perkins added 15.

Gonzaga plays the loser of the matchup between UConn and Syracuse in the third-place game Friday.

RECORDS & SERIES NOTES
? Texas A&M's perfect start to the 2015-16 season continued Thursday as the Aggies improved to 6-0 following a 62-61 victory over #10 Gonzaga during the semifinals of the Battle4Atlantis.
? The win was the Aggies' first over a top-10 opponent (AP rankings) since a 80-63 victory over Texas on Jan. 30, 2008, as well was the first over any ranked opponent since a 70-68 win over #20 Missouri in College Station on Feb. 7, 2013
? The match-up was the first-ever between the schools.

TEAM NOTES
? Outstanding free throw shooting was a big key in the victory as the Aggies were 13-for-16 from the charity stripe (81.3 percent) while the Zags were just 4-of-11 (36.4 percent).
? The Aggies owned a 35-32 advantage at the intermission following a 3-pointer by Tonny Trocha-Morelos in the period's closing seconds.
? Texas A&M used the starting lineup combination of Anthony Collins, Alex Caruso, Danuel House, Tonny Trocha-Morelos and Tyler Davis for the sixth time this season (6-0).

INDIVIDUAL NOTES
? Senior Danuel House led all scorers with 19 points, converting 6-of-9 field goal chances and 5-of-6 free throw attempts … House has now reached double-digit scoring in 25 of 32 games at Texas A&M.
? Sophomore Tonny Trocha-Morelos came up big for the Aggies, contributing 14 points on 5-of-6 shooting, including a perfect 4-of-4 mark from 3-point range that featured a long-range jumper as time expired in the opening half and a trio of second-half treys.
? Senior Alex Caruso enjoyed a solid all-around performance, contributing eight points, five assists and three steals … Caruso's outing gave him 211 career steals during his four-year Texas A&M tenure, moving past former A&M standout Todd Holloway (1983-87) into sole possession of second place on the all-time list.
? Texas A&M head coach Billy Kennedy improved to 77-61 in his fifth season at Texas A&M and 288-240 in 18 seasons as head coach.

UP NEXT
? The Aggies will face either Connecticut or Syracuse in the Battle4Atlantis Championship game Friday at 2:00 PM (CT) on ESPN … A title game victory would give Texas A&M its first in-season tournament title since the Aggies won the 2007 NIT Tip-Off in New York.