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Jones, Caruso, House lead No. 15 A&M's Rout of Georgia
Jan 16, 2016 | Men's Basketball
ATHENS, Ga. (AP)-- Jalen Jones, Alex Caruso and Danuel House all scored 12 points and No. 15 Texas A&M won its eighth straight game with a 79-45 victory over Georgia on Saturday.
The Aggies (15-2, 5-0 Southeastern Conference) never trailed. Any doubt of the outcome was erased when D.J. Hogg's 3-pointer gave them a 25-point lead with 7:17 remaining.
Yaten Maten finished with 11 points and was the only player to score in double figures for Georgia (9-6, 2-3).
The Bulldogs shot a season-worst 28.9 percent and had no answer offensively as Texas A&M stretched its defense to the perimeter and stepped in their passing lanes all game.
Texas A&M has its longest winning streak since 2010-11 when it won 13 straight. The Aggies are off to their best start in league play since winning their first five in the Southwest Conference 30 years ago.
Georgia closed the lead to seven points on William Jackson's 3 with 6:22 left in the first half, but Caruso and D.J. Hogg each hit a 3 to make it 29-18.
The Bulldogs missed 19 of their first 26 shots from the field and ended the first half having gone 2 for 11 on 3-point attempts.
Texas A&M was back ahead by 17 early in the second half on Anthony Collins' two free throws.
House hit a straightaway 3 to give the Aggies their first 20-point lead with 13:42 remaining.
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Postgame Notes
#15 Texas A&M 79, Georgia 45
Jan. 16, 2016 ? Stegeman Coliseum (Athens, Ga.)
RECORDS & SERIES NOTES
? Texas A&M won its eighth consecutive game and improved its record to 15-2 Saturday afternoon with a 79-45 road victory over Georgia at Stegeman Coliseum … The Aggies remain atop the SEC standings with a perfect 5-0 league record that now includes road wins at Mississippi State, Tennessee and Georgia.
? The win stands out as the largest road victory against a conference opponent in school history, topping a 29-point win at Texas on Feb. 22, 1981.
? The eight-game winning streak is the longest for Texas A&M since the 2010-11 Aggies won 13 straight games … Additionally, the 5-0 start to SEC play is the best start to a conference season since the 1993-94 Aggies won their first seven Southwest Conference games.
? Texas A&M's win over the Bulldogs now gives the Aggies a win over every school in the SEC since joining the league for the 2012-13 season … The all-time series stands at 4-1 in favor of Georgia.
TEAM NOTES
? The 45 points scored by the Bulldogs was a season low allowed by the Aggies … The previously low water mark for an opponent against A&M this year was 47 points by UNC Asheville on Nov. 21.
? Additionally, Georgia's 28.3 shooting percentage was also a season low by an A&M opponent … Conversely, Texas A&M shot 52.7 percent from the floor (29-for-55) and 50 percent (11-of-22) from 3-point range.
? A balanced scoring attack saw 11 Aggies score in the game and six players finish with nine or more points.
? Texas A&M was credited for 21 assists on 29 made field goals.
? The Aggies owned a 38-23 lead at halftime after shooting 50 percent (15-of-30) during the opening half while holding the Bulldogs to just 27.6 percent from the field (8-of-29).
? Texas A&M used the starting lineup combination of Anthony Collins, Alex Caruso, Danuel House, Jalen Jones and Tyler Davis for the fifth time this season (5-0).
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
? Senior Jalen Jones picked up his 12th career double-double (third at Texas A&M) … finishing with 12 points and 12 rebounds.
? Sharing top-point honors for A&M alongside Jones were Alex Caruso and Danuel House, who also finished with 12 in the contest.
? Freshman Kobie Eubanks made his Texas A&M debut, scoring three points in the win.
? Texas A&M head coach Billy Kennedy improved to 86-63 in his fifth season at Texas A&M and 297-242 in 18 seasons as head coach.
UP NEXT
? Texas A&M returns home to Reed Arena where it will host LSU on Tuesday at 8 p.m. … The game will be televised by ESPN with Brad Nessler, Sean Farnham and Shannon Spake calling the game.
