No. 15 Aggies' Rally Falls Short at Alabama

Wednesday, February 10

Tuscaloosa, Ala.

6:00 PM

Texas A&M

18-6, 7-4

Alabama

14-9, 5-6

Texas A&M

Alabama

Photo by: Alabama Athletics Photography

Feb 10, 2016 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

By: Associated Press/Texas A&M Media Relations

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) -- Retin Obasohan scored 16 points and Alabama survived a big rally from No. 15 Texas A&M for a 63-62 victory Wednesday night, the Aggies' third straight loss.

The Crimson Tide (14-9, 5-6 Southeastern Conference) beat its fourth ranked opponent of Avery Johnson's debut season despite missing its final three shots. Anthony Collins was fouled on a drive with 2.3 seconds left but missed both free throws for the Aggies (18-6, 7-4). They've dropped four consecutive SEC games since a 7-0 league start, tumbling from a program-best No. 5 ranking.

Texas A&M had its chances after wiping out most of an 11-point deficit over the final 6:34.

Riley Norris had 11 points for Alabama and Shannon Hale scored 10. Obasohan had five assists and three steals. It's the first time Alabama has beaten four Top 25 teams in a season since 2001-02.

Jalen Jones had 21 points and seven rebounds for Texas A&M. Danuel House overcame a slow start to score 12 points, and Collins finished with 11 points and five assists.

The Tide's third straight win didn't come without some anxious moments for Johnson and the fans at Coleman Coliseum.

Alabama twice had to settle for 3-point attempts after working most of the shot clock down in the final minutes. House responded with two free throws after the first miss and Jones pulled up for a quick 3-pointer with 53 seconds left after the second, cutting the margin to 63-62.

Then Obasohan missed an off-balance shot against Collins from just inside the line.

Collins got the ball back after a couple of passes and drove toward the basket, drawing the foul.

After the misses, Obasohan took the ball down the court and ran the clock out before the Aggies could foul him.

Alabama had gone ahead 58-47 with 6:34 left on a pair of free throws by both Jimmie Taylor and Justin Coleman before the Aggies' comeback started.

Texas A&M Basketball
Postgame Notes
Alabama 63, No. 15 Texas A&M 62
Feb. 10, 2016 ? Coleman Coliseum (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)

RECORDS & SERIES NOTES

Texas A&M (18-6; 7-4 SEC) dropped its third consecutive contest Wednesday night in Tuscaloosa, Ala., falling to Alabama 63-62 inside Coleman Coliseum.
The all-time series between the schools on the hardwood now stands at 10-4 in favor of Alabama.

TEAM NOTES

Trailing by as many as 11 during the second half, the Aggies closed to within just one point during the final seconds but could not complete the comeback.
Texas A&M was outrebounded on the night, 36-29, yielding 14 offensive boards to the Crimson Tide.
The Aggies trailed at the half, 32-27.
Texas A&M used the starting lineup combination of Anthony Collins, Alex Caruso, Danuel House, Jalen Jones and Tyler Davis for the 11^th time this season (7-4).

INDIVIDUAL NOTES

Senior Jalen Jones scored a game-high 21 points in the loss … The Dallas native converted 6-of-13 field goal attempts and 7-of-8 free throw shots while adding seven rebounds … The performance was the eighth contest of 20 or more points for Jones this season.
Senior Danuel House added 12 points, all in the second half, as well as a team-high eight boards in the loss.
Senior Anthony Collins contributed 11 points, finishing with double-digit points for the third time this year … The Houston native also dished out five assists against only one turnover.
Texas A&M head coach Billy Kennedy is now 89-67 in his fifth season at Texas A&M and 300-246 in 18 seasons as head coach.

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