Wednesday, February 24
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Texas A&M
10-521-7; SEC
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Photo by: Thomas Campbell/Texas A&M Athletics
Aggies Win Third Straight, Top Bulldogs 68-66
Feb 24, 2016 | Men's Basketball
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP)-- Danuel House had 16 points, including two free throws with 2.1 seconds remaining, to lift No. 21 Texas A&M to a 68-66 victory over Mississippi State on Wednesday night.
Craig Sword tied it 66-66 on a jump shot with 24 seconds left before freshman star Quinndary Weatherspoon fouled out on House's shot attempt that led to the winning free throws.
The Bulldogs had a chance to tie it after that, but Tonny Trocha-Morelos stole the inbound pass from Travis Daniels.
Freshman Tyler Davis had 15 points for the Aggies (21-7, 10-5 Southeastern Conference), who won their third straight game following a four-game skid.
Sword led Mississippi State (12-15, 5-10) with 24 points and Weatherspoon added 14.
House made a pair of free throws to give A&M the lead with 2 1/2 minutes remaining before a layup by Jalen Jones made it 63-60.
The Bulldogs tied it up seconds later when Weatherspoon made a high-arching 3-pointer from the top of the key. House put the Aggies on top again with a dunk that made it 65-63 with 90 seconds left.
Both teams made a free throw before the tying shot by Sword.
The Bulldogs took their first lead of the second half on a 3-pointer by Malik Newman, and extended their lead to 58-54 when I.J. Ready hit a 3-pointer on the next trip down the court.
But Texas A&M scored five quick points after that, highlighted by a 3 from House, to regain a 59-58 lead with 5 minutes remaining.
The Aggies led by 6 with about 11 minutes left, but then Sword scored all of Mississippi State's points in an 8-2 run that tied it at 50-all. Sword made 3-pointers on consecutive possessions before capping that spurt with a layup.
House finally stymied Sword's run with a 3-pointer that made it 53-50 with 9 minutes remaining.
Newman's 3-pointer got the Bulldogs within 44-38 with about 15 minutes remaining. After that, both teams struggled to score, with neither team getting points for the next 3 minutes. Davis finally scored for A&M on a layup with about 12 minutes left and Sword hit a pair of free throws for Mississippi State seconds after that to leave the Aggies ahead by 6.
The Aggies led by 3 with about 9 minutes left in the first half before scoring the next six points to extend their lead to 28-19 about 5 1/2 minutes before halftime.
Mississippi State scored eight points in a row after that to get within 28-27. Morelos ended A&M's scoring drought with a dunk, but Gavin Ware made a pair of free throws to get the Bulldogs within 1 again.
This time Anthony Collins hit a 3-pointer to leave A&M ahead 33-29 at halftime.
Craig Sword tied it 66-66 on a jump shot with 24 seconds left before freshman star Quinndary Weatherspoon fouled out on House's shot attempt that led to the winning free throws.
The Bulldogs had a chance to tie it after that, but Tonny Trocha-Morelos stole the inbound pass from Travis Daniels.
Freshman Tyler Davis had 15 points for the Aggies (21-7, 10-5 Southeastern Conference), who won their third straight game following a four-game skid.
Sword led Mississippi State (12-15, 5-10) with 24 points and Weatherspoon added 14.
House made a pair of free throws to give A&M the lead with 2 1/2 minutes remaining before a layup by Jalen Jones made it 63-60.
The Bulldogs tied it up seconds later when Weatherspoon made a high-arching 3-pointer from the top of the key. House put the Aggies on top again with a dunk that made it 65-63 with 90 seconds left.
Both teams made a free throw before the tying shot by Sword.
The Bulldogs took their first lead of the second half on a 3-pointer by Malik Newman, and extended their lead to 58-54 when I.J. Ready hit a 3-pointer on the next trip down the court.
But Texas A&M scored five quick points after that, highlighted by a 3 from House, to regain a 59-58 lead with 5 minutes remaining.
The Aggies led by 6 with about 11 minutes left, but then Sword scored all of Mississippi State's points in an 8-2 run that tied it at 50-all. Sword made 3-pointers on consecutive possessions before capping that spurt with a layup.
House finally stymied Sword's run with a 3-pointer that made it 53-50 with 9 minutes remaining.
Newman's 3-pointer got the Bulldogs within 44-38 with about 15 minutes remaining. After that, both teams struggled to score, with neither team getting points for the next 3 minutes. Davis finally scored for A&M on a layup with about 12 minutes left and Sword hit a pair of free throws for Mississippi State seconds after that to leave the Aggies ahead by 6.
The Aggies led by 3 with about 9 minutes left in the first half before scoring the next six points to extend their lead to 28-19 about 5 1/2 minutes before halftime.
Mississippi State scored eight points in a row after that to get within 28-27. Morelos ended A&M's scoring drought with a dunk, but Gavin Ware made a pair of free throws to get the Bulldogs within 1 again.
This time Anthony Collins hit a 3-pointer to leave A&M ahead 33-29 at halftime.
Team Stats
MS
TAMU
FG%
.481
.439
3FG%
.444
.333
FT%
.800
.550
RB
37
31
TO
15
10
STL
3
8
Game Leaders
Pts
16
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
6
Pts
15
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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