Tuesday, February 28
Columbia, Mo.
6:00 PM
Texas A&M
16-13, 8-9
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Missouri
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Photo by: Annie Rice/Missouri Athletics
Men's Basketball Cruises Past Missouri, 60-43
Feb 28, 2017 | Men's Basketball
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP)-- Tonny Trocha-Morelos scored 18 points on 6-for-9 shooting, helping Texas A&M defeated Missouri 60-43 Tuesday.
Missouri (7-22, 2-15 Southeastern Conference) took a 7-6 lead in a slow-paced, low-scoring first half, but Texas A&M answered with a 9-0 run and never trailed again, eventually leading by as many as 20.
Texas A&M (16-13, 8-9) controlled the paint from its first basket, a layup by Tyler Davis with 17:30 remaining in the first half, and led 28-18 by halftime. The Aggies outscored Missouri 22-6 in the paint and outrebounded them 44-31.
Davis entered the game as the Aggies' leading scorer, averaging 14.3 points per game, but took a back seat to Trocha-Morelos' hot shooting, scoring eight points to go with 11 rebounds.
JC Hampton scored 13 points for the Aggies and Admon Gilder added nine points and three assists despite shooting 3-for-10 from the field, including 1-for-7 from 3-point range.
Texas A&M Basketball
Postgame Notes
Texas A&M 60, Missouri 43
Feb. 28, 2017 - Mizzou Arena (Columbia, Mo.)
RECORDS & SERIES NOTES
- Texas A&M won its third game in its last four contests on Tuesday night in Columbia, Mo., defeating Missouri 60-43 to improve to 16-13 on the season with an 8-9 mark in SEC play.
- The win was the sixth straight for the Aggies over the Tigers and left the all-time series between the schools at 17-16 in favor of A&M.
TEAM NOTES
- The 43 points and .246 shooting percentage by the Tigers were season lows by an Aggie opponent this season.
- The Aggies owned a 22-6 edge for points in the paint and a 44-31 advantage in rebounding.
- A&M carried a 28-18 lead into the intermission.
- A&M used the starting lineup combination of Admon Gilder, JC Hampton, Tonny Trocha-Morelos, Robert Williams and Tyler Davis for the eighth time this season (5-3).
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
- Junior Tonny Trocha-Morelos set a career-high with 18 points in the contest, finishing 6-of-9 from the field to reach double-digit scoring for the 11th time this season … The Cartagena, Colombia, native was 3-of-4 from beyond the 3-point arc.
- Sophomore Tyler Davis narrowly missed his seventh career double-double with a nine-point, 11-rebound effort … The SEC's field goal percentage leader made 4-of-6 shots from the field.
- Senior JC Hampton hit double-digits points for the seventh time this year, ending play with 13 points on 5-of-9 shooting (3-of-5 from 3-point range).
- Texas A&M head coach Billy Kennedy improved to 115-83 in his sixth season at Texas A&M and 326-262 in 19 seasons as head coach.
UP NEXT
- Texas A&M closes out the regular season this weekend, hosting No. 9 Kentucky on Saturday ... The game will be televised on CBS at 11 a.m. (CT).
Missouri (7-22, 2-15 Southeastern Conference) took a 7-6 lead in a slow-paced, low-scoring first half, but Texas A&M answered with a 9-0 run and never trailed again, eventually leading by as many as 20.
Texas A&M (16-13, 8-9) controlled the paint from its first basket, a layup by Tyler Davis with 17:30 remaining in the first half, and led 28-18 by halftime. The Aggies outscored Missouri 22-6 in the paint and outrebounded them 44-31.
Davis entered the game as the Aggies' leading scorer, averaging 14.3 points per game, but took a back seat to Trocha-Morelos' hot shooting, scoring eight points to go with 11 rebounds.
JC Hampton scored 13 points for the Aggies and Admon Gilder added nine points and three assists despite shooting 3-for-10 from the field, including 1-for-7 from 3-point range.
Texas A&M Basketball
Postgame Notes
Texas A&M 60, Missouri 43
Feb. 28, 2017 - Mizzou Arena (Columbia, Mo.)
RECORDS & SERIES NOTES
- Texas A&M won its third game in its last four contests on Tuesday night in Columbia, Mo., defeating Missouri 60-43 to improve to 16-13 on the season with an 8-9 mark in SEC play.
- The win was the sixth straight for the Aggies over the Tigers and left the all-time series between the schools at 17-16 in favor of A&M.
TEAM NOTES
- The 43 points and .246 shooting percentage by the Tigers were season lows by an Aggie opponent this season.
- The Aggies owned a 22-6 edge for points in the paint and a 44-31 advantage in rebounding.
- A&M carried a 28-18 lead into the intermission.
- A&M used the starting lineup combination of Admon Gilder, JC Hampton, Tonny Trocha-Morelos, Robert Williams and Tyler Davis for the eighth time this season (5-3).
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
- Junior Tonny Trocha-Morelos set a career-high with 18 points in the contest, finishing 6-of-9 from the field to reach double-digit scoring for the 11th time this season … The Cartagena, Colombia, native was 3-of-4 from beyond the 3-point arc.
- Sophomore Tyler Davis narrowly missed his seventh career double-double with a nine-point, 11-rebound effort … The SEC's field goal percentage leader made 4-of-6 shots from the field.
- Senior JC Hampton hit double-digits points for the seventh time this year, ending play with 13 points on 5-of-9 shooting (3-of-5 from 3-point range).
- Texas A&M head coach Billy Kennedy improved to 115-83 in his sixth season at Texas A&M and 326-262 in 19 seasons as head coach.
UP NEXT
- Texas A&M closes out the regular season this weekend, hosting No. 9 Kentucky on Saturday ... The game will be televised on CBS at 11 a.m. (CT).
Team Stats
TAMU
MU
FG%
.479
.246
3FG%
.381
.241
FT%
.500
.500
RB
44
31
TO
16
9
STL
7
8
Game Leaders
Pts
18
FGM
6
3FGM
3
FTM
3
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
8
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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