Five Aggies in Double Figures in 85-73 Win at LSU

Saturday, February 4

Baton Rouge, La.

8:00 PM

Texas A&M

12-10 (4-6)

LSU

9-13 (1-9)

Texas A&M

LSU

Photo by: Thomas Campbell/Texas A&M Athletics

Feb 04, 2017 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

By: Associated Press / Texas A&M Media Relations

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP)-- Admon Gilder had 20 points, six rebounds and five assists and Robert Williams scored a season-high 18 to lead Texas A&M to an 85-73 victory against LSU on Saturday.

JC Hampton added 15 points, DJ Hogg had 11 and Tyler Davis had 10.

After falling behind by seven points in the opening minutes, Texas A&M (12-10, 4-6 Southeastern Conference) outscored the Tigers 20-6 to take a 24-17 lead. Gilder scored eight of his 20 points during that run and his Gilder with 9:37 remaining in the half gave the Aggies the lead for good at 19-17. Texas A&M led by double-digits over the last 18 minutes of the game.

Brandon Sampson led LSU (9-13, 1-9) with 21 points. Duop Reath had 16 points and a season-high 15 rebounds, Wayde Smith scored a season-best 15 points and Skylar Mays had 12.

The Aggies had just eight turnovers while LSU committed 17.

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Postgame Notes
Texas A&M 85, LSU 73
Feb. 4, 2017 - Maravich Center (Baton Rouge, La.)

RECORDS & SERIES NOTES

Texas A&M improved to 12-10 with a 4-6 mark in SEC play Saturday night, defeating LSU 85-73 at the Maravich Center in Baton Rouge.
The Aggie win also knotted the all-time series between the schools, which dates back to the 1916-17 season, at 18-18 … A&M has won six of its last seven games against LSU as well as two of the last three meetings in Baton Rouge.

TEAM NOTES

Texas A&M put five players in double-digit scoring (Gilder [20], Williams [18], Hampton [15], Hogg [11] and Davis [10]) for the third time this season (Dec. 21vs. Saint Francis and Jan. 11 vs. LSU).
A&M committed only eight turnovers to log its third game this season with eight or fewest giveaways (Dec. 7 vs. Denver and Dec. 10 vs. South Carolina State).
The Aggies owned a 34-25 lead at the intermission and held the lead for 30:07 total minutes in the contest.
A&M used the starting lineup combination of Admon Gilder, JC Hampton, Tonny Trocha-Morelos, Robert Williams and Tyler Davis for the first time this season (1-0) … It stood out as the seventh starting lineup used by the team during the 2016-17 campaign.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES

Freshman Robert Williams tied his career high with 18 points in the contest, converting 8-0f-14 field goal attempts … The Vivian, La., native also added six rebounds and a game-high four blocks.
Sophomore Admon Gilder hit the 20-point mark for the third time in the last four games, finishing with 20 points on 7-of-11 shooting, including a 3-of-5 mark from 3-point range … He also played all 40 minutes for the fifth consecutive game.
Texas A&M head coach Billy Kennedy improved to 111-80 in his sixth season at Texas A&M and 322-259 in 19 seasons as head coach.

UP NEXT

Texas A&M returns home to Reed Arena where the Aggies will host Missouri on Wednesday night for the first of two scheduled meetings with the Tigers ... The game is slated to be televised on SEC Network with tip off at 7:30 p.m. (CT).

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February 4, 2017

TEXAS A&M HEAD COACH BILLY KENNEDY

Opening statement …
"It's always good to come back to Louisiana and get a win. Thought our guys played well, and I really thought LSU came out the gate playing really well. I know they've struggled but they started the game with good energy. Fortunately, we were able to wear them down inside. We missed some opportunities around the basket and we started making some shots. Our defense was pretty good for us, especially during the first half."

Quote about effectiveness with keeping the ball inside …

"We've got a really good front line and we spent a lot of time on just jamming it inside. They doubled us early, which has given us problems but I thought we passed out of it. Knowing that we had eight turnovers is really good for our team, but we finally made some shots. I really thought defensively, the job Admon Gilder did on (Antonio) Blakeney was a big key of us winning. That's the thing I'm most excited about."