Texas A&M
1-2
Gonzaga
3-0
Aggies Fall on the Road to No. 3 Gonzaga
Nov 16, 2018 | Men's Basketball
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Gonzaga was flying up and down the court in the first half against Texas A&M, taking hurried shots, and coach Mark Few was not pleased. At halftime he told his team to slow down, and the No. 3 Bulldogs responded by blowing out the Aggies 94-71 on Thursday night.
Savion Flagg scored 18 points and T.J. Starks 16 for Texas A&M (1-2). The Aggies went to the Sweet 16 last season, but had major losses to graduation and the NBA draft.
The Aggies were plagued by shooting in the 30 percent range most of the game, although a late flurry of scoring allowed them to finish at 41.5 percent. Gonzaga shot 49 percent.
Neither team shot well in the early going, and Gonzaga led 16-14 with 11 minutes left in the first.
The Aggies tied the score at 28, but Gonzaga went on a 15-5 run in the closing five minutes, including a pair of 3-pointers by Norvell, to take a 43-33 halftime lead. Hachimura and Norvell each scored 13 points in the first, while Texas A&M was held to 36 percent shooting.
Gonzaga opened the second half with a 14-4 run to build a 57-37 lead. The Bulldogs held off the Aggies after that.
Texas A&M won the only other meeting between the programs, in 2015.
Texas A&M Basketball Postgame Notes
No. 3 Gonzaga 94, Texas A&M 71
Nov. 15, 2018 | McCarthey Athletic Center (Spokane, Wash.)
ABOUT THE GAME
- The Aggies moved to 1-2 on Thursday night at McCarthey Athletic Center, falling to No. 3 Gonzaga, 94-71.
TEAM NOTES
- The Aggies have seen at least three players score in double figures in all three games this season.
- Texas A&M used the starting lineup combination of Jay Jay Chandler, Savion Flagg, TJ Starks, Brandon Mahan and Christian Mekowulu for the first time this season.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
- Sophomore Savion Flagg led the way with 18 points, scoring 15 of his total in the second half. The Alvin, Texas, native has scored in double figures and each of the team's three games this season.
- Redshirt freshman John Walker III scored 10 points off the bench, reaching double figures for the third straight game.
- Sophomore TJ Starks put up 14 of his 16 points in the first half. His total matches his season high, set against Savannah State.
- Senior Christian Mekowulu pulled down 10 rebounds, reaching double-figures in the category for the second time this year.
- Billy Kennedy is now 138-100 in his eight-year tenure at Texas A&M, 349-279 in his 21 seasons as a head coach.
UP NEXT
- The Aggies will remain on the road as they travel to Canada for the Vancouver Showcase. They will face Minnesota on Sunday, Nov. 18, before taking on Washington on Tuesday, Nov. 20.
