Texas A&M
13-17 (6-12SEC)
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Mississippi State
22-9 (10-8SEC)
Aggies Fall in Regular Season Finale
Mar 09, 2019 | Men's Basketball
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) -- Lamar Peters had 21 points and Quinndary Weatherspoon added 20 as Mississippi State defeated Texas A&M 92-81 on Saturday.
Peters made 5 of 10 beyond the arc and has now totaled 1,002 career points in his three years at Mississippi State. Tyson Carter added 18 points for the Bulldogs (22-9 overall, 10-8 in the SEC). Aric Holman had 16 points and nine rebounds, and also moved past the 1,000-point mark for his career.
Savion Flagg led Texas A&M (13-17, 6-12) with 22 points while Jay Jay Chandler and Wendell Mitchell had 15 and 14 points, respectively. Christian Mekowulu had 11 points and a game-high 15 boards and Mark French had 10 points.
Mississippi State led for the majority of the first half and jumped out to a 10-6 advantage following a Peters 3 pointer. The visiting Aggies kept things close for the most part, however, as Mitchell and Chandler combined for 22 first-half points.
Thanks to a pair of late 3 pointers by Carter, the Bulldogs closed out the half on an 11-3 run and held a 46-34 lead at halftime. Led by Carter's 5 of 6 showing on 3 pointers, Mississippi State made 9 of 17 beyond the arc in the first half and held a 19-11 rebounding advantage at the break.
Texas A&M shot 46 percent from the field in the first half and had six turnovers.
Texas A&M Basketball Postgame Notes
Mississippi State 92, Texas A&M 81
Humphrey Coliseum (Starkville, Mississippi)
ABOUT THE GAME
- The Aggies finished the regular season at 13-17 on the year, 6-12 in SEC play after falling, 92-81, at Mississippi State on Saturday afternoon.
- Mississippi State led for the majority of the first half, though the Aggies were able to keep it within two possessions most of the way.
- A&M let the Bulldogs close out the first half on a 9-2 run to take a 46-34 lead into the break.
- Mississippi State remained in control the rest of the way, as the Aggies were only able to cut it to nine early on.
- A&M saw five players score in double figures for the fourth time this season.
- The Aggies used the starting lineup of Chris Collins, Wendell Mitchell, Savion Flagg, Josh Nebo and Christian Mekowulu for the first time this season.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
- Sophomore Savion Flagg led the way, recording his ninth 20-point game of the season as he finished with 23 points.
- Sophomore Jay Jay Chandler put up 15 points, scoring in double figures in back-to-back games.
- Graduate student Christian Mekowulu recorded his fourth double-double of the year and second in the last three games, scoring 11 points and grabbing 15 rebounds.
- Junior Wendell Mitchell was plagued by foul trouble in the second half, but a strong first half allowed him to finish with 14 points and a career-high five steals.
- Junior Mark French knocked down a pair of threes to help him earn his first double-figure scoring game of his career, adding 10 points and three rebounds off the bench.
- Billy Kennedy is now 150-115 in his eight-year tenure at Texas A&M and 361-294 in his 21 seasons as a head coach.
UP NEXT
The Aggies await seeding for the SEC Tournament, which begins Wednesday, March 13 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. Check back at 12thMan.com and @AggieMBK on Twitter for more details.
