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Aggies tame Wildcats, 79-74
A&M men's team limits turnovers to 11 in fourth Big 12 win
BY AL LAZARUS
The Battalion
The Texas A&M Football Team was in the build
ing last night. And again, Kansas State University
lost.
Following the lead of the Big 12 Champion Aggie
football team, which was honored during a halftime
ceremony at the game, the Texas A&M Men’s Bas
ketball Team defeated the Wildcats, 79-74, in front
of 4,434 Reed Arena fans Wednesday night.
The Aggies (11-10, 4-7 in Big 12) turned the ball
over only 11 times on the way to surprising the Wild
cats, who saw their already doubtful NCAA tourna
ment hopes take a crushing blow.
“That was a good sign,” A&M coach Melvin
Watkins said of his team’s low turnover total. “We
just focused in and concentrated a little harder.”
Clifton Cook scored 17 points for the Aggies and
turned the ball over just three times.
Leading 38-31 at halftime, the Aggies took their
biggest lead of the game, 58-45, after a pair of Chris
Clayton three-pointers with 11:02 remaining.
Clayton, who finished with 11 points, said
Watkins made his expectations clear during an ear
lier timeout.
“Coach looked at me and told me I had to make
them,” Clayton said.
Despite Clayton’s treys, the Wildcats did not fold,
capping off an 11-2 run with a thunderous dunk from
senior swingman Ayome “Paco” May to cut the Ag
gies’ lead to 60-56 with 6:53 remaining.
The two teams then traded baskets until a Cook
three-pointer gave the Aggies a 70-60 lead with 3:48
remaining.
After a KSU turnover with 3:39 left, the Aggies
had what may have been their most effective pos
session of the game without even scoring any points.
TWo Wildcat fouls and an offensive rebound from
A&M freshman center Joe White ran the clock down
to 2:05 before Kansas State got the ball back.
The Aggies then made nine of 10 free throws
down the stretch to put the Wildcats away.
Watkins, whose team has already equaled its con
ference win total over the last two years, spoke of
the importance of hitting from the charity stripe.
A&M Men's
Game Leaders
Points leader:
Shanne Jones (18)
Rebound leader:
Shanne Jones (5)
Clifton Cook (5)
Assists leader:
Clifton Cook (7)
“In order to close games out when you’ve got a
lead,” he said, “you’ve got to hit those free throws.”
The Aggies will take their winning streak on the
road Saturday for a televised 12:45 p.m. matchup
against the University of Oklahoma.
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“Wo played with them in the
first half,” A&M coach Peggie
Gillom said. “We could have played
with them, but Tech turned it up a
notch in the second, and we could
just not stand the pressure.”
Turnovers again were a prob
lem for A&M. The Aggies turned
the ball over 25 times, compared
to 11 by the Red Raiders. The dif
ference proved to be the deciding
factor, as all other aspects of
A&M’s game were firing.
“The final score was not indica
tive of how we played,” Gillom
said. “We just threw the ball away.”
The Aggies also had problems
guarding the perimenter, as senior
guard Rene Hanebutt knocked
down five three-pointers on the
way to 20 points.
“The girls just did not do what
we told them,” Gillom said. “ We
stayed with her (Hanebutt), but she
was just ‘QuickDraw McGraw.’”
Although the Aggies had their
problems, they did again have an
outstanding shooting perfor
mance from the field. For the sec
ond straight game, A&M was able
to connect on more than 45 per
cent of their shots.
The Aggies were led by junior
forwards Prissy Sharpe and Kera
Alexander. A 17-point, 11-rebound
showing by Alexander led the way
for the Aggies. Sharpe had an off
night with just 11 points, but also
grabbed seven rebounds.
The Aggies record falls to 7-14
overall, and 2-8 in Big 12 play.
A&M Women's
Game Leaders
Points leader:
Kera Alexander (17)
Rebound leader:
Kera Alexander (11)
Assists leader:
Kim Tarkington (5)
The next game for A&M is in
Waco Saturday at the Ferrell Cen
ter where they meet in-state rival
Baylor University.
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Aggies’ 74-52 loss to Texas Tech University Wednesday.
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