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Sports
THE BATTALION
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ounded seven of its 12 nonconfer
ence opponents.
The Aggies found a tougher
road in Big 12 play, being outre-
bounded in five of their seven con
ference games. Iowa State outre-
bounded the Aggies 46-32.
See Notebook on Page 6.
By Jason Lincoln
The Battalion
Texas A&M men’s basketball is
coming off a discouraging 19-point
loss to Iowa State. Today it looks to re
bound against rival Texas, which lost
by 28 to No. 12 Arizona on Saturday.
Both teams will look to break
their respective losing streaks
tonight.
“Our kids normally bounce back,”
said A&M men’s basketball coach
Melvin Watkins. “We tend to come
back out and respond with passion.”
Texas has lost two straight games
while A&M is still winless in Big 12
play with seven straight losses.
In the two teams’ previous meet
ing on Jan. 17, Texas defeated the
Aggies, 76-58.
Bernard King was the only Aggie
in double digits, and he led the
scoring on the floor with 23
points. Darren Kelly led four
Texas players to post double
figures.
Texas and A&M are the
two worst shooting teams in
the Big 12, both shooting less
than 40 percent.
“Texas is not shooting the
ball real well, but they have a
lot of other ways they can hurt
you,” Watkins said.
King continues to domi
nate the Aggie offense. Sun
day, King was bothered by a
bad back and, after a sluggish
start, posted a game-high 21
points.
Meanwhile, the Aggies’
inside play, led by Nick An
derson and Keith Bean, has
struggled.
Against the Cyclones on
Sunday, the combo combined
for only eight points while
posting nine fouls.
Bean took just two shots in
his 20 minutes of play.
However, the Aggies have
fared the best as a team during
the conference seasoif on the
road.
Most recently against Ok
lahoma State last Wednesday,
the Aggies ran neck-and-neck
with the Cowboys until the.fi-
nal three minutes.
The Aggies traveled to
Austin on Monday to take on
their Big 12 rivals.
The Longhorns have yet to
lose at home this season.
ESPN Plus will televise
the game regionally with tip
off set for 8 p.m.
STUART VILLANUEVA/Thh Battalion
A&M sophomore guard Bernard King drives to the net against the Iowa
State Cyclones on Saturday at Reed Arena.
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BERNARDO GARZA/TkE Battalion
A&M senior forward Jaynetta Saunders blocks a shot against the Texas
Tech Lady Raiders. The Aggies face Oklahoma Wednesday at Reed Arena.
Aggie women shoot
to recapture success
T he Texas A&M women’s
basketball team will try to
get back to its winning ways
this week after Saturday’s loss to
the Oklahoma State Cowgirls in
Stillwater. Unfortunately, the Ag
gies will have to bounce back
against two of the Big 12’s top-
ranked teams this week.
On Wednesday night, the Ag
gies (12-6, 2-5) will take on the
Oklahoma Sooners at Reed Arena.
The Aggies will travel to Lub
bock on Saturday to take on the
No. 12 Texas Tech Lady Raiders,
who dropped out of the top 10 af
ter their loss to the Baylor Bears
last weekend.
Night and Day
The Aggies’ defense is on top or
the Big 12 in steals this season. [
The team is tied with Baylor for 1
the highest average in the confer- !
ence,14.5 steals per game.
The Aggies’ defensive rebound-<
ing is a totally different ballgame. J
The squad has been plagued under-;
neath its opponents’ backboard for I
most of the season, and the team’s j
Big 12 ranking shows.
Hot Hand
Offensively, senior forward and;
Big 12 Player of the Year candi
date Jaynetta Saunders is still
lighting up the scoreboard for the
Aggies this season. Saunders has
moved into the top spot in the Big
12 in scoring average with 23.4
points per game.
Brian Ruff is a sophomore*
journalism major.
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