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Aggies hold off LSU in final seconds for 79-77 victory By Dallas Shipp THE BATTALION HOUSTON — Texas A&M and Louisiana State combined for 24 three-pointers in the first col lege basketball game played at Reliant Stadium in the 2002 Space City Hoops Classic but it was crucial dri ves by senior guard Bernard King in the final minutes that led the Aggies to a 79- 77 win. The game came down to the final sec onds after LSU hit two three- pointers in the final minute of play to get within two points. With 17 seconds remaining in the game, junior guard Leandro Garcia-Morales threw an inbound pass over King’s head and out of bounds, giving the Tigers the ball on their end of the court. After LSU forward Antonio Hudson and LSU guard Torris Bright each missed possible game-tying shots. Bright was fouled by King, sending him to the line with 3.3 seconds remain ing in the game for a one and one opportunity. Bright missed his first shot and the Aggies got the rebound to hold on to a 79-77 victory over LSU. Things did not go quite as well UT Continued from page 7 for the Aggies in their previous game against Miami last week. After taking a one-point lead with 1:32 in the game, the Aggies missed their final four shots and fell to the Hurricanes, 78-72. “That Miami game showed us a lot even though we lost,” said A&M head coach Melvin Watkins. “This team has potential and a win like this will give us confidence that we can win close games at the end.” The Aggies opened up a 15- point lead in the first half after going on a 23-7 run. During their impressive first half, the Aggies drained 10 three pointers, mak ing nearly 72 percent of their shots from behind the three point arch. The Aggies would take a 45-38 lead into the locker room at halftime. The Aggies finished the game with 11 three-pointers, fifth most in school history and two short of the school record of 13. “We have a lot of good shoot ers on this team,” said freshman forward Antoine Wright. “All you have to do is penetrate and dish and we made a living off that in the first half.” Wright had 22 points, second only to King who had a game- high 26 points. Wright, who is known for his offensive abilities, also had two blocks and two steals on defense. The Tigers made 13 three- pointers as a team, tying the school record for the sixth time in school history. LSU’s leading scorer, Collis Temple made five-of-seven from three-point range and racked up 19 points in the Tigers’ losing effort. LSU head coach John Brady was extremely frustrated follow ing the team’s loss ’’We’re not a very good bas ketball team right now,” Brady said. “We couldn’t make free throws, we couldn’t execute offensively. I’ve got to get some consistent play from those that are supposed to be our main players or I’m going to have to make some changes.” The win for the Aggies was one of their biggest non-confer ence wins in years. “This year, we’re trying to get to the post-season,” King said. “To do that, we have to win big games like this.” The game was the first college basketball game ever played in Reliant Stadium, which is trying to experiment with basketball in hopes of being named a site for a NCAA Final Four in the future. The stadium drew mixed reviews from each side. Watkins said he thought the venue had a good atmosphere and it was a fun place for the team to get to play. Brady said he thought Reliant could learn a few things from the Superdome in New Orleans in order to make it a better facility for a possible NCAA Final Four site. “I had thought about (putting senior quarterback Mark Farris) into the game,” Slocum said. “I decid ed that Carter is a young guy that will be coming back to our program next year and would be excited to get into the game in any situation.” Long played throughout the game due in part to the ankle injury freshman quarterback Reggie McNeal suffered during the loss to Missouri. McNeal was on the sidelines, but not suited up to play during the game. The Aggies’ season will be over unless they are invited to play in a bowl game in December. “I’m confident that we will play in a bowl game,” Slocum said. “I think it’s too early to speculate which one it will be, but we would be happy to play in a bowl. After you win, you can’t wait to get back on the field and play again. It’s the same way after you lose. You want to compete and prove what kind of team you are.” KING The game continued to spiral downward for the Aggies, as on the first play after receiving the kick off, Long threw his third interception of the game to freshman Michael Huff. Huff returned the pick for a touchdown. The Longhorns continued to dominate the Aggies as they took a 60-yard punt return into the endzone with 8:50 remaining in the game. The Aggies scored their final touchdown of the game after an 80-yard drive capped off by a fourth- down, 15-yard touchdown rush by backup quarter back Jason Carter with just more than four minutes remaining in the contest. Carter entered the game following an injury to Long. Soccer Continued from page 7 the match when Morrell lofted a ball from the left side of the pitch over the A&M defense and Ramsey ran onto the ball, timing her run perfectly to avoid being offside. She gathered the ball in, dribbled into the box and finished to the left of A&M goalkeeper Katie Jo Spisak. 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