COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Jalen Jones had 20 points and six rebounds to lead No. 21 Texas A&M to an 84-69 victory over Missouri on Saturday.
Admon Gilder and Danuel House added 14 points each for the Aggies (22-7, 11-5 Southeastern Conference), who are on a four-game winning streak. House had 12 points in the first half, shooting 4 for 8 from 3-point range.
Tramaine Isabell had 17 points, five assists and three rebounds in his first start of the season, matching his season-high point total.
Ryan Rosburg had 15 points and five rebounds for Missouri (10-19, 3-13), which ended the game on an 11-0 run after trailing by as many as 36 points.
Kevin Puryear, who leads the Tigers in scoring at 11.6 points per game, finished with seven points on 1-for-8 shooting. Puryear had just one point entering the final 2 minutes.
Missouri matched the Aggies basket-for-basket for much of the first half, using a 7-0 run to take a three-point lead following a transition layup by Namon Wright. Wright reached double-digit scoring in seven of Missouri’s last eight games, but finished with four points on 1-for-8 shooting.
Missouri coach Kim Anderson was assessed a technical foul with 7:51 remaining in the first half following a layup by the Aggies’ Tyler Davis. Anderson wanted a travel call as Davis bobbled the outlet pass in transition, prompting boos from the home crowd. D.J. Hogg made two free throws and Texas A&M ended the first half on a 25-11 run.
Hogg finished with nine points, and Davis added eight points and seven rebounds.
The Aggies picked up where they left off to start the second half, opening on a 10-3 run. Texas A&M capitalized on nearly every Missouri mistake, scoring 17 points off the Tigers’ 10 turnovers.
Jones had 10 second-half minutes and played a total of 23 minutes. He scored his final points on a layup with 16:25 remaining, and did not see action for the final 12:23.
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Postgame Notes
#21 Texas A&M 84, Missouri 69
Feb. 27, 2016 ? Mizzou Arena (Columbia, Mo.)
RECORDS & SERIES NOTES
? Texas A&M won its fourth consecutive contest Saturday, upending Missouri 84-69 inside Mizzou Arena … The Aggies’ record now stands at 22-7 with an 11-5 record in SEC play.
? The win coupled with Vanderbilt’s upset of Kentucky leaves the Aggies & Wildcats tied atop the SEC standings with two games left in the regular season.
? The victory was also A&M’s fourth straight over the Tigers, slimming Missouri’s lead in the overall series to 16-15.
TEAM NOTES
? Texas A&M committed just six turnovers in the contest, one of their season low, leading to a 17-3 Aggie advantage on points off turnovers.
? The Aggies enjoyed an 11-0 run late in the opening period, going a perfect 6-for-6 from the field during the spurt, to build a 38-25 lead with 4:46 to play before intermission.
? A&M outscored the Tigers 21-8 during the opening period’s final 7:03 to take a 50-33 lead into halftime … The Aggies shot 60 percent during the first half, going 18-of-30 from the field with a 7-of-14 mark from 3-point range.
? Texas A&M used the starting combination of Anthony Collins, Alex Caruso, Danuel House, Jalen Jones and Tyler Davis for the 15th time this season (11-4).
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
? Senior Alex Caruso became Texas A&M’s all-time assists leader after a pass which preceded a Danuel House 3-pointer at the 13:19 mark of the opening period … Caruso finished the contest with six dimes leaving him with 606 for his four-year career, overtaking previous record holder David Edwards, who notched 602 assists from 1991-94.
? Already this season, Caruso has become A&M’s all-time career steals leader (261) as well as becoming the 35th member of Aggie Basketball’s 1,000-Point Club.
? Senior Jalen Jones scored 20 points in the contest, registering his 11 game of 20 or more points this season.
? Joining Jones in double-digit scoring was Danuel House (14), Admon Gilder (14) and Tonny Trocha-Morelos (12)
? Texas A&M head coach Billy Kennedy is now 93-68 in his fifth season at Texas A&M and 304-247 in 18 seasons as head coach.
UP NEXT
The Aggies’ two-game road swing continues when they travel to Alabama to face Auburn inside Auburn Arena on Tuesday night … Tip-off is scheduled for 8 p.m. with television coverage on ESPNU.
Story courtesy of Texas A&M Athletics