A&M Cruises to Big Win Over South Carolina, 74-56

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Elston Turner scored 28 points and Ray Turner 16 to help Texas A&M to a 74-56 win over South Carolina on Saturday night in the first-ever meeting between the new Southeastern Conference foes.

56 – 74
Reed Arena • College Station
Attendance: 9,561
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1 2  
S. Carolina (13-16, 3-13) 32 24 56
A&M (17-12, 7-9) 32 42 74
 Stats at a Glance
SC A&M
FG Percentage 38.3 53.7
3-Pt FG Percentage 37.5 46.7
FT Percentage 70.0 60.0
Rebounds 34 26
Turnovers 17 8
Points in the Paint 18 34
Points off Turnovers 4 18
Second Chance Points 5 17
Fast Break Points 7 15
Bench Points 19 16
SC Leaders A&M
Carrera, 16 Pts E Turner, 28
Carrera, 9 Reb R Turner, 6
Ellington, 6 Ast E Turner, 5
Ellington, 2 Stl E Turner, 4
Carrera, 1 Blk R Turner, 4

The Aggies trailed by two points early in the second half before using a big run to take a 46-36 lead. South Carolina couldn’t get anything going on offense for the first 10 minutes after halftime en route to just over 29-percent shooting in the second half.

The victory broke a two-game skid for Texas A&M (17-12, 7-9), and was the ninth loss in 10 games for South Carolina (13-16, 3-13).

Michael Carrera’s 16 points led the Gamecocks and Bruce Ellington added 10 points.

Story courtesy of Texas A&M Athletics

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