BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) N’dea Jones had 16 points and 11 rebounds, Aaliyah Wilson added 14 points and 10 boards and No. 12 Texas A&M beat Lamar 80-63 on Wednesday at Reed Arena.
Jones has reached double figures in both scoring and rebounding in every game this season. Jordan Nixon added eight points, a career-high 10 assists and three steals for Texas A&M (3-0).
The Aggies, who never trailed, scored the final seven first-half points and opened the third quarter with a 12-3 spurt to make it 50-34. Lamar (0-4) trailed by double figures the rest of the way. Wilson scored eight of Texas A&M’s 28 points in the third quarter as the Aggies shot 13 of 22 (59%) from the field and scored eight second-chance points off six offensive rebounds.
Angel Hastings scored 18 points and Jayden Pimentel 10 for the Cardinals.
Texas A&M, which beat Lamar 77-61 in the season opener on Nov. 25, had 23 assists on 29 made field goal and shot 50% overall.
Lamar coach Aqua Franklin was a four-year (2004-08) letter winner at A&M. She was inducted into the Texas A&M Hall of Fame in 2018, and is one of the greatest players in program history.
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POSTGAME NOTES
RECORDS AND SERIES NOTES
Texas A&M rises to 3-0 following Wednesday’s win, as Lamar drops to 0-4 with the loss.
With the victory, Texas A&M advances to 17-10 in the all-time series against Lamar, earning two wins against the Cardinals within one week of each other.
TEAM NOTES
The Maroon & White dominated on the offensive end with excellent ball movement, finishing with 23 assists compared to the Cardinals’ seven.
A&M controlled the rebounding battle against Lamar for the second time this season, outworking the Cardinals on the boards by a 39-30 margin.
Texas A&M excelled in the paint on Wednesday, outscoring Lamar 40-20 down low.
The Aggies went with a starting lineup of Jordan Nixon, Aaliyah Wilson, Kayla Wells, N’dea Jones and Ciera Johnson for the third straight game.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
N’dea Jones surpassed Cindy Gough for the No. 7 position on the A&M all-time rebound list. The Lawrenceville, Georgia, native secured 11 total rebounds with three on the offensive end and eight on the defensive glass. She also pulled in her 800th career rebound in the win.
Jones earned her third consecutive double-double of the season, scoring 16 points with 11 rebounds to complete the 29th such performance in her career.
Sophomore guard Jordan Nixon set a new career high in assists with 10, surpassing her former total of six set in A&M’s first matchup with Lamar earlier this season.
Nixon sank her first 3-pointer as an Aggie in the first quarter, finishing with eight points in the game to go along with 10 assists, one rebound and three steals.
Aaliyah Wilson logged a new career high in rebounds with 10, surpassing her former total of nine.
Wilson dominated on both ends of the court, finishing with a stat line of 14 points, 10 rebounds, two steals and an assist in 28 minutes of game action.
Ciera Johnson scored 14 points on 6-11 shooting, also sinking both of her two free throw attempts. The Duncanville, Texas, native pulled down four rebounds, dished out two assists and sent back one block.
Kayla Wells scored and facilitated for the Aggies, balancing a nine-point scoring load with four assists, one rebound and a block.
Junior center Ella Tofaeono scored her first points in the Maroon & White at the charity stripe, finishing with eight points to go along with two rebounds in seven minutes of play.
Freshman guard Sahara Jones scored for the first time in her collegiate career, with all three points coming at the free throw line. The San Antonio, Texas, native contributed three rebounds and a steal.
Freshman guard Kay Kay Green made her first field goal at A&M to beat the buzzer at the end of the third period. The Chicago native finished with two points, two assists and a rebound.
With A&M’s third win of the year, Gary Blair’s career record improves to 816-330 with a 408-167 mark in Aggieland.
Story courtesy of Texas A&M Athletics