BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Emanuel Miller had a career-high 23 points and 10 rebounds, Savion Flagg added 21 points and nine boards, and Texas A&M rallied from a 10-point, second-half deficit to beat Tarleton State 73-66 on Wednesday night.
Miller made 15 of 16 from the free-throw line, and Flagg 7 of 8 as Texas A&M hit 19 of 21 from the stripe over the final 10 minutes.
Konstantin Dotsenko hit a jumper that gave Tarleton State a 10-point lead with nearly 13 minutes to play but Jay Jay Chandler answered with a 3-pointer that sparked a 13-2 run capped when Chandler made a layup to give the Aggies a 47-46 lead less than four minutes later. A layup by Shamir Bogues put the Texans back in front at 49-47 but Andre Gordon converted a three-point play with 7:30 left to give Texas A&M the lead for good.
Montre Gipson made 4 of 5 from 3-point range and finished with 23 points for Tarleton State (1-1). Dotsenko finished with 15 points and Bogues scored 11.
The Texans, who shot 48% (21 of 44) overall, were called for 29 personal fouls and had four players foul out.
Texas A&M made just 18 of 48 (38%) from the field but outscored Tarleton State 15-3 in second-chance points and was plus-15 (31-16) from the foul line.
Texas A&M Men’s Basketball Postgame Notes
Texas A&M 73, Tarleton State 66
Reed Arena (Bryan-College Station, Texas)
RECORDS & SERIES NOTES
- Texas A&M defeated Tarleton State, 73-66, Wednesday night at Reed Arena.
- The all-time record between the two teams is now 1-0.
- With the Aggies trailing 46-37, Savion Flagg spurred a 10-0 run with dunk with 11:33 remaining that gave Texas A&M its first lead of the half.
- The Aggies made 31 free throws, the most since 2010 when Texas A&M made 34 against Alcorn State.
- Emanuel Miller (23) and Savion Flagg’s (21) scoring performance is the first time that two Aggies scored 20-or-more in the same game since since last season at Arkansas (3/7) when Wendell Mitchell and Josh Nebo scored 25 and 20, respectively.
- Texas A&M used the starting lineup combination of Jonathan Aku, Savion Flagg, Andre Gordon, Quenton Jackson and Zach Walker for the second time this season (2-0).
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
- Emanuel Miller led the way for the Aggies, recording his third career double-double with a career-high 23 points and 10 rebounds. Miller shot 15-of-16 from the line, tied for 10th in Aggie history in free throws made in a single game.
- Savion Flagg scored 21 points and grabbed nine rebounds. Flagg’s scoring performance marks the 12th time in his career scoring 20-or-more points.
- Andre Gordon dished out a career-high four assists.
- Buzz Williams is 18-14 in his career at Texas A&M and 271-169 in his 14 seasons as a head coach.
UP NEXT
Texas A&M hosts UTRGV on Sunday, December 6 at Reed Arena at 3 p.m. on SEC Network.
Story courtesy of Texas A&M Athletics