The Texas A&M women’s basketball team was led by two double-doubles and five players scoring in double figures to earn a 93-60 victory over Prairie View A&M Sunday inside Reed Arena to wrap up non-conference play.
Fatmata Janneh posted an outstanding 17-point, 19-rebound double-double and Ny’Ceara Pryor also locked in a double-double with 21 points and a season-best 12 assists to go along with seven rebounds and three steals. Salese Blow poured in a season-high 21 points, going 8-of-11 from the field. Jordan Webster (15) and Janae Kent (12) also pitched in double-figure points in the game.
The Aggies (7-2) took over early in the first quarter, going on a 13-3 run through the first 5:51 of the frame. The Maroon & White would expand that cushion to 23-9 after the first 10 minutes behind Janneh who scored seven points and hauled in eight rebounds. Kent also scored seven, going 3-of-5 with one triple. Texas A&M forced the Lady Panthers (2-9) to 3-of-17 from the field for a dismal 17.6% from the field while it shot 52.6%.
Texas A&M got into an even better offensive groove in the second quarter, beginning with Webster who hit two quick triples to make the score 29-11 in favor of the Aggies. With 3:59 remaining in the frame Blow went nuclear, scoring eight straight points with two long range bombs to open the lead to 30, 48-18. The Maroon & White took a 50-24 lead into the locker room after shooting a blistering 62.5% to lock in the best scoring half of the season for the team. Pryor led the offense in the first 20 minutes with 11 points and six assists.
Blow continued to lead the Aggies into the third quarter, scoring 11 points and shooting a perfect 4-of-4 from the field. The Murphy, Texas, native helped the team amass a 74-37 advantage heading into the fourth. Pryor also dished out five dimes in the period, helping her secure the third double-double of her season before the final frame.
The Maroon & White continued to run away with the game, securing a 93-60 victory to go into the New Year. The Aggies return to the hardwood on New Year’s Day at 7 p.m. versus Oklahoma inside Reed Arena to begin conference play.
The Texas A&M men’s basketball team matched the school record for 100-point games in a season, registering its fifth of the year with a 118-77 victory over East Texas A&M at Reed Arena Sunday afternoon.
The Aggies (9-3) shot a season-high 64.9-percent (48-74) from the field and 50-percent (14-28) from 3-point range in the win as Rashaun Agee led four players in double figures with 21 points, adding eight rebounds. The Maroon & White matched their season-high with 32 assists, led by Pop Isaacs and Jacari Lane, who tallied six apiece.
Texas A&M dominated in the paint, outscoring the Lions (6-6) 66-24 while holding a 43-36 advantage on the boards. Mackenzie Mgbako, who rounded out the double-digit scorers with 12 points, led the way with nine rebounds.
The Aggies got things going early, using a 16-2 run to go up 20-6 with just over 13 minutes remaining in the first half. Texas A&M continued to push, knocking down four-straight 3’s around the midway point in the period before a 12-2 spree saw the Aggies take their largest lead of the half, up 48-17 with 5:15 on the clock.
Texas A&M took a 56-35 lead into the break as Marcus Hill led three Aggies in double figures with 13 points, going 5-for-5 from the field. Isaacs knocked down four 3-pointers to tally 12 points and Agee added 10. As a team, Texas A&M shot 67-percent from the field in the opening period and went 7-for-12 (58%) from beyond the arc.
East Texas A&M hung around early in the second half, but the Aggies eventually got the difference back over 30 points with seven minutes left to play to put the game away.
