COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) Antoine Wright and Edjuan Green each scored 17 points as Texas A&M beat Prairie View A&M 82-40 Saturday night.
A&M (5-0) led by just six points at halftime before rolling to a 51-15 advantage in the second half. Prairie View (0-5) went just 4-of-26 (15 percent) in the second half.
Freshman Joseph Jones added 11 points and eight rebounds for A&M, which emptied the bench once the game was out of hand. Eight Aggies played at least 10 minutes.
The Aggies outrebounded Prairie View 48-28, led by nine from Green. They also forced 21 turnovers
Anthony Oha led Prairie View with 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting. But the other four starters combined to go 3-of-19 from the field.
With the win, A&M coach Billy Gillispie now has the best coaching debut at A&M since 1935.
