HOUSTON (AP) - Texas A&M, led by Elston Turner's 16 first-half points and 26 overall, defeated Houston 70-59 on Saturday night in Hofheinz Pavilion.
The Aggies (6-1) led 42-24 at halftime before Houston climbed back in the contest by slicing Texas A&M's lead to 62-54 with 2:09 remaining. But Turner, a senior guard and team leader, tallied 10 points, including two 3-pointers, in the final 4:52 to hold the Cougars at bay.
J.J. Thompson led the Cougars (5-2) with 16 points, and Jherrod Stiggers followed with 12.
Texas A&M post players Kourtney Roberson and Ray Turner chipped in 14 points each, and Alex Caruso notched a game-high seven assists.
The Aggies doubled up the Cougars on offensive rebounds, 14-7, and won the overall rebounding margin 40-26. The former Southwest Conference members collided at Hofheinz for the first time since 2003.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Texas A&M (6-1) « | 42 | 28 | 70 |
| Houston (5-2) | 24 | 35 | 59 |
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| Texas A&M Aggies | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| K. Roberson, F | 27 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| R. Turner, F | 22 | 6-10 | 2-4 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| E. Turner, G | 37 | 10-21 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 26 |
| A. Caruso, G | 29 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| J. Reese, G | 23 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| F. Harris | 21 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| A. Young | 16 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| J. Green | 12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| J. Jahns | 10 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| K. Davis | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 29-60 | 8-13 | 40 | 12 | 15 | 70 | |
| 48.3% | 61.5% | ||||||
| Houston Cougars | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| T. Thomas, F | 36 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| D. House, F | 35 | 2-6 | 6-10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| L. Gibson, F | 17 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| J. Young, G | 33 | 2-9 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| J. Thompson, G | 31 | 5-10 | 3-5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Stiggers | 22 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| M. McLean | 11 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| B. Morris | 9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| V. Izundu | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L. Barnes | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Womack | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 20-49 | 11-19 | 26 | 9 | 15 | 59 | |
| 40.8% | 57.9% | ||||||
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