COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) - Elston Turner scored 28 points and Ray Turner 16 to help Texas A&M to a 74-56 win over South Carolina on Saturday night in the first-ever meeting between the new Southeastern Conference foes.
The Aggies trailed by two points early in the second half before using a big run to take a 46-36 lead. South Carolina couldn't get anything going on offense for the first 10 minutes after halftime en route to just over 29-percent shooting in the second half.
The victory broke a two-game skid for Texas A&M (17-12, 7-9), and was the ninth loss in 10 games for South Carolina (13-16, 3-13).
Michael Carrera's 16 points led the Gamecocks and Bruce Ellington added 10 points.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| South Carolina (13-16) | 32 | 24 | 56 |
| Texas A&M (17-12) « | 32 | 42 | 74 |
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| South Carolina Gamecocks | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| M. Carrera, F | 33 | 5-13 | 4-7 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| M. Kacinas, F | 25 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| B. Steele, F | 25 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| B. Ellington, G | 32 | 3-10 | 3-5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| E. Smith, G | 26 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| L. Jackson | 14 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| R. Slawson | 14 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| S. Phillips | 13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| D. Leonard | 10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| B. Williams | 7 | 2-3 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| A. Constable | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 18-47 | 14-20 | 34 | 12 | 16 | 56 | |
| 38.3% | 70% | ||||||
| Texas A&M Aggies | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| R. Turner, F | 29 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 |
| K. Roberson, F | 22 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| E. Turner, G | 36 | 10-17 | 4-4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 28 |
| J. Reese, G | 22 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| A. Caruso, G | 20 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| F. Harris | 27 | 4-11 | 3-5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| A. Young | 17 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| J. Green | 15 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| J. Jahns | 11 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| B. McDonald | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G. Jolly | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 29-54 | 9-15 | 26 | 15 | 19 | 74 | |
| 53.7% | 60% | ||||||
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