No. 12 Texas A&M beats Houston Christian 77-45
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) Hayden Hefner had 19 points and fellow guard Manny Obaseki scored 13 as No. 12 Texas A&M defeated Houston Christian 77-45 on Friday.
The Aggies (10-2) built a double-digit lead with 6:50 remaining in the first half on a tip-in by Jaelyn Lee and never glanced back. They shot 47% from the field.
Houston Christian shot a season-worst 2 of 20 from the 3-point line. D’Aundre Samuels led the Huskies (4-8) with 12 points, their only player in double digits.
The Aggies played without star guard Wade Taylor IV, who missed the contest with a minor injury and is expected back soon.
Texas A&M: This is the kind of game that has given the Aggies fits in the past, evidenced by a 67-62 home loss to Wofford two years ago. But this team continues to take care of business.
Houston Christian: The Huskies’ seven previous games all had been decided by seven points or less. This 32-point loss should help toughen the Huskies for the heart of Southland play, which cranks up in earnest on Jan. 4 at Lamar.
Nearly three minutes into the second half, Hefner collected a steal, dribbled the length of the court, shrugged off a defender with a fake pass and finished with a slam dunk in lifting the Aggies to an insurmountable 41-23 lead. Texas A&M had only led by 12 points two minutes earlier.
The larger, hustling Aggies overwhelmed the Huskies down low, in more than doubling up the visitors in rebounding at 52-25.
The Aggies will have a few days to enjoy the holidays before hosting Abilene Christian on Dec. 28. The Huskies stay on the road and visit North Texas on Sunday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Bryson Dawkins vs. Solomon Washington (Manny Obaseki gains possession) | Â | |
19:39 | Â | Henry Coleman III misses two point jump shot | Â | |
19:35 | Â | Aggies offensive rebound | Â | |
19:17 | Â | Manny Obaseki misses two point jump shot | Â | |
19:15 | Â | Solomon Washington offensive rebound | Â | |
19:09 | Â | Hayden Hefner misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:07 | Â | Henry Coleman III offensive rebound | Â | |
18:52 | +2 | Henry Coleman III makes two point layup (Manny Obaseki assists) | 0-2 | |
18:27 | Â | Elijah Brooks misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:25 | Â | Solomon Washington defensive rebound | Â | |
18:11 | Â | Henry Coleman III misses two point layup | Â | |
18:09 | Â | Peyton Rogers defensive rebound | Â | |
17:52 | Â | Solomon Washington blocks Julian Mackey's two point jump shot | Â | |
17:50 | Â | Solomon Washington defensive rebound | Â | |
17:30 | Â | Manny Obaseki misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:28 | Â | Solomon Washington offensive rebound | Â | |
17:22 | Â | Hayden Hefner turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
17:00 | +2 | Julian Mackey makes two point layup | 2-2 | |
17:00 | Â | Henry Coleman III shooting foul (Julian Mackey draws the foul) | Â | |
17:00 | +1 | Julian Mackey makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 3-2 | |
16:47 | +2 | Hayden Hefner makes two point layup (Zhuric Phelps assists) | 3-4 | |
16:14 | Â | Bryson Dawkins misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:12 | Â | Solomon Washington defensive rebound | Â | |
16:01 | +3 | Hayden Hefner makes three point jump shot (Solomon Washington assists) | 3-7 | |
15:48 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:35 | Â | Bryson Dawkins turnover (lost ball) (Manny Obaseki steals) | Â | |
15:28 | +2 | Zhuric Phelps makes two point layup | 3-9 | |
15:11 | Â | Zhuric Phelps shooting foul (Julian Mackey draws the foul) | Â | |
15:11 | Â | Julian Mackey misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
15:11 | +1 | Julian Mackey makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-9 | |
15:01 | +2 | Pharrel Payne makes two point layup (CJ Wilcher assists) | 4-11 | |
14:30 | Â | Solomon Washington shooting foul (Porter Bazil draws the foul) | Â | |
14:30 | +1 | Porter Bazil makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 5-11 | |
14:30 | +1 | Porter Bazil makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 6-11 | |
14:30 | +1 | Porter Bazil makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 7-11 | |
14:09 | Â | Zhuric Phelps misses two point jump shot | Â | |
14:07 | Â | Demari Williams defensive rebound | Â | |
13:54 | Â | D'Aundre Samuels misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:52 | Â | D'Aundre Samuels offensive rebound | Â | |
13:45 | Â | Bryson Dawkins misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:43 | Â | Elijah Brooks offensive rebound | Â | |
13:39 | Â | Elijah Brooks misses two point layup | Â | |
13:37 | Â | Solomon Washington defensive rebound | Â | |
13:34 | +2 | Zhuric Phelps makes two point layup | 7-13 | |
12:59 | Â | Elijah Brooks misses two point layup | Â | |
12:57 | Â | Zhuric Phelps defensive rebound | Â | |
12:36 | +2 | Pharrel Payne makes two point jump shot | 7-15 | |
12:11 | Â | Solomon Washington blocks Trent Johnson's two point dunk | Â | |
12:09 | Â | CJ Wilcher defensive rebound | Â | |
12:02 | Â | Trent Johnson blocks Zhuric Phelps's two point layup | Â | |
12:00 | Â | Pharrel Payne offensive rebound | Â | |
11:55 | Â | Jump ball. Pharrel Payne vs. Elijah Brooks (Elijah Brooks gains possession) | Â | |
11:55 | Â | Pharrel Payne turnover (lost ball) (Elijah Brooks steals) | Â | |
11:55 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:43 | Â | D'Aundre Samuels misses two point jump shot | Â | |
11:41 | Â | Demari Williams offensive rebound | Â | |
11:41 | Â | Manny Obaseki flagrant 1 (Demari Williams draws the foul) | Â | |
11:41 | +1 | Julian Mackey makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2 | 8-15 | |
11:41 | +1 | Julian Mackey makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2 | 9-15 | |
11:34 | Â | Andersson Garcia blocks Bryson Dawkins's two point layup | Â | |
11:32 | Â | Pharrel Payne defensive rebound | Â | |
11:23 | Â | Peyton Rogers personal foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul) | Â | |
11:21 | +3 | Jace Carter makes three point jump shot (Manny Obaseki assists) | 9-18 | |
11:01 | Â | Pharrel Payne blocks Elijah Brooks's two point jump shot | Â | |
10:59 | Â | Manny Obaseki defensive rebound | Â | |
10:54 | Â | Peyton Rogers blocks Manny Obaseki's two point layup | Â | |
10:54 | Â | Aggies offensive rebound | Â | |
10:50 | Â | Jace Carter turnover (bad pass) (D'Aundre Samuels steals) | Â | |
10:44 | +2 | D'Aundre Samuels makes two point layup | 11-18 | |
10:20 | Â | Manny Obaseki misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:18 | Â | Peyton Rogers defensive rebound | Â | |
10:12 | +3 | Trent Johnson makes three point jump shot (Julian Mackey assists) | 14-18 | |
9:57 | +3 | CJ Wilcher makes three point jump shot (Andersson Garcia assists) | 14-21 | |
9:27 | Â | Julian Mackey misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:25 | Â | Manny Obaseki defensive rebound | Â | |
9:16 | Â | Pharrel Payne misses two point hook shot | Â | |
9:14 | Â | Peyton Rogers defensive rebound | Â | |
9:00 | Â | Andersson Garcia shooting foul (Julian Mackey draws the foul) | Â | |
9:00 | +1 | Julian Mackey makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-21 | |
9:00 | Â | Julian Mackey misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
9:00 | Â | Solomon Washington defensive rebound | Â | |
8:30 | Â | Manny Obaseki misses two point jump shot | Â | |
8:28 | Â | Aggies offensive rebound | Â | |
8:14 | +2 | Hayden Hefner makes two point jump shot (Manny Obaseki assists) | 15-23 | |
8:14 | Â | Julian Mackey shooting foul (Hayden Hefner draws the foul) | Â | |
8:14 | +1 | Hayden Hefner makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 15-24 | |
7:45 | Â | Julian Mackey misses two point jump shot | Â | |
7:43 | Â | Solomon Washington defensive rebound | Â | |
7:29 | Â | Hayden Hefner misses two point layup | Â | |
7:25 | Â | Julian Mackey defensive rebound | Â | |
7:25 | Â | Hayden Hefner personal foul (Julian Mackey draws the foul) | Â | |
7:25 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:17 | Â | Julian Mackey turnover (bad pass) (Henry Coleman III steals) | Â | |
6:57 | Â | Hayden Hefner misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:55 | Â | Jaelyn Lee offensive rebound | Â | |
6:52 | +2 | Jaelyn Lee makes two point layup | 15-26 | |
6:28 | Â | Julian Mackey turnover (lost ball) (Solomon Washington steals) | Â | |
6:21 | +2 | Zhuric Phelps makes two point layup | 15-28 | |
6:00 | Â | Pierce Bazil misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:58 | Â | Jaelyn Lee defensive rebound | Â | |
5:45 | Â | Julian Mackey personal foul (Solomon Washington draws the foul) | Â | |
5:30 | Â | Zhuric Phelps misses two point jump shot | Â | |
5:27 | Â | Aggies offensive rebound | Â | |
5:08 | +2 | Zhuric Phelps makes two point layup | 15-30 | |
4:43 | +2 | Bryson Dawkins makes two point layup | 17-30 | |
4:30 | Â | Hayden Hefner misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:28 | Â | Ivan Reynolds defensive rebound | Â | |
4:28 | Â | Jaelyn Lee personal foul (Ivan Reynolds draws the foul) | Â | |
4:28 | Â | Ivan Reynolds misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
4:28 | Â | Zhuric Phelps defensive rebound | Â | |
4:12 | +2 | Hayden Hefner makes two point layup | 17-32 | |
3:41 | Â | Elijah Brooks turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
3:41 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:22 | Â | Henry Coleman III misses two point jump shot | Â | |
3:20 | Â | D'Aundre Samuels defensive rebound | Â | |
2:56 | +2 | D'Aundre Samuels makes two point jump shot | 19-32 | |
2:41 | +3 | Hayden Hefner makes three point jump shot (Zhuric Phelps assists) | 19-35 | |
2:18 | Â | Bryson Dawkins misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:16 | Â | Zhuric Phelps defensive rebound | Â | |
2:07 | Â | Aggies 30 second timeout | Â | |
2:00 | Â | Zhuric Phelps misses two point jump shot | Â | |
1:57 | Â | Peyton Rogers defensive rebound | Â | |
1:57 | Â | Andersson Garcia personal foul (Peyton Rogers draws the foul) | Â | |
1:57 | Â | Peyton Rogers misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
1:57 | Â | Christopher McDermott defensive rebound | Â | |
1:31 | Â | Christopher McDermott misses two point layup | Â | |
1:29 | Â | D'Aundre Samuels defensive rebound | Â | |
1:22 | +2 | Ivan Reynolds makes two point jump shot (D'Aundre Samuels assists) | 21-35 | |
1:00 | Â | Zhuric Phelps misses two point jump shot | Â | |
0:58 | Â | Peyton Rogers defensive rebound | Â | |
0:52 | +2 | D'Aundre Samuels makes two point jump shot (Ivan Reynolds assists) | 23-35 | |
0:32 | Â | D'Aundre Samuels personal foul (Zhuric Phelps draws the foul) | Â | |
0:31 | Â | Hayden Hefner misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:29 | Â | Christopher McDermott offensive rebound | Â | |
0:27 | Â | Christopher McDermott misses two point layup | Â | |
0:25 | Â | Ivan Reynolds defensive rebound | Â | |
0:20 | Â | Huskies 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:10 | Â | D'Aundre Samuels misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:08 | Â | Hayden Hefner defensive rebound | Â | |
0:01 | Â | Bryson Dawkins blocks Zhuric Phelps's three point jump shot | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |