KANSAS CITY (AP)-- Dwayne Evans matched a career high with 21 points, Mike McCall Jr. added 13 and Saint Louis posted a 70-49 victory over Texas A&M on Monday night in the semifinals of the CBE Classic.
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49 - 70 |
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Sprint Center • Kansas City, Mo.
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| Texas A&M (3-1) |
23 |
26 |
49 |
| Saint Louis (2-1) |
32 |
38 |
70 |
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Stats at a Glance
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A&M |
SLU |
| FG Percentage |
44.2 |
51.0 |
| 3-Pt FG Percentage |
42.9 |
35.3 |
| FT Percentage |
44.4 |
66.7 |
| Rebounds |
25 |
31 |
| Turnovers |
19 |
12 |
| Points in the Paint |
24 |
32 |
| Points off Turnovers |
9 |
26 |
| Second Chance Points |
5 |
10 |
| Fast Break Points |
2 |
6 |
| Bench Points |
11 |
14 |
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| SLU |
Leaders |
A&M |
| E Turner, 16 |
Pts |
Evans, 21 |
| E Turner/Roberson, 5 |
Reb |
Ellis, 7 |
| Reese, 4 |
Ast |
Jett, 8 |
| Reese, 4 |
Stl |
Jett, 3 |
| R Turner, 1 |
Blk |
Remekun/Jett, 2 |
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Cory Remekin added 13 points and Cody Ellis finished with 10 for the Billikens (2-1), who will play No. 12 Kansas or Washington State in the championship game Tuesday night.
Elston Turner had 16 points and Ray Turner added 10 for the Aggies (3-1), but Fabyon Harris was just 2 for 10 from the field and Texas A&M committed 19 turnovers while getting out-rebounded 31-25.
Texas A&M Basketball
Postgame Notes
Saint Louis 70, Texas A&M 49
Nov. 19, 2012 ● Sprint Center (Kansas City, Mo.)
TEAM
RECORDS & SERIES NOTES
● Texas A&M saw its season-opening
winning streak snapped at three games and fell to 3-1 on the year ... Saint
Louis, meanwhile, improved to 2-1 on the season.
● The Billikens improved to 5-1 in the
all-time series against Texas A&M in men's basketball.
TEAM NOTES
● The Aggies were guilty of a season-high
19 turnovers on the night, leading to 26 Billiken points.
● Texas A&M came into the game ranked
second in the SEC in free throw percentage at .822 as a team but shot just
8-of-18 from the charity stripe in Monday night's contest.
● Saint Louis held a 31-25 advantage in
the rebounding column.
INDIVIDUAL
NOTES
● Senior Elston Turner led the Aggies in
scoring for the 14th time in his career, notching 16 points on
5-of-12 shooting from the floor ... Turner also pulled down five rebounds in the
contest to tie for the team lead with sophomore Kourtney Roberson, who also
collected five.
● Senior Ray Turner scored 10 points in
the game, giving him the 19th double-figure scoring game of his
A&M career.
● Fellow senior Jarod Jahns set career
highs in minutes played (6), points (6), rebounds (2) and assists (1).
FIRST HALF
NOTES
● The Billikens took a 32-23 lead into the
intermission.
● Texas A&M shot .417 (10-of-24)
during the opening period while SLU shot .393 (11-of-28) from the floor.
● SLU's Cory Remekun led all scorers with
nine points at the break, while Ray Turner made all three of his first half
shots to pace Texas A&M with seven points.
● The Aggies were guilty of seven first
half turnovers, leading to a 12-2 Billiken advantage in points off turnovers.
SECOND
HALF NOTES
● The Saint Louis lead reached its apex at
the 4:14 mark of the second half as it took a 65-41 advantage.
● Texas A&M shot .474 (9-of-19) during
the second period while SLU shot a sizzling .667 (14-of-21).
● Elston Turner scored 10 of his 16 points
after intermission.
UP NEXT
● The Aggies return to the court at the
Sprint Center on Tuesday to face the loser of tonight's Kansas-Washington State
contest. Tip-off is set for 6:00 p.m. and the game will be streamed live on
ESPN3.
● Saint Louis, meanwhile, will face the
winner of the Kansas-Washington State contest on ESPNU at 8:30 p.m.
