Eagles fall short at A&M 75-65
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) – No. 18 Texas A&M is learning what life is like in the Top 25.
“Being a ranked team, the expectations are higher for you,” senior guard Jalen Jones said after the Aggies’ 75-65 win over Florida Gulf Coast Wednesday night. “Everybody expects you to blow out unranked teams, and dominate them, but sometimes you have to pull out tough victories.”
The latest victory didn’t quite qualify as “tough,” but it was tough enough.
Jones scored 22 points, and Danuel House added 15 points for the Aggies (7-1).
A&M had only 10 turnovers to 21 for the Eagles (4-4), and outscored them 21-5 on points off turnovers.
“You can’t turn it over, and have those turn into points,” Eagles coach Joe Dooley said.
Christian Terrell’s 14 points led the Eagles, who play again at Florida International on Sunday.
Jones played for the first time in Reed Arena this season, after missing the first four games because of an NCAA suspension stemming from his time playing for SMU.
“My teammates found me in the right spots,” Jones said, “and I was able to knock down a couple of shots. I got into a little flow, and kept going with it.”
This was the first meeting between the Aggies and Eagles. … The 21 turnovers tied for the most in Dooley’s three-season tenure.
“You have to pick your poison against Texas A&M. They have bigs who can shoot from the outside, and bigs who can score inside.” – Dooley
Texas A&M plays at Arizona State on Saturday.