National Basketball Association
Texas A&M 71, Arkansas 62
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 18, 2010
Where: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Officials:
# John Hampton, # Hal Lusk, # Mark Whitehead
Attendance:
13117
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Khris Middleton scored a career-high 31 points and Texas A&M made its free throws in overtime to record a 71-60 victory over Arkansas.
Middleton finished 10 of 16 from the field and added three steals and three assists.
The Razorbacks (7-2) missed a big opportunity for the signature win they coveted against the Aggies, who improved to 10-1.
Arkansas used a 20-5 run bridging halftime to turn a five-point deficit into a 45-35 lead.
But the Razorbacks went cold and Middleton heated up, scoring 14 points over the final 17 minutes to get A&M into overtime.
The Aggies' David Loubeau scored the only hoop in the extra session, but A&M went 9 of 10 from the line while shutting down the Razorbacks.
The Aggies have yet to yield more than 65 points in a game yet this season.
Rotnei Clarke led Arkansas with 14 points.
Top Game Performances
Arkansas |
|
Texas A&M |
Rotnei Clarke 14 |
Scoring |
Khris Middleton 31 |
Delvon Johnson 2 |
Assists |
Dash Harris 2 |
Glenn Bryant 9 |
Rebounds |
Nathan Walkup 12 |
Julysses Nobles 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Khris Middleton 9 |
Mardracus Wade 4 |
Steals |
Dash Harris 3 |
Delvon Johnson 7 |
Blocks |
David Loubeau 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Arkansas
|
62 |
40.4 |
8-24 |
16-28 |
7 |
30 |
11 |
11 |
|
Texas A&M
|
71 |
40.0 |
3-13 |
24-31 |
11 |
37 |
1 |
9 |
|