Jones Leads No. 21 Texas A&M To 84-69 Win Over Missouri
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Jalen Jones had 20 points and six rebounds to lead No. 21 Texas A&M to an 84-69 victory over Missouri on Saturday.
Admon Gilder and Danuel House added 14 points each for the Aggies (22-7, 11-5 Southeastern Conference), who are on a four-game winning streak. House had 12 points in the first half, shooting 4 for 8 from 3-point range.
Tramaine Isabell had 17 points, five assists and three rebounds in his first start of the season, matching his season-high point total.
Ryan Rosburg had 15 points and five rebounds for Missouri (10-19, 3-13), which ended the game on an 11-0 run after trailing by as many as 36 points.
Kevin Puryear, who leads the Tigers in scoring at 11.6 points per game, finished with seven points on 1-for-8 shooting. Puryear had just one point entering the final 2 minutes.
Missouri matched the Aggies basket-for-basket for much of the first half, using a 7-0 run to take a three-point lead following a transition layup by Namon Wright. Wright reached double-digit scoring in seven of Missouri's last eight games, but finished with four points on 1-for-8 shooting.
Missouri coach Kim Anderson was assessed a technical foul with 7:51 remaining in the first half following a layup by the Aggies' Tyler Davis. Anderson wanted a travel call as Davis bobbled the outlet pass in transition, prompting boos from the home crowd. D.J. Hogg made two free throws and Texas A&M ended the first half on a 25-11 run.
Hogg finished with nine points, and Davis added eight points and seven rebounds.
The Aggies picked up where they left off to start the second half, opening on a 10-3 run. Texas A&M capitalized on nearly every Missouri mistake, scoring 17 points off the Tigers' 10 turnovers.
Jones had 10 second-half minutes and played a total of 23 minutes. He scored his final points on a layup with 16:25 remaining, and did not see action for the final 12:23.
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TIP-INS
Texas A&M: Alex Caruso is the NCAA active leader in steals with (261). ...The Aggies improved to 4-5 on the road this season. ... House has made at least one 3-pointer in 18 consecutive games.
Missouri: Puryear's 86.4 free throw percentage ranks second in the SEC. ...D'Angelo Allen and Jones were teammates at Kimball High School in Dallas. ... This was Isabell's second career start. His first was March 11, 2015, in a 63-54 loss to South Carolina in the SEC Tournament.
UP NEXT
Texas A&M visits Auburn on Tuesday.
Missouri visits LSU on Tuesday.
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