AUBURN, Ala. (AP) -- Elston Turner scored 21 points and Alex Caruso added another 14 points in Texas A&M's come-from-behind victory over Auburn, 65-56 Wednesday night.
Auburn opened the game with a 12-0 run through the first six minutes of play, but Texas A&M (16-10, 6-7 Southeastern Conference) fought back to cut the Tigers' lead to 31-29 by halftime. The Aggies closed the game on a 12-5 run over the final five minutes to pull away.
The Aggies outshot Auburn from the field, finishing 22 of 50, while the Tigers made 21 of 56 shots.
Allen Payne led Auburn (9-17, 3-10) with 11 points.
Texas A&M shot 11 of 30 from the field in the first half before turning things around and shooting 11 of 20 in the second half. Auburn's shooting dropped off from 13 of 26 in the first half to 8 of 30 in the second.
Texas A&M Men's Basketball
Postgame Notes
Texas A&M 65, Auburn 56
Feb. 20, 2013 â Auburn Arena
TEAM RECORDS & SERIES NOTES
â With the win, Texas A&M improved to 16-10 on the season with a 6-7 mark in SEC play.
â Auburn, meanwhile, fell to 9-17 on the year and 3-10 in league play.
â The all-time series between the schools stands at 4-2 in favor of the Aggies.
TEAM NOTES
â Texas A&M misfired on its first 13 shots of the ballgame, en route to shooting 36.7 percent (11-for-30) during the first half ... For the game, the Aggies shot 44 percent (22-of-50) from the floor.
â Auburn finished 21-of-56 from the field for a 37.5 team shooting percentage.
â Strong free throw shooting down the stretch sealed the win for the Aggies as they made 13-of-14 second half free throw attempts including all six of their attempts from the charity stripe during the game's final 27 seconds.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
â Senior guard Elston Turner made 6-of-12 shots from the field to finished with a game-high 21 points ... It marked the 12th game of 20 or more points during Turner's A&M career.
â Freshman Alex Caruso finished with career highs in points (14) and assists (8).
â Freshman guard J'Mychal Reese returned to the starting line-up for the first time since the Kentucky game on Feb. 2 ... Reese finished with seven points and two assists.
â Junior guard Fabyon Harris missed the game with a sprained ankle and is listed as day-to-day.
UP NEXT
â The Aggie return to College Station to host Tennessee on Saturday ... The game will be televised by the SEC Network.
â Auburn, meanwhile, will face Ole Miss in Oxford on Saturday.
COLLEGE STATION--Elston Turner had 37 points, including a career-high seven 3-pointers, to give Texas A&M a 69-67 win over Ole Miss on Wednesday night.
67 - 69
Reed Arena • College Station
Attendance: 5,377
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1
2
Ole Miss (18-6, 7-4)
38
29
67
A&M (15-9, 5-6)
35
34
69
Stats at a Glance
OM
A&M
FG Percentage
45.3
45.8
3-Pt FG Percentage
26.3
50.0
FT Percentage
66.7
53.8
Rebounds
33
38
Turnovers
12
13
Points in the Paint
32
22
Points off Turnovers
13
16
Second Chance Points
17
10
Fast Break Points
6
13
Bench Points
20
2
OM
Leaders
A&M
two with 13
Pts
E Turner, 37
Buckner, 15
Reb
R Turner, 13
Summers, 3
Ast
Caruso, 6
Holloway, 2
Stl
Harris, 3
Buckner, 4
Blk
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Derrick Millinghaus made a free throw before the Rebels got the ball back after a shot-clock violation. Millinghaus hit a layup with 44 seconds left to cut A&M's lead to 67-65.
Turner then hit a jump shot from the corner with 16 seconds left to extend the lead.
Millinghaus made two more free throws with 10 seconds remaining, and the Rebels had to foul three consecutive times to get into the bonus. Turner missed his free throw with 5 seconds left, but Millinghaus missed a shot at the buzzer to give A&M (15-9, 5-6 SEC) the win.
Ole Miss (18-6, 7-4) has dropped four of its last five games after opening SEC play 6-0.
The Texas A&M Aggies have announce 32 signees total for this the 2013 Signing Class. These signees join us from Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee, California, Georgia, and Hawaii.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Freshman Nerlens Noel had a season-high 19 points and Julius Mays also scored 19, including five in overtime, to lead Kentucky to a 72-68 win over Texas A&M on Saturday.
72 - 68
Reed Arena • College Station
Attendance: 10,558
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2
OT
Kentucky (15-6, 6-2)
30
32
10
72
A&M (13-8, 3-5)
21
41
6
68
Stats at a Glance
UK
A&M
FG Percentage
47.7
39.3
3-Pt FG Percentage
46.7
16.7
FT Percentage
67.6
94.7
Rebounds
35
32
Turnovers
19
10
Points in the Paint
24
38
Points off Turnovers
13
17
Second Chance Points
9
14
Fast Break Points
5
10
Bench Points
12
11
UK
Leaders
A&M
Noel, 19
Pts
E Turner, 21
Noel, 14
Reb
R Turner, 11
Noel/Harrow, 3
Ast
Reese, 4
three with 1
Stl
four with 2
Wiltjer, 3
Blk
R Turner, 3
The Wildcats (15-6, 6-2 Southeastern Conference) led by one point before Mays made two free throws with 15 seconds left. Texas A&M (13-8, 3-5) had a chance to tie it after that, but Elston Turner's 3-pointer bounced off the rim with 5 seconds left. Mays added another free throw with a second left to secure the win.
The Wildcats opened overtime with a 7-1 run thanks to a jump shot by Noel and five free throws to take a 69-63 lead.Turner's 3-pointer with about 2 minutes left in overtime got A&M within 69-66.
Kourtney Roberson's layup made it 69-68 with 16 seconds left before the free throws by Mays.
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