Aggies Win Third Straight with 77-67 Victory Over Centenary

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Jan 04, 2001 | Men's Basketball

By: Texas A&M Athletics

January 04, 2001

Bernard King scored 20 points and had seven assists Thursday as Texas A&M defeated Centenary 77-67.

The Aggies (6-6) survived a lull in which they made only three field goals in the final 11:18 of the first half for a 41-33 halftime lead. A&M stretched its lead to 13 points in the second half and held off a late Centenary rally.

Ronnie McCollum, the nation's second leading scorer, had 32 points for Centenary (3-10).

Keith Bean had 16 points and 10 rebounds for Texas A&M in his first double-double. Carlton Brown added 11 points while Jamaal Gilchrist finished with 10 points, including all six of his free throws.