Texas A&M
(#4) Texas
Aggie Men Fall at No. 4 Texas, 89-61
Jan 18, 2003 | Men's Basketball
January 18, 2003
Sophomore guard T.J. Ford scored a career-high 25 points to lead No. 4 Texas to an 89-61 win over Texas A&M Saturday before 15,060 fans at the Erwin Center.
The Longhorns (12-2, 3-0 Big 12), who led from wire to wire, broke a 2-point game open early with a 16-1 run inside a 3-minute span of the first half. T.J. Ford scored seven consecutive points, followed by a Brandon Mouton jumper, to put Texas up by 17 with six minutes to go before halftime.
A&M (9-5, 1-2), which committed 15 first-half turnovers, shot just 35 percent in the frame, but took a bit of momentum into the locker room when Bernard King sank a half-court shot at the buzzer to make the score 43-28.
King scored the Aggies' first seven points in the second half to cut the UT lead to nine with 17 minutes to go.
Texas would respond with a 15-4 run capped by a Royal Ivey running layup to go up 59-39 with 11:20 left. The Longhorns led by as much as 32 on the night.
Texas A&M was paced by King's 16 points and 5 rebounds. Antoine Wright added 11 points and 6 boards.
Jason Klotz was the only other Longhorn in double figures with a career-best 15 on 7-of-10 shooting. James Thomas tied a season high with 16 rebounds while scoring 9 points, while Brad Buckman scored 8 points and grabbed 12 boards.
A&M shot a season-low 30 percent on the night and was outscored in the paint 34 to 16.
The Aggies are off until Saturday when they host Kansas State at Reed Arena. Tipoff is set for 3 p.m.
