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Brown Leads Men's Basketball Over Texas A&M, 70-68
02.06.2012 | Men's Basketball
Feb. 6, 2012
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) - J'Covan Brown hit the go-ahead layup with less than a minute remaining and later added a pair of free throws to lift Texas to a 70-68 win over Texas A&M on Monday night.
The win is the Longhorns' fifth straight over A&M in the last regular-season Big 12 meeting between these schools with the Aggies leaving for the Southeastern Conference.
Brown's free throws with 17 seconds remaining made it 70-67. Elston Turner was fouled before he could get a shot off on the other end. He made one free throw and missed the second one, and Julien Lewis grabbed the rebound to cap the Texas win.
Brown led the Longhorns (15-9, 5-6) with 20 points and Sheldon McClellan added 15.
Turner had 20 points for Texas A&M (12-11, 3-8), which has dropped three straight.
POSTGAME NOTES
TEAM
- Texas now holds a 137-85 lead in its all-time series against Texas A&M.
- Texas owns a 119-16 (.881) record against in-state foes in the Rick Barnes era.
INDIVIDUAL
Jaylen Bond
- Pulled down a game-high eight rebounds off the bench
J'Covan Brown
- Reached double figures in scoring (game-high 20 points) for the 22nd time this season and the 55th time in his career
- Scored 20 points or more for the 13th game this season and 21st game of his career
- Recorded a season best in three-point field goal accuracy (4-of-4)
- Added a game-high seven assists
Sheldon McClellan
- Reached double figures in scoring (15 points) for the 14th game this season
Alexis Wangmene
- Reached double figures in scoring (10 points) for the fifth game of his career (all this season)
