National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Texas A&M 67, Louisiana State 64
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 17, 2015
Where: Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Officials: # Patrick Adams, # Doug Simmons, # Ted Valentine
Attendance: 10278

Texas A&M 67, LSU 64: Texas A&M 67, LSU 64: Danuel House scored 18 points, including the go-ahead basket with 22.6 seconds remaining, as the visiting Aggies rallied to defeat the Tigers in SEC play.

Jalen Jones contributed 18 points and nine rebounds for Texas A&M (11-5, 2-2 SEC), which trailed by as many as 13 in the second half. Kourtney Roberson added seven points and eight rebounds for the Aggies, who scored the game’s final six points to win at LSU for only the second time in school history and first time since 1941.

Jordan Mickey recorded 17 points, eight rebounds and matched a career high with seven blocks to lead the Tigers (13-4, 2-2). Freshman Jalyn Patterson poured in 13 points while Jarell Martin scored 12 and grabbed eight rebounds for LSU, which lost for the first time in 10 home games this season.

Texas A&M led 9-2 early before LSU ran off 14 straight points – eight by Martin – and led by as many as 11 before settling for a 40-32 edge at intermission. Jones scored six during a 10-2 run early in the second half to bring the Aggies within five and Peyton Allen’s 3-pointer cut the deficit to 58-54 with 8:24 to go.

House drained a 3-pointer to pull Texas A&M within 62-61 and Alex Caruso scored in the lane with 1:39 left to answer a Keith Hornsby basket. House made a step-back jumper from above the foul line for a 65-64 lead, made a steal and two free throws with eight seconds to go while Hornsby missed a 3-pointer on the other end that could have tied it.

GAME NOTEBOOK:
The Tigers matched a season high with 11 blocks and it was the seventh time they have registered at least nine in a game this season. … Texas A&M held LSU with 1-of-13 from 3-point range in the second half after the Tigers made 6-of-10 in the first half. … Roberson became the 12th player in Aggies’ history with at least 700 rebounds. He has 704.
Top Game Performances
 
Texas A&M   Louisiana State
Danuel House 18 Scoring Jordan Mickey 17
Alex Robinson 6 Assists Josh Gray 5
Jalen Jones 9 Rebounds Jarell Martin 8
Jalen Jones 6 Free Throws Made Jordan Mickey 3
Jalen Jones 3 Steals Keith Hornsby 2
Jalen Jones 2 Blocks Jordan Mickey 7
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Texas A&M 67 41.5 4-10 9-11 10 39 4 7 13
Louisiana State 64 39.1 7-23 7-11 17 37 11 9 16