National Basketball Association
Texas A&M 73, Colorado 70
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Where: Coors Events Center, Boulder, Colorado
Officials:
# JB Caldwell, # Paul Janssen, # Scott Thornley
Attendance:
7517
By SportsDirect Inc.
B.J. Holmes hit a long 3-pointer with 1.9 seconds remaining to force overtime and scored five points in the extra session as No. 22 Texas A&M rallied past Colorado, 73-70, on Wednesday night in Boulder, Colo.
The win snapped a three-game losing streak for Texas A&M (18-5, 5-4 Big 12), which beat Colorado (15-10, 4-6) for the eighth straight time.
Holmes finished with 13 points and A&M rallied from a 58-52 deficit in the final 3:02. Nathan Walkup’s 18 points led Texas A&M, which also got 14 points and nine rebounds off the bench from David Loubeau. Khris Middleton added 11 and six assists.
Colorado was led by Alec Burks, who had a game-high 24 points, and Cory Higgins, who scored 15 of his 19 in the second half. The Buffaloes have dropped six of seven after starting 3-0 in the league play.
Top Game Performances
| Texas A&M |
|
Colorado |
|
Nathan Walkup 18 |
Scoring |
Alec Burks 24 |
|
Khris Middleton 6 |
Assists |
Cory Higgins 5 |
|
David Loubeau 9 |
Rebounds |
Alec Burks 5 |
|
B.J. Holmes 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Alec Burks 8 |
|
Dash Harris 3 |
Steals |
Levi Knutson 2 |
|
David Loubeau 2 |
Blocks |
Austin Dufault 4 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Texas A&M
|
73 |
47.4 |
4-11 |
15-20 |
14 |
39 |
4 |
7 |
|
| Colorado
|
70 |
38.7 |
7-13 |
15-16 |
9 |
23 |
6 |
5 |
|