National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Texas A&M 57, Tennessee 56
When: 6:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 11, 2014
Where: Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tennessee
Officials: # Byron Jarrett, # Patrick Adams, # James Breeding
Attendance: 18079

Texas A&M 57, Tennessee 56: Antwan Space made a 3-pointer with 4.4 seconds left and the visiting Aggies rallied from a 14-point halftime deficit to stun the Volunteers.

Jamal Jones scored a career-high 23 points, including five 3-pointers, and Alex Caruso added 12 points and eight assists to help Texas A&M (11-4, 2-0 SEC) win its third straight. The Aggies trailed after taking a 3-0 lead until Space (six points) silenced the crowd with his second 3-pointer.

Antonio Barton paced Tennessee (10-5, 1-1) with 12 points and Josh Richardson added 11. Leading scorer Jordan McRae, who entered averaging 18.9 points, was held to nine points on 2-of-8 shooting.

The Volunteers led 32-18 at the break after holding Texas A&M to six field goals, but the Aggies began their comeback when Jones hit back-to-back 3-pointers to cut the deficit to 34-24. Texas A&M, which shot 53.8 percent in the second half, used a 9-0 run to pull within 38-33 with a little more than 11 minutes remaining.

Caruso scored to cut the lead to 56-54 with 30 seconds left, and Jeronne Maymon missed two free throws to set up Space’s heroics. Maymon collected nine points and 15 rebounds for Tennessee, which beat the Aggies 93-85 in four overtimes last season.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Tennessee freshman G Robert Hubbs III, who averaged five points in 12 games, will have season-ending surgery on his left shoulder next week. … Tennessee fell to 26-3 under coach Cuonzo Martin when leading at halftime. … The Aggies missed nine of their 18 shots from the foul line, while Tennessee made 15-for-21.
Top Game Performances
 
Texas A&M   Tennessee
Jamal Jones 23 Scoring Antonio Barton 12
Alex Caruso 8 Assists Jordan McRae 4
Kourtney Roberson 6 Rebounds Jeronne Maymon 15
Alex Caruso 4 Free Throws Made Jordan McRae 4
Alex Caruso 4 Steals Antonio Barton 1
Tavario Miller 2 Blocks A.J. Davis 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Texas A&M 57 40.0 8-15 9-18 12 23 4 8 8
Tennessee 56 40.9 5-17 15-21 11 34 5 2 16