National Basketball Association
Rice 65, Texas A&M 58
When: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 22, 2011
Where: Reed Arena, College Station, Texas
Officials:
# Rick Crawford, # Joe DeRosa, # Keith Kimble
Attendance:
8284
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Arsalan Kazemi had 10 points and 13 rebounds, helping Rice end Texas A&M’s 67-game non-conference home winning streak with a 65-58 victory on Thursday night at Reed Arena.
Tamir Jackson added 13 points, and Lucas Kuipers and Ahmad Ibrahim scored 12 apiece for the Owls (8-4), who snapped a three-game losing streak to the Aggies and won in College Station for the first time since 1995.
It was Kazemi’s fifth straight double-double and ninth this season.
Texas A&M (8-3) got 14 points and six rebounds off the bench from David Loubeau, but the Aggies shot only 39 percent from the field in losing to a non-conference opponent at home for the first time since the 2005-06 season.
Rice went on a 10-0 run to close the first half, taking a 33-26 lead into the break on back-to-back 3-pointers by Kuipers and Connor Frizzelle.
The Owls extended their lead to as many as 13 points in the second half when a pair of Jackson free throws made it 45-32 with 14:51 remaining.
Texas A&M fought back, cutting the lead to as little as six multiple times, but Rice had an answer every time. Back-to-back buckets by Ibrahim put Rice on top 56-45 with only four minutes left.
The Aggies close their non-conference slate with a home matchup against Arkansas State before opening Big 12 play with a road trip to Baylor on Jan. 2.
Top Game Performances
Rice |
|
Texas A&M |
Tamir Jackson 13 |
Scoring |
David Loubeau 14 |
Dylan Ennis 4 |
Assists |
Dash Harris 4 |
Arsalan Kazemi 13 |
Rebounds |
David Loubeau 6 |
Arsalan Kazemi 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Ray Turner 4 |
Connor Frizzelle 2 |
Steals |
Jordan Green 4 |
Ahmad Ibrahim 2 |
Blocks |
David Loubeau 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Rice
|
65 |
47.7 |
6-19 |
17-23 |
13 |
35 |
5 |
7 |
15 |
Texas A&M
|
58 |
39.0 |
3-13 |
9-12 |
8 |
24 |
2 |
8 |
9 |