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Men's Basketball Drops Saturday Contest at Texas A&M
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Men's Basketball Drops Saturday Contest at Texas A&M

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COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Zach Clemence scored 21 points on seven 3-pointers to lead Texas A&M to a 92-69 victory over South Carolina on Saturday.

Rylan Griffen added 16 points for Texas A&M (16-4, 6-1 Southeastern Conference), which entered tied with Florida atop the SEC standings and has won nine of its last 10 games.

Pop Isaacs and Rashaun Agee each chipped in with 11 points for the Aggies.

The Aggies finished the first half on a 19-4 run to take a 46-25 lead at the break. Clemence scored 12 points and Ruben Dominguez scored all nine of his on 3s for the Aggies. Meechie Johnson scored 13 first-half points to pace the Gamecocks.

Ali Dibba’s jumper with 12:30 left in the second half gave the Aggies their largest lead, 70-38.

Johnson scored 26 points on 7-of-12 shooting and made all 10 of his free-throw attempts to lead South Carolina (11-9, 2-5), which has lost four of its last five. Kobe Knox added 18 points and Myles Stute had 11.

KEY STATS

  • The Aggies built a 21-point lead at the half aided by an 18-0 run that was fueled by a plethora of 3s. Of their 15 first half made field goals, 12 came from 3-point land as they shot 54.5% from behind the arc the opening 20 minutes
  • A&M held a 43-30 edge in the rebound column leading to 14 second chance points. They also held an 18-0 advantage in fastbreak points.

NOTABLES

  • Redshirt senior guard Meechie Johnson finished with a team-high 26 points. It was his team-leading, fifth 20-point game of the season.
  • Johnson was 7-of-12 from the floor and a perfect 10-for-10 from the free throw line. He’s made 19-straight free throws dating back to the 2:05 mark of the second half in the team’s win over Oklahoma on Tuesday.
  • The Cleveland, Ohio native added a team-high five assists, his 10th game (27th career) this season with five or more assists.
  • Redshirt senior guard Kobe Knox had another game in double-figures matching his season-high with 18 points for the second-straight game. He’s now scored 10-plus in four of the last five games in league play.

UP NEXT

South Carolina returns home for a late-night matchup against No. 16/16 Florida (14-5, 5-1 SEC) on Wednesday. Roy Philpott (pxp) and Rodney Terry (analyst) will be on the call for the SEC Network broadcast. Fans are encouraged to wear white to Colonial Life Arena.

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