Youngstown State University
7-5
Texas A&M
7-2
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Youngstown State | 26 | 37 | 63 |
| Texas A&M | 36 | 45 | 81 |
Men's Basketball Falls at Texas A&M, 81-63
12/13/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
College Station, Texas – Senior Shawn Amiker scored a team-high 16 points and classmate DJ Cole added 15 points with six assists, but the Youngstown State men's basketball team dropped an 81-63 decision to Texas A&M on Saturday afternoon at Reed Arena.
The Penguins fall to 7-5 while the Aggies, who made 11 3-pointers, improve to 7-2.
Junior Shawn Stewart came off the bench and scored 11 points for the Penguins, who also made eight 3-pointers.
Leading the way for the Aggies was Jalen Jones with 27 points on 11-of-13 shooting from the field, including four 3-pointers. Danuel House, who also made four 3's, scored 21 points and had six assists.
Trailing by at the half and by 12 just two minutes into the second, the Penguins scored six straight on a jumper by Amiker, a layup by Bobby Hain and a jumper by Cole to get back within six, 40-34, with 17:15 left.
After falling behind by 11, 3-pointers by Marcus Keene, Cole and Stewart and a layup by Amiker brought the Aggies lead down to four, 51-47, at the 12:30 mark.
A layup by House and a 3-pointer by Jones pushed the A&M edge back to nine, but a four-point play by Cole and another 3-pointer by Stewart brought the Penguins within striking distance, 58-54, with 9:14 to go.
Over the next five minutes, the Aggies went on a 13-2 run to push their lead up to 15, 71-56, with 4:43 left and led by as many as 20, 81-61, with just under two minutes left.
In the first half that featured four lead changes, neither team led by more than four points throughout the first 13 minute of the game.
Stewart tied the game at 14-14 with a jumper at the 11:02 mark and then drained a 3-pointer to get the Penguins within one, 19-18, with 7:20 left before halftime.
The Aggies, though, score the next 10 and 13 of the next 15 to extend their lead to 12, 32-20, with 3:18 remaining.
Youngstown State made three of its final four field-goal attempts to head into the lockerroom down 10, 36-26.
The Penguins host Kennesaw State, Wednesday, Dec. 17, at 7:05 p.m. at the Beeghly Center.
