Boston College
Texas A&M
Men's Basketball Edges Texas A&M, 67-65
November 25, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Nov. 25, 2010
KISSIMMEE, Fla. - Junior Reggie Jackson scored a game-high 21 points, including eight of the Eagles' final 14 points, to lead Boston College to a 67-65 win over Texas A&M in the first round of the Old Spice Classic.
BC will now play Wisconsin tomorrow at noon in the semifinal round of the tournament.
The Eagles never trailed in the contest. The Aggies tied the game three times in the final seven minutes of play, the last time at 60-60 with 3:18 left.
After senior Josh Southern and Texas A&M's David Loubeau traded free throws to make the score 62-62, Jackson netted back-to-back baskets - with 2:08 and 56.5 seconds remaining - to give BC a four-point cushion.
The Aggies had another chance to tie, but B.J. Holmes failed to convert a free throw after being fouled on a successful three-point attempt with 44 seconds left.
Senior Corey Raji, who finished with 11 points, hit one free throw to give BC a 67-65 lead with 4.7 seconds left. A final Aggie attempt to tie fell off the rim as time expired.
BC led by as many as 10 points - 21-11 - midway through the first half, before settling for a 33-28 halftime edge. The Eagles shot 50.0 percent from the field in the opening 20 minutes, hitting seven three-pointers (on 13 attempts) in the half.
BC took its largest lead of the day - 11 points (49-38) - with 13:50 to play, but Texas A&M quickly hit consecutive three-pointers to trim the advantage back to five points. The Aggies earned their first tie at 53-53 with 6:14 to play.
Jackson then scored four straight points to put BC on top 57-53. After Texas A&M hit a three-pointer, freshman Danny Rubin did the same for the Eagles, making the score 60-56. The Aggies answered with two baskets to again even the score.
Game Notes: Senior Joe Trapani finished with 14 points. He and Raji each grabbed five rebounds ... BC was outrebounded 32-16 ... BC committed eight turnovers, marking the third time in four games that the Eagles have committed fewer than 10 turnovers ... BC sank 14-of-16 free-throw attempts ... BC's reserves contributed 17 points ... BC scored 25 points off 14 A&M turnovers ... Today's game was telecast in 3D (with Lou Canellis and Bob Wenzel calling the action), marking the first-ever college basketball available in 3D.
