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2004-05 Basketball TexasAssociate SID/Basketball: Colin Killian Office: 979-845-3289 Cell: 979-229-4706 A&M Home: 979-693-1163 email: [email protected] SID Address: P.O. Box 30017, College Station, TX 77842-3017 Fax: 979-845-0564 Website: www.AggieAthletics.com Jan. 26, 2005 Aggies Reach for Road Win vs. Cornhuskers The Texas A&M Aggies (13-3, 2-3 in Big 12) Schedule/Results reach for their first Big 12 road win of the season GAME #17 when they play the Nebraska Cornhuskers Record: 13-3 overall, 2-3 Big 12 (8--7, 2-3 in Big 12) on Wednesday at 7 p.m. Current Streak .......................................... W1 Texas A&M Longest Win Streak .................................... 11 (Central) at the Devaney Center (13,500 cap.) Longest Loss Streak ..................................... 2 in Lincoln, Neb. The game will be televised in N19 NORTH CAROLINA A&T ......... W, 89-56 Nebraska by Fox Sports Net Midwest. The Aggies AGGIES N23 TRINITY ................................ W, 67-48 are coming off a 65-51 win against Kansas State (13-3 2-3 Big 12) N27 TEXAS-PERMIAN BASIN ........ W, 98-36 at home on Saturday, which ended a two-game vs. D1 OAKLAND .............................. W, 81-63 losing streak. The Cornhuskers opened Big 12 D4 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M .............. W, 82-40 play with a pair of wins, but have since lost three D11 ALABAMA A&M ...................... W, 71-68 straight and are coming off an 80-70 loss at Nebraska D15 LOUISIANA-MONROE ............ W, 78-36 Missouri on Saturday. Nebraska leads the series, D19 CHICAGO STATE .................... W, 90-70 9-3, with a 5-1 edge in games played in Lincoln. CORNHUSKERS D22 GRAMBLING .......................... W, 97-66 A&M is 1-2 in road games this season while the (8-7, 2-3 Big 12) D29 HOUSTON .............................. W, 93-80 Cornhuskers are 6-3 at home. Nebraska won J2 at Penn State .............................W, 62-60 last year in College Station, 83-77, but A&M won 7 p.m. (Central) J5 at #2 Kansas (ESPN+) .................. L, 65-60 two years ago in Lincoln, 53-52. State Farm Lone Star Showdown Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2005 J12 #9 TEXAS (Fox SN) ................. W, 74-63 Devaney Center (13,500 cap.) J15 at Texas Tech ............................ L, 70-56 About Nebraska Lincoln, Neb. J18 #18 OKLAHOMA (ESPN+) .........L, 70-54 The Cornhuskers return 10 lettermen and three J22 KANSAS STATE (ESPN+) ......... W, 65-51 starters from last year’s team that finished 18-13 J26 at Nebraska (Fox SN, Nebraska Only) ... 7 p.m. overall and tied for ninth in the Big 12 with a 6-10 Radio J29 BAYLOR (Fox SN) ........................ 5 p.m. record. Nebraska advanced to the NIT, winning Texas A&M Sports Network F2 at #13 Oklahoma (ESPN+) ............... 7 p.m. two games before falling to Hawaii, 84-83. The F5 MISSOURI (Fox SN) .................... 6 p.m. Cornhuskers are in their fifth year under head Dave South, play-by-play F12 #9 OKLAHOMA STATE (Fox SN) ... 5 p.m. coach Barry Collier. Nebraska’s non-confer- Colin Killian, commentary State Farm Lone Star Showdown ence schedule was highlighted by a 62-61 win Airtime: 6:45 p.m. (Central) F16 at #13 Texas (Fox SN) ..................... 7 p.m. at Tennessee. The Cornhuskers opened Big 12 ONLINE: www.AggieAthletics.com F19 at Colorado (ESPN+) ...................... 3 p.m. play with a 95-85 double overtime win at home SIRIUS SATELLITE: Ch. 111 (Nebraska feed) F22 IOWA STATE (ESPN+, Iowa only) .....8 p.m. against Kansas State, followed by a 68-61 road F26 TEXAS TECH (ESPN+) .................. 3 p.m. win at Colorado. They have lost their last three M2 at #9 Oklahoma State (ESPN2) ........ 6 p.m. games, falling at home to Texas (63-53) and on Television M5 at Baylor ................................12:30 p.m. the road to Kansas (59-57) and Missouri (80-70). M10-13 at Big 12 Tournament (Kansas City) Nebraska has six players averaging at least Fox Sports Net Midwest 7.9 points, led by freshman guard Joe McCray (Shown only in Nebraska) Who’s Hot? (6’5”), who is averaging 15.5 points, second most Greg Sharpe, play-by-play uJunior Antoine Wright has averaged 18.7 points among Big 12 freshmen. McCray leads the Big Matt Davison, commentary and 7.3 rebounds in the last three games, including a 12 in three-point field goals, averaging 3.1 per season-high 24 points against Oklahoma. Wright has game. Senior guard Marcus Neal (6’0”) averages had four double-doubles and missed two more by one 10.8 points and a team-high 3.6 assists, while Inside rebound. His 1,062 career points rank 24th in A&M senior forward John Turek (6’9”) adds 8.7 points, 2 .......... A&M vs. Nebraska Capsule history. junior guard Jason Dourisseau (6’5”) averages (series record, starters, coaches’ records, sidebars, Gillispie quotes) uSophomore Acie Law scored 17 points and added 8.5 points and junior forward Wes Wilkinson 3 .......... Tale of the Tape (stat comparison) five assists while making 5-of-7 (.714) from the field (6’9”) contributes 8.1 points. Freshman center K-State Recap (AP story, boxscore) and 3-of-4 (.750) three--pointers against Kansas State. Last Year vs. NU (AP stories, boxscores) Aleks Maric (6’11”) leads the team in rebounding 4-7 ....... Notes/Media Information uFreshman Joseph Jones has averaged 12.2 points 8 .......... Miscellaneous Statistics with 7.2 per game and adds 7.9 points. Nebraska 9 .......... Roster/Statistical Trends and 7.6 rebounds while making 60.0 percent from the 10-21 ... Player Updates/Individual Game-by-Game field in conference play with two double-doubles. His is one of the Big 12’s top defensive teams, rank- 22 ........ Results/Attendance ing third in the league in scoring defense (60.2) 23 ........ Season Statistics five double-doubles for the season are the most by a 24 ........ Points-Rebounds-Assists Big 12 freshman. and field goal percentage defense (.388). The 25 ........ Team Game-by-Game Statistics 26 ........ Highs & Lows uSenior Bobby Leach has averaged 9.5 points and Cornhuskers also rank third in rebounding margin 27 ........ Bench Scoring/Scoring Breakdown 3.8 assists while making 5-of-8 (.625) from three-point (+7.4). Nebraska averages 67.8 points per game 28 ........ Starting Lineups/Technicals/DQs 29 ........ The Last Time... range in the last four games. while making 41.8 percent from the field. 30 ........ Game Recaps and Boxscores 1 2004-05 Texas A&M Basketball Aggies at a Glance uprobable starters No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl PPG RPG Notable 1 uAcie Law 6’3” 180 So 13.2 5.1a Ranked second in Big 12 in assists/24 points in win vs. #9 Texas 2 Marcus McIntosh 6’0” 185 So 2.6 0.8 Scored eight or more points in two games 3 Brian Blackburn 5’8” 160 So 0.0 0.0 Non-scholarship player has played in two games 4 Edjuan Green 6’7” 230 Jr 4.6 4.1 Third on team in rebounding (4.1)/Making 56% from the field 5 Kenneth White 6’1” 200 Fr 1.8 0.7 Has made 7-of-17 three-pointers (.412) in his last 11 games 10 uChris Walker 6’5” 210 Jr 4.3 3.0 Walk-on has started last 11 games/Had 6 rebounds in win vs. KSU 11 Luis Clemente 6’8” 235 Jr 2.3 1.8 Has scored in five of his last seven games/fourth on team in blocks (6) 15 Bobby Leach 6’0” 180 Sr 5.9 3.7a Third in Big 12 in Ast/TO ratio (2.95)/Avg. 9.5 points in last 4 games 21 uAntoine Wright 6’7” 210 Jr 17.3 6.1 Midseason First-Team All-Big 12 pick, 4th in league in scoring (17.3) 22 uDominique Kirk 6’3” 180 Fr 8.3 2.8a Has scored in double figures in six games/15 points in win vs. Houston 25 Matt Koeneke 6’6” 220 So 0.0 0.0 Non-scholarship player played against Grambling State 30 uJoseph Jones 6’9” 240 Fr 12.1 7.5 Fifth in Big 12 in rebounding (7.5), best among league freshmen 33 Justin Loewe 6’4” 200 So 1.6 0.4 Has made a three-pointer in three games 40 Slade Weishuhn 6’9“ 210 Fr --- --- Has not played because of stress fracture in leg 42 Marlon Pompey 6’8” 225 So 4.1 3.5 Had a career-high 8 rebounds vs. Houston/Scored eight points at Tech Texas A&M vs. Nebraska Capsule Series Notes Tentative Starters Nebraska leads the series, 9-3, with TEXAS A&M uTEXAS A&M AGGIES (13-3, 2-3) a 5-1 advantage in games played No. Player Ht. Cl. PPG RPG Other in Lincoln. A&M won the last game vs. Nebraska (NU leads, 9-3) 30 Joseph Jones 6’9” Fr. 12.1 7.5 1.3 blk played in Lincoln, posting a 53-52 Year Winner Site 10 Chris Walker 6’5” Jr. 4.3 3.0 61% FG win two years ago. The Cornhusk- 1969-70 Nebraska, 78-69 ......................Houston 1986-87 A&M, 66-64 ...................College Station 21 Antoine Wright 6’7” Jr. 17.3 6.1 49% FG ers won last year in College Station, 1987-88 Nebraska, 92-60 ........................Lincoln 83-77. 1991-92 Nebraska, 91-68 ........................Lincoln 22 Dominique Kirk 6’3” Fr. 8.3 2.4 2.8 ast 1996-97 Nebraska, 74-72 ........................Lincoln 1 Acie Law 6’3” So.