Prairie View A&M Panthers vs Texas A&M Aggies Box Score on Dec 09, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Dec 9, 2017

Admon Gilder scored 14 points and Tyler Davis reached a career milestone as No. 7 Texas A&M pulled away from Prairie View A&M in the second half for a 73-53 win Saturday at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas.

Davis finished with eight points, five rebounds and four blocks, becoming the 26th Aggie to have 500 rebounds for his career.

Zachary Hamilton scored 18 points and Gary Blackston added 17 points for the Panthers (2-7), who dropped their fourth straight game.

Prairie View A&M hung tough in the first half and was down only three, 29-26, with five minutes left before halftime. The Aggies took a 37-29 lead into intermission behind 10 points from DJ Hogg.

Blackston, who was coming off a season-high 27-point performance in a loss to Hawaii, hit a 3-pointer early in the second half to cut the Aggies' lead to four, 44-40.

Texas A&M answered the challenge with a 20-2 run to put away the Panthers.

Gilder ignited the Aggies' closing push with a 3-pointer and Robert Williams had a dunk during the decisive spurt.

Williams finished with eight points, 16 rebounds and four blocks for the Aggies (8-1), who bounced back from a road loss to Arizona earlier in the week.

Hogg scored 12 points and Tonny Trocha-Morelos came off the bench to add 11 points and seven rebounds for Texas A&M.

The Aggies outrebounded the Panthers 48-34.

Dennis Jones chipped in 10 points Prairie View A&M.

NOTES: New Texas A&M football coach Jimbo Fisher was introduced to the crowd. ... Texas A&M and Prairie View A&M, which are separated by just 41 miles, have met 13 times. The Aggies have won all 13 games. ... Prairie View A&M is picked to finish fifth in the SWAC this season. ... Texas A&M closes out its pre-SEC schedule with a three-game stretch at home, starting Wednesday when Savannah State visits. ... Prairie View A&M will try to bounce back at Tulsa on Thursday.