Aggies can’t hold lead, fall to Purdue in OT
By Bud L. Ellis
Up by 11 points early in the second half, the Texas A&M Aggies had a chance to take total control of their second-round NCAA Tournament game.
Instead, Purdue scored 14 of the next 16 points, setting in motion a series of events that at the end of overtime would send the Aggies home for the season.
Chris Kramer’s basket with 4.2 seconds left snapped a 61-61 tie, and B.J. Holmes’ 3-pointer missed as time expired, the Aggies falling 63-61 in the Midwest Regional in Spokane, Wash.
Texas A&M (24-10) led by seven points at halftime but went ice cold in the second half, en route to shooting just 35.4 percent from the field for the game. Bryan Davis led the Aggies with 17 points and 15 rebounds on 8-for-17 shooting. David Loubeau added 12 points, and Donald Sloan scored 11.
Holmes had a chance to win the game at the end of regulation as well, but misfired at the buzzer.
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Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at 6:50 pm by bud
Tags: B.J. Holmes, Bryan Davis, Chris Kramer, David Loubeau, Donald Sloan, NCAA Tournament, Purdue, Texas A&M Aggies
