Jace Carter scored 14 points and Henry Coleman III collected 13 points and nine rebounds to lift No. 21 Texas A&M to an 89-64 victory over visiting DePaul on Wednesday in College Station, Texas.
Carter sank four 3-pointers after going 4-for-23 from beyond the arc prior to the game.
Wade Taylor IV also drained four 3-pointers and finished with 13 points to help the Aggies (7-2) rebound from a campaign-low 47-point output in a loss to Virginia on Nov. 29.
Hayden Hefner, Bryce Lindsay and Manny Obaseki added 10 points apiece for Texas A&M, which shot a robust 53.0 percent from the floor (35 of 66) and 45.2 percent from beyond the arc (14 of 31). The Aggies did not record a turnover in the first half and finished with just four for the game.
Texas A&M’s Tyrece Radford sat out his third straight game due to respiratory issues.
DePaul’s Chico Carter Jr. scored 21 points on 7-of-9 shooting from the floor — including 4 of 6 from 3-point range. Da’Sean Nelson added 13 points for the Blue Demons (1-7), who lost their fifth straight game despite shooting 54.8 percent from the floor (23 of 42) and 50.0 percent from 3-point range (8 of 16).
Texas A&M took control of the game after making 11 3-pointers in the first half to walk away with a 62-30 lead at intermission.
Jace Carter connected four times from deep, Taylor converted twice and Andersson Garcia made his first 3-pointer of the season to give the Aggies a 27-13 lead.
DePaul attempted to rally after Elijah Fisher’s dunk with 8:12 remaining in the first half, but Jace Carter’s layup ignited a string of 17 straight points by the Aggies. Hefner sank a pair of 3-pointers and Lindsay and Jace Carter each added one more to help Texas A&M claim a 32-point lead at intermission.
The Blue Demons steadily chipped away and trimmed their deficit to 20 points at 79-59 with 7:37 remaining in the second half. Lindsay halted the momentum with a 3-pointer, and the Aggies were not threatened the rest of the way.
–Field Level Media
