Texas A&M 76, Arkansas Tech 58

Texas A&M 76, Arkansas Tech 58

Published Dec. 29, 2011 10:06 p.m. ET

Elston Turner scored 19 points and Ray Turner added 15 and a career-high 15 rebounds as Texas A&M got a 76-58 win over Division II Arkansas Tech on Thursday night.

The win breaks a two-game skid for the Aggies (9-3) in their last non-conference game before opening Big 12 play on Monday against No. 6 Baylor.

Texas A&M was up by 12 points before using an 8-3 run, highlighted by a dunk by freshman Daniel Alexander, to extend its advantage to 51-34 with about 12 minutes remaining.

Arkansas Tech (8-2) was led by Johnie Davis, who had 16 points.

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The Aggies outshot Arkansas Tech 51 percent to 35 percent and had 19 more rebounds with 47 total in the game.

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