The Texas A&M men’s basketball team continues to fall just short as it lost to Iowa State, 89-82, Wednesday night at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.
After holding a 36-33 lead at halftime, the Aggies (7-9, 0-5 Big 12) quickly relinquished the lead in front of a raucous Cyclone crowd.The Cyclones opened the half on an 11-2 run over the first 6:31.
Iowa State (12-4, 3-2) had three scorers with more than 20 points, led by freshman guard Will Blalock’s 22. Senior guard Jake Sullivan and junior center Jared Homan both added 20 points. Homan also pulled down 10 rebounds and contributed seven blocks to the Cyclone effort.
Aggie forward Jesse King came back from a nagging foot injury to give a dominating performance. King led the Aggies with 21 points and 11 rebounds in 29 minutes of play.
Sophomore guard/forward Antoine Wright added 17 points. Freshman point guard Acie Law IV had his second straight impressive game as he poured in 13 points and dished out two assists in only 19 minutes of play.
Iowa State set a Big 12 record for free throw attempts with 53 in the game. The Cyclones hit 28 of 42 free throws in the second half due to 25 Aggie fouls in the half.
Iowa State hit 21 of 28 free throws in the last four minutes of the game to seal the win.
A&M will return home to face No. 18 Texas Saturday at 12:30 p.m. at Reed Arena.