Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Bragging Rights - Brown Helps Ut Men Edge A&m In Final Big 12 Meeting - Houston Chronicle

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CCOLLEGE STATION When a new rowdy Reed Arena group resolved to go noiseless throughout a very few Texas A&M free throws late inside your Aggies' past timetabled online game versus Texas, a couple of Longhorns fans rhythmically shouted one more rating of the rivals' remaining basketball game out of Thanksgiving.

Turns out, the particular Longhorns may have all-time bragging rights in both activities following an additional oh-so tiny finale and also following another conclude this left Aggies deflated in Aggieland. UT conquered A&M 70-68 on Monday night time ahead of 9,792 fans, plus the triumphant Longhorns exited this level utilizing their "hook 'ems" presented high.

"I've already been watching Texas plus Texas A&M for just a extended time, therefore it believed fantastic to obtain the third wining during Texas A&M," stated UT safeguard Sheldon McClellan , a Bellaire product.

Finally, too, your close sport resolved to go UT's way, immediately after a variety connected with tight deficits had dented the Longhorns' psyche.

"We shared with this company at halftime you should not expect a large margin of victory," UT private coach Rick Barnes said. "Every adventure we have now already been with provides been close."

This time, gofer guard J'Covan Brown emerged through by using four tips while in the very last minute, which includes weightlifting UT to your 68-67 steer with 53 minutes remaining whenever he / she driven the lane for the astonishing layup as your Aggies made an appearance to consider little resistance.

"He drove it left, and Elston (Turner) got screened," A&M guru Billy Kennedy said. "Our place folks did an undesirable employment involving twisting and helping."

Barnes explained this Longhorns (15-9, 5-6 Big 12) acquired never work this play past to Brown's essential field goal, but he drew this way up in the huddle, and the strategy seemed to be simply regarding Brown to be able to struggle "through this display screen rather then going close to it."

He did, this play worked, as well as Longhorns gained their fifth in a row against the particular Aggies.

"Coach known as a great play; ?t had been merely an (isolation) play," claimed Brown, who scored your team-high 20 points.

On A&M's ensuing possession, frontward David Loubeau uniquely spun inside lane, nearly resolved to go up for the field-goal attempt, then at the past second tried hurling the basketball released front, wherever UT's Myck Kabongo amassed that steal.

"I tested out to do the ideal point plus kick the idea backside out," Loubeau said.

Brown's a couple of zero cost includes then sealed this Longhorns' second consecutive triumph around the heels connected with two losses. The Aggies (12-11, 3-8), whom fallen their 3 rd direct game, are usually causing the Big 12 with the Southeastern Conference this summer. UT overcome A&M 27-25 inside basketball with Thanksgiving throughout College Station.

"They executed in the direction of the end, plus we all couldn't have stops," Turner said with your hoops results that sounded just like the a single for the grass.

A&M firing shield Khris Middleton (knee) not so great his fifth straight game, along with place guard Dash Harris (arch) missed his fourth from a row.

"You must be fascinated using the technique A&M struggled by way of its personal injury situation," Barnes said.

In that end, however, UT strolled off of Reed Arena using basketball bragging privileges with the direct future.

brent.zwerneman@chron.com

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