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03/03 21:05 CST Griffen scores 21, Dominguez 17 and Texas A&M tops Kentucky
96-85
Griffen scores 21, Dominguez 17 and Texas A&M tops Kentucky 96-85
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) --- Rylan Griffen and Ruben Dominguez came off the
bench to score 21 and 17 points respectively and Texas A&M defeated Kentucky
96-85 on Tuesday night.
With Griffen and Dominguez (who have 48 combined starts) leading the way, the
Aggies held a dominant 57-39 advantage in bench points.
Rashaun Agee had 14 points and eight rebounds and Pop Isaacs contributed 12
points, six rebounds and eight assists for Texas A&M (20-10, 10-7 SEC), which
had lost six of eight coming in. Zach Clemence had 13 points. He, Griffen and
Dominguez combined to make 12 of the Aggies' 13 3-pointers.
Otega Oweh had 24 points, nine rebounds and five assists for the Wildcats
(19-11, 10-7), who have lost four of their last six games. Mouhamed Dioubate
scored 19 points.
Kentucky led 30-18 with eight minutes left in the first half before Texas A&M
took charge. The Aggies had runs of 13-0 and 14-0 while outscoring the Wildcats
27-3 over the final minutes to lead 45-33 at halftime.
Clemence hit three 3s early in the second half and Griffen scored 11 straight
Texas A&M points while the Aggies built a 73-52 lead 9 1/2 minutes into the
period. Kentucky slowly chipped away at the deficit but it didn't get within
single digits until Trent Noah hit a 3-pointer with 1:36 remaining to make it
86-78. Texas A&M wrapped it up with eight free throws in the final minute.
Up next Kentucky: The Wildcats conclude the regular season with a home game against No. 5 Florida on Saturday. Texas A&M: The Aggies finish at LSU on Saturday. The conference tournament runs March 11-15 in Nashville, Tennessee. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here and here (AP News mobile app). AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball
Up next Kentucky: The Wildcats conclude the regular season with a home game against No. 5 Florida on Saturday. Texas A&M: The Aggies finish at LSU on Saturday. The conference tournament runs March 11-15 in Nashville, Tennessee. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here and here (AP News mobile app). AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball
