National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Texas A&M 78, Kansas St. 68
When: 5:30 PM ET, Saturday, December 12, 2015
Where: Reed Arena, College Station, Texas
Officials: # Lee Cassell, # Jeff Henderson, # Antinio Petty
Attendance: 7003

Texas A&M forward Jalen Jones came off the bench to score 25 points, guard Alex Caruso added 12 points, nine assists and six steals, and the Aggies held off Kansas State 78-68 on Saturday in College Station, Texas.

With the Aggies protecting a five-point lead in the final minute, Caruso drove and spun to the basket for a layup and then stole the inbounds pass.

Texas A&M (8-2), which was coming off a loss at Arizona State, posted another quality non-conference win to go with victories over Gonzaga and Texas.

Junior forward Wesley Iwundu scored a career-high 23 points to lead Kansas State (7-2). Forward D.J. Johnson added 14 points.

Jones started 31 games last season, when he was selected second-team All-SEC, but he's mostly come off the bench this season. He had nine rebounds and shot 8-of-15 from the field against Kansas State.

The Wildcats rallied from a nine-point deficit early in the second half and trailed only 43-42 when Caruso jumped into the passing lane for a steal and was intentionally fouled on a breakaway.

Caruso made both free throws, guard Admon Gilder followed with a 3-pointer, and the Aggies were off and running on a 23-6 run that didn't quite put the game away.

K-State came back with an 11-0 run and eventually pulled as close as 69-64 on Iwundu's one-handed slam with 1:03 left.

Texas A&M guard Danuel House, averaging 16.3 points per game, scored only seven points on 2-of-13 shooting.
Top Game Performances
 
Kansas St.   Texas A&M
Wesley Iwundu 23 Scoring Jalen Jones 25
Justin Edwards 3 Assists Alex Caruso 9
Stephen Hurt 6 Rebounds Jalen Jones 9
Wesley Iwundu 4 Free Throws Made Jalen Jones 7
Wesley Iwundu 2 Steals Alex Caruso 6
D.J. Johnson 2 Blocks Tonny Trocha-Morelos 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Kansas St. 68 42.6 5-20 11-16 12 31 2 5 16
Texas A&M 78 54.0 7-14 17-25 18 30 3 11 13