Texas A&M drubs Grambling State

Josh Carter tied a school record with eight 3-pointers and No. 11 Texas A&M scored the first 28 points in a 101-27 win over Grambling State on Thursday at College Station, Texas.

Carter also tied a Big 12 Conference record with seven 3-pointers in the first half and Joseph Jones finished with 20 points for the Aggies (11-2), who set a school record for most points in a first half while taking a 65-13 lead at the break.

Kendric Baker made a 3-pointer with 11:41 left in the first half to stop Texas A&M’s 28-0 run to open the game.

The Aggies shot 64 percent in the first half and limited Grambling (2-5) to 21 percent shooting in the half and 19 percent for the game.

The 27 points were the fewest allowed by Texas A&M since the Aggies defeated TCU 48-22 in 1948.

Carter, Jones and Donald Sloan combined to make three straight 3-pointers to make it 84-21 with 11:30 left before coach Billy Gillispie took his starters out for good.

Baker and Anthony Williams scored six points apiece for the Tigers.

(2) North Carolina 87, Rutgers 48: At Chapel Hill, N.C., Brandan Wright had 19 points and seven rebounds to lead the Tar Heels (11-1) past the Scarlet Knights (6-6).

(9) Kansas 63, Detroit 43: At Lawrence, Kan., Julian Wright and Russell Robinson led a second half-charge that enabled the mistake-prone Jayhawks (11-2) to pull away late and beat the Titans (3-9).

(17) LSU 92, Mississippi Valley St. 58: At Baton Rouge, La., Glen Davis scored 19 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as the Tigers (9-3) cruised to a victory over the Delta Devils (3-8) in the second round of the Hispanic College Fund Classic.

(19) Notre Dame 101, Rider 51: At South Bend, Ind., Kyle McAlarney had 21 points on seven 3-pointers to lead the Irish (11-1) to a win over the Broncs (7-5).

(21) Tennessee 101, Tennessee Tech 77: At Knoxville, Tenn., junior guard JaJuan Smith had a career-high 23 points to lead the Vols (11-2) to a victory over the Golden Eagles (5-7).

(22) Memphis 87, Lamar 62: At Memphis, Tenn., Chris Douglas-Roberts had 19 points and seven rebounds, and the Tigers (10-3) overcame a slow first half to beat the Cardinals (5-8).

(23) Air Force 66, George Washington 52: At Santa Clara, Calif., Dan Nwaelele scored 14 of his 19 points in the second half and the Falcons (12-1) beat the Colonels (7-3) in the first round of the Cable Car Classic.

(24) Nevada 89, Maine 69: At Reno, Nev., Nick Fazekas had 18 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Wolf Pack (11-1) to a victory over the Black Bears (5-7).

(25) Clemson 75, Georgia 60: At Clemson, S.C., freshman Trevor Booker had 14 points to help the Tigers (13-0) beat the Bulldogs (8-3).