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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Texas A&M 73, Colorado 70
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Where: Coors Events Center, Boulder, Colorado
Officials: # JB Caldwell, # Paul Janssen, # Scott Thornley
Attendance: 7517

B.J. Holmes hit a long 3-pointer with 1.9 seconds remaining to force overtime and scored five points in the extra session as No. 22 Texas A&M rallied past Colorado, 73-70, on Wednesday night in Boulder, Colo.

The win snapped a three-game losing streak for Texas A&M (18-5, 5-4 Big 12), which beat Colorado (15-10, 4-6) for the eighth straight time.

Holmes finished with 13 points and A&M rallied from a 58-52 deficit in the final 3:02. Nathan Walkup’s 18 points led Texas A&M, which also got 14 points and nine rebounds off the bench from David Loubeau. Khris Middleton added 11 and six assists.

Colorado was led by Alec Burks, who had a game-high 24 points, and Cory Higgins, who scored 15 of his 19 in the second half. The Buffaloes have dropped six of seven after starting 3-0 in the league play.
Top Game Performances
 
Texas A&M   Colorado
Nathan Walkup 18 Scoring Alec Burks 24
Khris Middleton 6 Assists Cory Higgins 5
David Loubeau 9 Rebounds Alec Burks 5
B.J. Holmes 5 Free Throws Made Alec Burks 8
Dash Harris 3 Steals Levi Knutson 2
David Loubeau 2 Blocks Austin Dufault 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Texas A&M 73 47.4 4-11 15-20 14 39 4 7
Colorado 70 38.7 7-13 15-16 9 23 6 5