Texas A&M 67, Houston Baptist 59: Elston Turner led three players in double figures with 17 points as the host Aggies shook off the Huskies’ upset bid.

Turner’s 3-pointer with 4:31 remaining capped a 7-0 spurt and gave Texas A&M (10-3) a 54-47 advantage. Houston Baptist (4-10), which has lost nine of its past 10, cut it to 54-51 on Anthony Hill’s 3-pointer with 3:46 left before the Aggies scored six consecutive points to seal the victory.

Texas A&M, the top 3-point shooting team in the SEC at 39.4 percent, finished just 2-for-8 from 3-point range. That and a big rebounding advantage for Houston Baptist (30-19) kept the Huskies in the game.

Ray Turner scored 14 points and Fabyon Harris added 11 for the Aggies, who struggled at home for the third consecutive game. Texas A&M lost to Southern on Dec. 22 and needed to rally late to hold off Army on Dec. 29.

Caleb Crayton led Houston Baptist with 13 points.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Houston Baptist finished with 23 turnovers. The Huskies came in 333rd nationally, averaging 17.6 turnovers. … Elston Turner finished with four of the Aggies’ 11 steals. … Texas A&M opens its first season of SEC play Wednesday at home against Arkansas.