National Basketball Association
Syracuse 74, Texas A&M 67
When: 3:00 PM ET, Friday, November 27, 2015
Where: Imperial Arena at Atlantis Resort, Nassau
Officials:
# Doug Sirmons, # Michael Stephens, # Mike Stuart
Attendance:
2309
By The Sports Xchange
Guard Michael Gbinjie scored 20 points to lead Syracuse to a 74-67 victory over No. 25 Texas A&M in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament championship on Friday in the Bahamas.
Gbinjie, who made four 3-pointers and had four assists, was named the tournament MVP. Guard Malachi Richardson scored 16 points for Syracuse, which shot 44 percent on 3-pointers, and guard Trevor Cooney added 15.
The game featured nine ties and 12 lead changes before the Orange (6-0) outscored the Aggies (6-1) 13-6 in the final 5:38 to secure the victory.
Swingman Jalen Jones had a game-high 23 points and six rebounds and guard Danuel House, who was named to the all-tournament team, scored 15 points.
Top Game Performances
| Syracuse |
|
Texas A&M |
|
Michael Gbinije 20 |
Scoring |
Jalen Jones 23 |
|
Trevor Cooney 5 |
Assists |
Alex Caruso 5 |
|
Tyler Lydon 8 |
Rebounds |
Tonny Trocha-Morelos 8 |
|
Michael Gbinije 8 |
Free Throws Made |
Tyler Davis 2 |
|
Trevor Cooney 3 |
Steals |
Alex Caruso 3 |
|
DaJuan Coleman 1 |
Blocks |
Tyler Davis 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Syracuse
|
74 |
41.5 |
11-25 |
19-24 |
12 |
25 |
1 |
7 |
16 |
| Texas A&M
|
67 |
42.2 |
6-20 |
7-11 |
18 |
34 |
4 |
4 |
13 |
