Pope scores 18, Mgbako 14 and well-balanced Texas A&M rolls over Northern Kentucky 104-67

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Jordan Pope scored 18 factors, Mackenzie Mgbako added 14 factors, and Texas A&M rolled previous Northern Kentucky 104-67 on Friday night time.

Mgbako led the Aggies (2-0) with seven rebounds and 4 assists. They’d a 56-22 benefit in paint factors and 6 gamers scored in double figures.

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Willie Foster led Northern Kentucky (2-1) with 23 factors.

The Aggies scored the sport’s first 11 factors and shot it at a torrid tempo by way of a lot of the primary half. They led 32-20 midway by way of the interval whereas capturing 62%. A 13-0 run later within the half pushed their result in 50-27.

The Aggies had runs of 12-0 and 14-0 within the ultimate 10 minutes. They pressured 23 turnovers with 15 steals and added 9 blocked photographs.

Texas A&M shot 61% for the primary half and 54% for the sport.

Texas A&M is averaging 100.5 factors by way of two video games.

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Texas A&M: vs. UL Monroe on Monday.

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