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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Rice 65, Texas A&M 58
When: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 22, 2011
Where: Reed Arena, College Station, Texas
Officials: # Rick Crawford, # Joe DeRosa, # Keith Kimble
Attendance: 8284

Arsalan Kazemi had 10 points and 13 rebounds, helping Rice end Texas A&M’s 67-game non-conference home winning streak with a 65-58 victory on Thursday night at Reed Arena.

Tamir Jackson added 13 points, and Lucas Kuipers and Ahmad Ibrahim scored 12 apiece for the Owls (8-4), who snapped a three-game losing streak to the Aggies and won in College Station for the first time since 1995.

It was Kazemi’s fifth straight double-double and ninth this season.

Texas A&M (8-3) got 14 points and six rebounds off the bench from David Loubeau, but the Aggies shot only 39 percent from the field in losing to a non-conference opponent at home for the first time since the 2005-06 season.

Rice went on a 10-0 run to close the first half, taking a 33-26 lead into the break on back-to-back 3-pointers by Kuipers and Connor Frizzelle.

The Owls extended their lead to as many as 13 points in the second half when a pair of Jackson free throws made it 45-32 with 14:51 remaining.

Texas A&M fought back, cutting the lead to as little as six multiple times, but Rice had an answer every time. Back-to-back buckets by Ibrahim put Rice on top 56-45 with only four minutes left.

The Aggies close their non-conference slate with a home matchup against Arkansas State before opening Big 12 play with a road trip to Baylor on Jan. 2.
Top Game Performances
 
Rice   Texas A&M
Tamir Jackson 13 Scoring David Loubeau 14
Dylan Ennis 4 Assists Dash Harris 4
Arsalan Kazemi 13 Rebounds David Loubeau 6
Arsalan Kazemi 4 Free Throws Made Ray Turner 4
Connor Frizzelle 2 Steals Jordan Green 4
Ahmad Ibrahim 2 Blocks David Loubeau 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Rice 65 47.7 6-19 17-23 13 35 5 7 15
Texas A&M 58 39.0 3-13 9-12 8 24 2 8 9