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BOXSCORE | RECAP
Arkansas 73, Texas A&M 62
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 9, 2013
Where: Bud Walton Arena, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Officials: # Joe Lindsay, # John Heatly, # Tim Gattis
Attendance: 15423

Arkansas 73, Texas A&M 62: Mardracus Wade scored 14 points as the host Razorbacks closed the regular season with their fifth victory in their past eight games.

Arkansas (19-12, 10-8 SEC) will open the SEC tournament on Thursday in Nashville, Tenn. The seventh-seeded Razorbacks will play No. 10 Vanderbilt in their opening game.

Fabyon Harris scored 16 points to lead Texas A&M (17-14, 7-11 SEC). The Aggies will be the 11th seed and will face Auburn in Wednesday's tournament opener.

The Razorbacks used a 21-8 second-half run to build a 59-43 advantage on Marshawn Powell’s layup with 8:39 to play. Harris scored 11 consecutive points as Texas A&M rallied to within 64-58, but Wade’s layup and two free throws pushed the Arkansas lead back to 68-58 with 1:02 to go.

Arkansas finished 28-for-36 from the free-throw line, finishing the season 18-1 at home.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Arkansas led by 18 points in the first half before the Aggies cut it to 33-26 at halftime. … Texas A&M’s Elston Turner, third in the SEC in scoring (17.7), did not play with a left pinkie injury. … The two former Southwest Conference foes split the season series in Texas A&M’s first season in the SEC.
Top Game Performances
 
Texas A&M   Arkansas
Fabyon Harris 16 Scoring Mardracus Wade 14
Alex Caruso 5 Assists Anthlon Bell 3
Ray Turner 7 Rebounds Coty Clarke 8
Jordan Green 6 Free Throws Made Michael Qualls 8
Alex Caruso 2 Steals Coty Clarke 3
N/A Blocks Coty Clarke 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Texas A&M 62 51.2 6-11 14-20 12 21 0 4 23
Arkansas 73 38.0 7-22 28-36 11 28 5 14 12