Coleman scores 27, A&M opens with 64-46 win over N. Florida
COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- — Henry Coleman III scored 27 points and Texas A&M pulled away down the stretch to defeat North Florida 64-46 on Wednesday night.
Marcus Williams added 11 points for the Aggies, who had a hard time getting on track against the Ospreys (0-2), who lost at Texas Tech on Tuesday.
Coleman, a transfer from Duke, slammed one down a minute before the end of the first half and Ethan Henderson made a fastbreak layup at the buzzer to give Texas A&M a 36-32 lead at the break.
The Aggies never trailed in the second half but were only up 45-41 after Jadyn Parker and Josh Berenbaum scored at the rim.
From there the Aggies took charge, starting with Coleman hitting three of four free throws to start a 7-0 run than continued as a 19-5 game-closing surge. Williams, the Mountain West Conference freshman of the year at Wyoming, had a 3-pointer and fastbreak dunk during the run.
North Florida hit just 2 of its last 11 shots and shot 24% in the second half, including 2 of 12 from 3-point range. The Ospreys also finished with 29 turnovers the Aggies turned into 29 points.
Carter Hendricksen led North Florida with 14 points.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Tony Greene
- Steven Anderson
- Troy Mathis
2024-25 ASUN Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
North Alabama | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
Austin Peay | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Eastern Kentucky | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Jacksonville | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
North Florida | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Queens University | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Stetson | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Lipscomb | 0-0 | - | 1-1 |
Bellarmine | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Central Arkansas | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Florida Gulf Coast | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
West Georgia | 0-0 | - | 0-2 |