Final
Chambers scores 35, Kansas State tops No. 5 Texas A&M
Mar 3, 2011 - 3:54 AM Manhattan, KS (Sports Network) - Sophomore guard Brittany Chambers made seven three-pointers en route to a career-high 35 points to lead the Kansas State Wildcats over the fifth-ranked Texas A&M Aggies, 71-67.Taelor Karr added 14 points for the Wildcats (19-9, 9-6 Big 12), who snapped a two-game skid. Branshea Brown donated 10 points and eight rebounds.
Sydney Colson finished with 21 points and seven assists for the Aggies (24-4, 12-3), who had a three-game winning streak snapped. Danielle Adams and Sydney Carter added 19 and 16 points, respectively, in defeat.
The Wildcats started the game on a 20-5 run, but Texas A&M kept it close with a surge at the end of the first half.
Down 34-23 with 2:17 remaining, the Aggies scored the final seven points of the half to cut the gap to 34-30.
Texas A&M took a 53-51 edge midway through the second half on jumpers from Colson and Tyra White. But Karr and Chambers responded with consecutive three- pointers to give the Wildcats a 56-53 margin with 4:14 left.
The game remained tight and Adams' jumper with 16 seconds remaining got the Aggies within two, 69-67. Brown made a layup at the other end to make it a four-point game.
Carter missed a three-pointer as time expired.
- TEXAS A&M: 67
KANSAS STATE: 71
Final
Mar 2 10:16 PM - 216
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Texas A&M(5) 67, Kansas State 69 4th - 0:17Mar 2 10:12 PM - 200
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Texas A&M(5) 63, Kansas State 66 4th - 0:57Mar 2 10:04 PM - 171
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Texas A&M(5) 49, Kansas State 51 4th - 7:00Mar 2 9:49 PM - 176
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Texas A&M(5) 41, Kansas State 44 4th - 0:34Mar 2 9:36 PM - TEXAS A&M: 30
KANSAS STATE: 34
Halftime
Mar 2 8:52 PM - TEXAS A&M: 0
KANSAS STATE: 0
1st Half - 20:00
Mar 2 8:10 PM
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