COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Mustapha Heron scored a game-high 20 points and Ronnie Johnson 12 points on four 3-pointers as Auburn lost at Texas A&M 81-62 in Reed Arena on Saturday.
The Aggies opened with a 12-2 lead, stretched it to 20-6 and then 37-18, making six of their first eight 3-pointers. Ronnie Johnson drained a 3 at the buzzer after a missed A&M foul shot with :05 left as Auburn trailed 41-27 at the half.
A&M's inside-out game with a starting lineup of a pair of 6-10 centers in Tyler Davis and Tonny Trocha-Morelos and 6-foot-9 future NBA lottery pick Robert Williams allowed the Aggies to outshoot the Tigers 68.