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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Texas A&M 67, Louisiana-Monroe 54
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 10, 2011
Where: Reed Arena, College Station, Texas
Officials: # Hal Lusk, # Brent Meaux, # Bret Smith
Attendance: 6875
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Khris Middleton had 24 points and six rebounds in his return to the lineup, and No. 25 Texas A&M pulled away in the second half to beat visiting Louisiana-Monroe 67-54 on Saturday.

David Loubeau scored 13 points and Elston Turner added 12 for Texas A&M (8-1), which extended its non-conference home winning streak to 67 games. Keith Davis added a career-high nine rebounds.

Louisiana-Monroe (1-8) tied the game at 43 with 14:51 to go, but the Aggies answered with an 11-0 run. The Warhawks shot only 5-of-24 (20.8 percent) from beyond the arc.

Hugh Mingo had 21 points and nine rebounds for Louisiana-Monroe, which has lost 16 straight games against Top 25 opponents since 1997-98.

Middleton, who suffered a knee injury in Texas A&M's season opener, shot 8-of-14 from the field, including two 3-pointers. He scored 14 of his 24 points in the second half.

Texas A&M is off until Dec. 17, when they face No. 12 Florida in the MetroPCS Orange Bowl Classic.
Top Game Performances
 
Louisiana-Monroe   Texas A&M
Hugh Mingo 21 Scoring Khris Middleton 24
Hugh Mingo 5 Assists Jamal Branch 3
Hugh Mingo 9 Rebounds Keith Davis 9
Fabio Ribeiro 2 Free Throws Made Khris Middleton 6
Steven McClellan 3 Steals Elston Turner 3
Fabio Ribeiro 1 Blocks Jamal Branch 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Louisiana-Monroe 54 37.3 5-24 5-5 11 25 1 6 11
Texas A&M 67 45.8 5-13 18-23 15 33 1 8 12