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Law backs team for win at Kansas
By: Eric Pedersen
Issue date: 2/5/07 Section: News
LAWRENCE, Kan. - With his performance on Saturday night, Acie Law IV may have wrapped up the Bob Cousy Award, which is given every year to the nation's top point guard.
Law scored 10 of the game-high 23 points in the final three minutes, none of which were bigger than his go-ahead 3-pointer with 24 seconds left in the game.
But such performances from Law have become standard, as he now has game-winning shots against Kansas and Texas on his resume. The biggest story from Saturday's 69-66 victory against Kansas was Law's teammates.
Law is becoming an Aggie legend. But his teammates have put him in position to be that legend.
Playing in perhaps the most hostile environment in college basketball, a sold out Allen Fieldhouse with ESPN's College Gameday present, the Aggies were able to find a way to beat the No. 6 Jayhawks, even with a performance that was hardly their best.
Joseph Jones and Antanas Kavaliauskas combined to score 61 points in A&M's past two games. Against frequent Kansas double-teams, they combined for 17 points on 6-of-16 shooting. The duo also went 19 minutes in the second half without scoring a point in the paint.
But just as any great team does, Jones's and Kavaliauskas's teammates picked up their slack. Dominique Kirk and Josh Carter, along with the aforementioned Law, scored 29 second-half points and kept the Aggies in the game when it appeared the Jayhawks were pulling away.
Good teams don't come from behind at Allen Fieldhouse with their two primary post scorers struggling to find offensive rhythm. That feat is reserved for great teams.
As much as A&M head coach Billy Gillispie will refuse to admit it, Saturday's win was a breakthrough for the program. However, the team hardly has time to celebrate with freshman phenomenon Kevin Durant and his Longhorn teammates coming to College Station on Monday night.
Can the Aggies keep Durant in check and validate their new-found supremacy in the Big 12? Stay tuned.
Law scored 10 of the game-high 23 points in the final three minutes, none of which were bigger than his go-ahead 3-pointer with 24 seconds left in the game.
But such performances from Law have become standard, as he now has game-winning shots against Kansas and Texas on his resume. The biggest story from Saturday's 69-66 victory against Kansas was Law's teammates.
Law is becoming an Aggie legend. But his teammates have put him in position to be that legend.
Playing in perhaps the most hostile environment in college basketball, a sold out Allen Fieldhouse with ESPN's College Gameday present, the Aggies were able to find a way to beat the No. 6 Jayhawks, even with a performance that was hardly their best.
Joseph Jones and Antanas Kavaliauskas combined to score 61 points in A&M's past two games. Against frequent Kansas double-teams, they combined for 17 points on 6-of-16 shooting. The duo also went 19 minutes in the second half without scoring a point in the paint.
But just as any great team does, Jones's and Kavaliauskas's teammates picked up their slack. Dominique Kirk and Josh Carter, along with the aforementioned Law, scored 29 second-half points and kept the Aggies in the game when it appeared the Jayhawks were pulling away.
Good teams don't come from behind at Allen Fieldhouse with their two primary post scorers struggling to find offensive rhythm. That feat is reserved for great teams.
As much as A&M head coach Billy Gillispie will refuse to admit it, Saturday's win was a breakthrough for the program. However, the team hardly has time to celebrate with freshman phenomenon Kevin Durant and his Longhorn teammates coming to College Station on Monday night.
Can the Aggies keep Durant in check and validate their new-found supremacy in the Big 12? Stay tuned.
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