COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Henry Coleman III had 19 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 13 Texas A&M overcame woeful 3-point shooting to beat Oral Roberts 74-66 on Friday night.
The Aggies (4-0) finished 2 of 22 (9%) from beyond the arc, but made up for it with 42 points in the paint.
The 6-foot-8 Coleman did his work inside, finishing 7 of 7 from the field and 5 of 6 at the free-throw line. Wade Taylor IV scored 16 points and Tyrece Radford had 11 points for the Aggies.
Isaac McBride scored 27 points for Oral Roberts (1-3), going 4 of 7 on 3s. DeShang Weaver had 14 points and Kareem Thompson scored 12.
The Golden Eagles entered the game ranked 269th in the country in 3-point percentage at 28.9% but went 11-for-28 Friday (39%) to keep it close.
Texas A&M out-rebounded Oral Roberts 53-29, including 28 offensive rebounds for the Aggies that led to 22 second-chance points.
The Golden Eagles got within six points with less than two minutes to play. The Aggies closed it out by going 6 of 7 at the free-throw line down the stretch.
BIG PICTURE
The Aggies' unbeaten start includes wins over three recent NCAA Tournament teams in Ohio State, SMU and now Oral Roberts.
UP NEXT
Oral Roberts hosts Texas Southern on Tuesday.
Texas A&M heads to Florida for the three-game ESPN Invitational, beginning with a rematch against Penn State on Nov. 23. The Nittany Lions knocked the Aggies out of the NCAA Tournament in the first round last March.
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