Khris Middleton’s 17 points lead No. 19 Texas A&M over Prairie View A&M 84-59

Middleton leads No. 19 Texas A&M over Prairie View

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Khris Middleton scored 17 points and No. 19 Texas A&M shook off a sluggish start to beat Prairie View A&M 84-59 on Wednesday night.

Middleton hit consecutive 3-pointers during a key surge late in the first half that put the Aggies (6-1) in control.

Michael Griffin had 16 points for Prairie View (3-3), which scored the first six points of the game and opened a 15-6 advantage nearly four minutes in.

The Aggies grabbed their first lead at 23-21 with 4:29 remaining in the first half and never looked back. They built a 35-25 lead at the break, outscoring Prairie View 18-4 over the final 7:09.

Middleton, a freshman, made a pair of 3s during that span and senior Donald Sloan added a layup and four free throws to help boost Texas A&M to its double-digit halftime lead before 9,151 fans at Reed Arena.

Texas A&M entered with 73 turnovers in six games, but had 10 in the first half. The Aggies finished with 17 while forcing 16 turnovers by the Panthers.

Texas A&M leads the all-time series 9-0 between two schools separated by 50 miles of country highway.