Adams leads No. 7 Texas A&M over Drexel
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Danielle Adams scored 16 of her 20 points in the first half and No. 7 Texas A&M rolled to a 74-45 win over Drexel on Tuesday night in the Surf 'N Slam tournament.
Texas A&M (10-1), playing its first game in nine days, showed no rust as it led from the outset. The Aggies used a 16-3 run midway through the first half to take a 25-7 lead with 8:55 left.
Adams made 9 of 14 shots to lead Texas A&M, which shot 47.7 percent. Adams, who averages 21.9 points, scored in double figures in her 20th consecutive game.
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Kamile Nacickaite scored 11 points and Jasmina Rosseel added 10 for Drexel (7-3), which trailed 42-22 at halftime.
The Aggies will play host San Diego State (6-5) in Thursday night's championship game.
Texas A&M looked solid in every phase of the game as it held a 38-26 rebounding edge, limited the Dragons to 35.6 percent shooting and forced Drexel into a season-high 24 turnovers.
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Tyra White scored 14 points for the Aggies and Adaora Elonu finished with 13 points and 10 rebounds for her second career double-double.
There was little drama from the beginning as Texas A&M jumped out to a 7-0 lead. After Ayana Lee scored for Drexel, the Aggies went on the 16-3 run that was started with White's 3-pointer and finished with a jumper by Sydney Carter.
Texas A&M shot 51.5 percent in the first half and forced the Dragons into 11 turnovers in taking a 20-point lead.
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The Aggies defense bothered Drexel, which came into the game leading the nation in 3-point shooting at 45.5 percent. The Dragons were held to a season-low 22.2 percent on 4 of 18 from beyond the stripe.
Nacickaite and Rosseel, Drexel's top two 3-point threats struggled against the Aggies' defense. Nacickaite, who came in tied for third in the nation at 50 percent shooting, made just 2 of 5. Rosseel, second in school history in 3-pointers made, finished just 2 for 10.