Dec. 2, 2006

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) -Joseph Jones had 24 points and Antanas Kavaliauskas scored 23 to lead No. 9 Texas A&M past Pacific 74-62 Saturday.

The Aggies (7-0) avenged their only nonconference loss in two-plus years under coach Billy Gillispie. Pacific (3-4) beat Texas A&M 63-56 last season.

Jones and Kavaliauskas scored 30 of the Aggies' 39 first-half points. Jones was 6-of-8 and Kavaliauskas 6-of-9 as Texas A&M led by 10 at halftime.

Anthony Brown had 19 points and Anthony Esparaza added 13 to lead Pacific, which became the first team this season to shoot better than 35 percent against the Aggies. They shot 49 percent (22-of-45).