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“Turnovers, missed free throws plague Aggies in 64-50 loss to LSU - TexAgs” plus 1 more

“Turnovers, missed free throws plague Aggies in 64-50 loss to LSU - TexAgs” plus 1 more


Turnovers, missed free throws plague Aggies in 64-50 loss to LSU - TexAgs

Posted: 29 Feb 2020 11:51 AM PST

A late scoring drought thwarted a Texas A&M rally as LSU dealt the Aggies a 64-50 Southeastern Conference basketball loss on Saturday in Baton Rouge.

The Aggies (14-14, 8-8) trailed by as much as 13 points in the first half, but were within 55-48 when Savion Flagg drilled a 3-pointer with 5:48 to play.

However, A&M managed just one score the remainder of the game and went more than four minutes between baskets.

Twice the Aggies had a chance to pull closer. But Flagg missed two free throws with 5:09 remaining and Josh Nebo was short on a mid-lane jumper as the shot clock winded down. Following Nebo's miss, LSU's Skylar Mays hit a 3-pointer. Then, after an A&M turnover, Emmitt Williams scored on a fast break dunk to secure the victory for LSU (20-9, 11-5).

"They're really good," A&M coach Buzz William said of LSU. "All credit to them. Statistically, we're not great in many offensive categories regardless of opponent. Their size, their length, their athleticism, their talent, their scheme … all of it, for sure, impacted us."

"Our recipe for it to be a game is very specific. We need to make more than one free throw. We need to try to get in the bonus both halves as early as we can."

- Buzz Williams

Flagg, who converted 5 shots from behind the 3-point arc, scored 17 points and Nebo had 11 to lead the Aggies.

Mays scored 24 points and JeVonte Smart added 14 to lead LSU.

A&M continued its recent resurgence from the 3-point arc. The Aggies hit nine treys and shot 39 percent from beyond 3-point range.

However, the Aggies converted just one of 9 free throw attempts. They also committed 13 turnovers compared to LSU's 4 and surrendered 12 offensive rebounds to LSU.

"Our recipe for it to be a game is very specific." Williams said. "We need to make more than one free throw. We need to try to get in the bonus both halves as early as we can."

Also, A&M guard Quenton Jackson sat out most of the game with an apparent leg injury sustained in the first half. He finished with five points.

Here’s Why Epic Mysteriously Axed This Week’s Game Store Freebie - CCN.com

Posted: 04 Feb 2020 12:00 AM PST

  • Pandemic will no longer feature among this week's Epic Game Store freebies.
  • The free download has been pushed back to "a later date."
  • The decision seemingly motivated by coronavirus concerns. But there's an even more cynical explanation.

Late last week, Epic Games uncharacteristically announced this week's Epic Store freebies ahead of the usual Thursday reveal.

Epic penciled in a trio of digital board games from Asmodee Digital to land on the Epic Games Store for free. The games were Pandemic: The Board Game, Carcasonne, and Ticket to Ride.

Source: Asmodee Digital

Pandemic Removed from Epic Games Store

Since then, Epic has mysteriously removed from Pandemic from the bill, and the game won't be free to download as initially planned. A statement shared with media outlets reads:

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We've shifted the release of Pandemic as a free game in our store schedule to a later date. Ticket to Ride and Carcassonne will still be available as the free games of the week from February 6 – February 13.

In tandem, the Epic Games Store Pandemic listing has seemingly disappeared into the virtual ether. It currently returns a "404 Page Not Found" error.

With Epic stopping short of providing a concrete reason for the removal, the theme of the game may give us a hint.

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Coronavirus Concerns

Pandemic asks players to curb the spread of four infectious diseases as part of a crack team of globe-trotting disease control specialists. You need to simultaneously quarantine infected patients, halt the diseases' advance, and find a cure. Humanity's fate is in your hands.

The parallels to the coronavirus epidemic are clear. It's not unreasonable to assume Epic's decision to remove Pandemic from this week's freebie haul stems from a desire to avoid exacerbating rising panic over the spread of the virus.

Or, more cynically, pad its coffers thanks to a morbid interest in similar games. The public has flocked to the similarly apocalyptic sim, Plague Inc., in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.

Either way, the game won't feature, but we can expect it in the future. In the meantime, Farming Simulator 19 is free to download until Thursday.

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This article was edited by Josiah Wilmoth.

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