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Defense leads Texas A&M past Evansville 80-45 (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Texas A&M's smothering defense was too much for upstart Evansville. The Aggies forced a season-high 30 turnovers, leading to 43 points, and Danielle Gant scored 21 points to lead Texas A&M to an 80-45 victory Sunday over the Purple Aces in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Texas A&M (26-7), a second seed for a second straight year, won an opening-round game for a third straight season.