Texas A&M’s (16-13, 7-9 SEC) five-game losing streak ended on Saturday night, defeating the Georgia Bulldogs on the road 70-56 behind veteran guard Tyrece Radford’s 20 points and ten rebounds. With two tough matchups against Mississippi State and Ole Miss to end the regular season, there’s absolutely no more room for error.
It may seem ludicrous that the Aggies still have a chance at the NCAA Tournament. Still, the program’s five Quad 1 wins coupled with a high-ranking strength of schedule keeps them in the running, while finally earning a win after more than two weeks has to be mentally encouraging going forward.
Credit where credit is due to Radford and reserve guard Manny Obaseki (12 points, five rebounds) for taking over the offensive production, while fearless forward and Dennis Rodman twin Andersson Garcia netted another double-double with 11 points and ten boards, all while star guard Wade Taylor IV stored just four points for his lowest output on the year.
While the team returned to attacking the basket, A&M’s 3-point shooting remains an issue, shooting just 26.7% percent with 30 attempts. This is who they are, but at least Saturday’s performance showed a team inching back to their early SEC play identity heading into the final stretch.
Here are five takeaways from Texas A&M’s 70-56 win over Georiga.