Following an overtime upset win against No. 6 Kentucky last Saturday at Reed Arena, the Texas A&M men’s basketball team lost a heartbreaker 78-77 at Arkansas on Tuesday night.
The Aggies (10-7, 1-3 SEC) nearly overcame a 14-point halftime deficit but ultimately fell short versus the Razorbacks (10-7, 1-3). While the loss may be frustrating for many reasons, history should remember the game in a positive light.
Texas A&M junior guard Wade Taylor IV had a very impressive individual performance. The 6-foot, 175-pound floor general racked up a career-high 41 points with 6 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 assist. In 39 minutes, he shot 13-of-32 from the field, 5-of-14 from 3-point range and 10-of-13 from the free-throw line.
The junior guard out of Lancaster High School in Dallas cemented himself in Aggies history on Tuesday. Taylor’s 41 points are the most tallied by an Aggie against an SEC opponent since Texas A&M joined the conference in 2012.
NBA All-Star Stephon Marbury’s dad Don was the last Aggie to score 41 points, doing so against Baylor on Jan. 5, 1985. Elston Turner Jr., son of longtime NBA player and assistant coach Elston Turner Sr., was the last Texas A&M hooper to score 40, achieving the feat on Jan. 12, 2013 at Kentucky.
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