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Post Game: Texas A&M get back in the win column with a 73-69 over the LSU Tigers

Texas A&M gets a big win on the road for their second SEC win on the season beating LSU by four

Texas A&M (11-7, 2-3 SEC) evens the series at one apiece with a win on the road over the LSU Tigers (11-7, 3-2 SEC) on Saturday afternoon.

It was another rough start for the Aggies, falling behind early 10-2 in the first six minutes as Wade Taylor IV picked up a quick two fouls and had to hit the bench. A&M started to find a little rhythm, with Hayden Hefner and Jace Carter knocking down a several three-pointers to pull the Aggies within three points.

A low-scoring first half played into the hands of Buzz William’s team, keeping the game close from the three-point line, as surprising as that sounds. They struggled from everywhere else offensively, however, and perimeter defense continued to be an issue to close out the half. However, with Taylor spending most of the first half sitting due to foul trouble, the Aggies went into halftime in closing distance only down 34-32.

Offensive rebounding or, better yet, tapouts gave A&M an impressive 24-0 second-chance point advantage, giving way to a 9-3 run led by a quick seven points from Taylor, giving A&M a 42-38 lead early and forcing LSU to take a timeout. A spirited few minutes and open three-pointers let the Tigers claw back in it to take a 51-52 lead.

Texas A&M stormed back with their own run that was highlighted by tough defense and, you guessed it, offensive rebounding to pull back up 59-54 with under nine minutes remaining. With Taylor getting his fourth foul, Buzz had to sit him, and LSU took advantage, hitting back-to-back threes to go up 65-63 as the team traded runs.

The game remained tight until the final seconds ticked down, as Taylor hit two big free throws to put the Aggies up 72-69 with 12 seconds remaining. LSU responded by penetrating to the basket, and great defense by Solomon Washington denied the score and forced an essential game-sealing foul. He would hit one of two free throws to close the contest and give the A&M a 73-69 win.

Below are the Aggies critical contributors from the game:

Wade Taylor IV: 19 points / 5 rebounds / 4 assists

Tyrece Radford: 15 points / 9 rebounds

Jace Carter: 13 points / 6 rebounds

Andersson Garcia: 10 points / 10 rebounds

NOTE: Henry Coleman III was back in the lineup after missing the Arkansas game

Texas A&M will return home on January 23 to take on the Missouri Tigers at 8:00 PM CST in Reed Arena.

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How to watch: Texas A&M vs. LSU basketball game

The Aggies will get back on track when the travel to Bayton Rouge to take on the LSU Tigers

Texas A&M (10-7, 1- SEC) will be on the road to face the LSU Tigers (11-6, 3-1 SEC) at Maravich Assembly Center on Saturday at 3:00 PM CST.

The Aggies will get a second bite at the apple when they face LSU for the second time this season. In game one, A&M simply got outplayed in virtually every aspect of the game. Even when it came to their bread-and-butter, rebounding, they lost to a 46-40 difference, and in an all-too-common theme, the Aggies only shot 25.4% for the game.

Conversely, LSU has won six of their last seven games and is currently 3-1 in SEC play. They are playing really good basketball right now and hold an 8-2 record when they play at home. Below is what LSU Coach Matt McMahon had to say about the matchup.

“We are excited for this opportunity (Saturday) against a really great Texas A&M team. Quick turnaround having just played them two weeks ago. Number one offensive rebounding team in the country, they do a terrific job taking care of the basketball and getting to the free throw line. Defensively they are fantastic in disguising their coverages and that makes it really difficult to score on that end of the floor.”

Texas A&M needs to find their footing in conference play fast because dropping to 1-4 this early in the year while struggling to shoot the ball can be a difficult hole to dig themselves out of.

The A&M SEC opponents are hosting Kentucky, Florida, and Tennessee at Reed Arena to highlight the home slate. The Aggies’ road foes include Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Georgia, LSU, Missouri, Ole Miss, Tennessee, and Vanderbilt.

‘We’re on to the next game we’re ready for LSU and we’re ready to prove something’ Obaseki and Leveque speak ahead of Texas A&M vs. LSU

Here’s what Texas A&M Aggies Manny Obaseki and Wildens Leveque had to say during the LSU matchup preview.

Texas A&M (10-7, 1- SEC) will be on the road to face the LSU Tigers (11-6, 3-1 SEC) at Maravich Assembly Center on Saturday at 3:00 PM CST.

After a tough last-second loss to the Arkansas Razorbacks, a big emphasis was placed on the A&M needing to play their brand of basketball. They start that game with a lackadaisical effort, causing them to fall behind by twenty points early. If not for a career night by Wade Taylor IV and a sense of urgency kicking into the game, it would have been an embarrassing blowout.

“…our identity which is playing hard all 40 minutes. I feel like we’ve struggled to that for all 40 through multiple games and it’s shown obviously” – Manny Obaseki

“we believe in our principles and we work really hard so focusing on just working hard and our culture that’s built around you know trust work and what we do we’ll just do just fine” – Wilden Leveque

Below, you can watch the full presser Q&A with Manny Obaseki and Wildens Leveque.

‘We do need the guys with the most experience with us to be as consistent as possible’ Buzz Williams speaks ahead of Texas A&M vs. LSU

Here’s what Texas A&M Head Coach Buzz Williams had to say during the LSU matchup preview.

Texas A&M (10-7, 1- SEC) will be on the road to face the LSU Tigers (11-6, 3-1 SEC) at Maravich Assembly Center on Saturday at 3:00 PM CST.

The Aggies will have the opportunity to avenge their opening loss against LSU on the road in a game where they must get back on track. It’s a mystery to me why A&M, outside of Wade Taylor IV, can’t score at a consistent rate to save their lives. Even Taylor has been a tad bit streaky to start the season, but at least he can bounce back in the same game to give Texas A&M a chance.

Outside of Taylor, the only other Aggie that can be counted on is reserve forward Andersson Garcia and his rebounding. Head coach Buzz Williams has also been at a loss at times when it comes to the standard of play by his team.

“I thought we had great effort in the 40 minutes against

Auburn, I thought we had great effort in the 45 minutes against

Kentucky. I did not think we had great effort in the first 10-12 minutes at Arkansas so for round numbers I would say of the 160 minutes that we’ve played 110 of them have been representative of what we hope our program is to the institution and the department, but 50 minutes has not been that.”

Below, you can watch the full presser Q&A with Coach Williams.

Best Photos: Texas A&M 78-77 road loss to Arkansas

Photos: Here are some of the best photos from Tuesday’s game against the Arkansas Razorbacks

Texas A&M (10-7, 1-3 SEC) dropped their 3rd SEC game in a last-second 78-77 loss to the Arkansas Razorbacks (10-7, 1-3 SEC) at Bud Walton Arena on Tuesday.

Poor shooting and shaky defense put the Aggies in a hole early, which ultimately led to their third SEC loss this season; even with all the problems, Wade Taylor IV put on his cape and went to work in the second half to give A&M an honest shot at winning just their second game against Arkansas on the road in 17 tries.

The win over Kentucky looks more like an outlier than the norm. It’s a great picture of what they could become, but until there is some consistency in a positive way, we can expect more of the same.

Texas A&M will return on the road when they travel to Baton Rouge to take on LSU on January 20 at 3:00 pm CT.

‘I thought in the second half we were much more like what we have to be’ Everything Buzz Williams had to say after the loss to Arkansas

Here’s what Texas A&M Head Coach Buzz Williams had to say in the post-game presser

Texas A&M (10-7, 1-3 SEC) dropped their 3rd SEC game in a last-second 78-77 loss to the Arkansas Razorbacks (10-7, 1-3 SEC) at Bud Walton Arena on Tuesday.

Unfortunately, the Aggies found themselves in an all-too-familiar situation in Fayetteville suffering from the same issues that had plagued them to start the season. It started with senior forward Henry Coleman III not suiting out, limiting the size they could have used on the court, making this another game they could not play at full strength.

Possibly the most irritating of all had to be the missed shots on the offensive end, coupled with the poor perimeter defense. Once again, Wade Taylor IV had to turn into a one-man band even to give the Aggies a shot to snatch a victory away from the Razorbacks. His career-high 41 points ended in frustration when Arkansas hit the game-winning shot.

The team showed a lot of heart, but it’s hard to recover when you can’t knock down open shots and go down 20 early. Coach Buzz Williams alluded to this point when speaking after the game.

“We did a lot of really good things. I really appreciate the togetherness and the fight that we showed we just dug a really big hole at the start.”

Below, you can watch the full post-game presser with Coach Williams.

Texas A&M will return on the road when they travel to Baton Rouge to take on LSU on January 20 at 3:00 pm CT.

Post Game: Texas A&M drops a heartbreaker to Arkansas on the road, 78-77

Wade Taylor’s career night 41 points was not enough to get past Arkansas on Tuesday night.

Texas A&M (10-7, 1-3 SEC) dropped their 3rd SEC game in a last-second 78-77 loss to the Arkansas Razorbacks (10-7, 1-3 SEC) at Bud Walton Arena on Tuesday.

The Aggies started off the game back to their old ways of missing everything to start the game and missing starters. Almost 10 minutes into the matchup, A&M was down 19-5 and could not stop fouling the much longer, athletic Arkansas roster. Nothing changed for most of the half; the Aggies continued to miss shots and play poor perimeter defense.

History was looking to repeat itself early in more ways than one way. First, the Aggies again went cold from the field like too many games this season, and they have only won a single game at Arkansas in their last 16 attempts. Even with a late push to cut a 20-point deficit down to 12, the Aggies ended the half with a foul, giving Arkansas two more free points. A 1-15 shooting output from the three-point line was not going to get it done as they went into the locker room down 46-32

The second half started off with an encouraging rate of play after star guard Wade Taylor IV stole the ball for an easy layup. A&M was able to cut the lead back down to 10, but the play got sloppy for both teams, committing some ticky-tack fouls before they settled back into a calmer pace. Even with that, both teams went ice cold from the field, with Wade Taylor IV having once again to resort to hero ball, pulling the back to within four points.

Fouls on top of fouls slowed the game to a snail’s pace as both teams traded free throws for about ten minutes, with the Aggies unable to gain any ground. As the refs blew whistle after whistle, Wade Taylor was finally able to close the gap and tie the game with under a minute left at 74-74. With 7.6 to play, Taylor hit an incredible trademark-like three to give the Aggies their first game lead at 77-76.

However, history is a great teacher of what you might be able to expect, and with just seconds left on the clock, Arkansas gave the A&M a lesson. Down one, the Razorback’s Tramon Mark answered Taylor’s three with a stomach-turn shot right over Jace Carter’s outstretched arm for the game-winning shot. Arkansas earned their first SEC win with a 78-77 victory and dropping the Aggies to 1-16 when they travel to Razorback territory.

NOTE: Henry Coleman did not suit out

Below are the Aggie critical contributors from the game:

Wade Taylor IV: 41 points (career high) / 6 rebounds

Andersson Garica: 10 points / 12 rebounds

Texas A&M will be back on the road when they travel to Baton Rouge to take on LSU on January 20 at 3:00 pm CT.

How to watch: Texas A&M vs. Arkansas basketball game

The Aggies will look to double up on SEC wins when the travel to Fayetteville to take on the Arkansas Razorbacks

Texas A&M (10-6, 1-2 SEC) will be on the road against the Arkansas Razorbacks (9-7, 0-3 SEC) at Bud Walton Arena on Tuesday at 8:00 PM CST.

The Aggies had a major bounce back when they welcomed the No. 6 Kentucky Wildcats Reed Arena to a rowdy bunch of A&M students. Wade Taylor IV and Tyrece Radford put on a show, scoring 59 points and grabbing 14 rebounds on the overtime win.

Tuesday will be on paper, which should be an easier task than the prior two games. However, history is on the Razorbacks’ side whenever the Aggies travel to battle Arkansas on their home turf. Even though they are a few games above .500 and have zero SEC wins, the Aggies are 1-15 when they play Arkansas on their home court.

This will be a perfect game to see if Coach Buzz Williams has his team back in the right mindset and we’ll get to find out if they have finally found their jump shot again.

The A&M SEC opponents consist of hosting Kentucky, Florida, and Tennessee at Reed Arena to highlight the home slate. The Aggies’ road foes include Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Georgia, LSU, Missouri, Ole Miss, Tennessee, and Vanderbilt.

Watch: Highlights from the Texas A&M 97-92 victory over the No. 6 Kentucky Wildcats

Watch the best plays from the 97-92 overtime win at Reed Arena on Saturday.

The Texas A&M men’s basketball team had been struggling the first few games of SEC play due to poor shooting performances and simply just trying to find offense outside of Wade Taylor IV playing hero ball.

I believe most A&M fans were expecting the trio of Wade Taylor IV, Tyrece Radford, and Julius Marble to be a force to be reckoned with this year. That’s not quite what happened, though; Taylor has been a little up and down to start the season, Radford missed multiple games coming back a tad bit rusty, and Marble hasn’t stepped a foot on the court due to what’s only being described as a “university issue.” the court this

After starting SEC play 0-2 and witnessing the horrendous shooting streak, an outsider could’ve reasonably assumed this Aggie team might not be as good as advertised at the start of the season. However, head coach Buzz Williams took some responsibility for how his team has been playing and challenged his team to get back to the basics.

Veteran guard Tyrece Radford stated during Saturday’s press conference that,

“We tell each other to keep shooting. One thing that carries over is our defense. We continue to play and continue to hoop.”

Things must have started to click because they looked like a team on a mission when A&M hosted the No. 6 Kentucky Wildcats at Reed Arena. Taylor and Radford combined for 59 points and the Aggies outrebounded their opponent 54-46 in their 97-92 overtime win. While it’s only one game, A&M looked much closer to what we expected when the season started.

Below, you can check out some of the best highlights from the win on Saturday.

Post Game: Texas A&M knocks off No. 6 Kentucky at home in an exciting 97-92 overtime win

Taylor and Radford power the Aggies past the No. 6 Kentucky Wildcats in an intense battle for their first SEC win of the season.

Texas A&M (10-6, 1-2) gives No. 6 Kentucky (12-3, 3-1) their first SEC loss in an overtime thriller at Reed Arena on Saturday afternoon.

The game started with both teams trading the lead back and forth early. Senior guard Tyrece Radford is rounding back into form and provided some much-needed offense that’s been missing over the past few weeks, scoring seven points in the first five minutes.

There seemed to be a sense of urgency coming to this game for A&M looking like a much more focused team and better shot selection. They were able to get multiple early three-point opportunities by attacking the basket and converting and-ones.

Halfway through the first half, Texas A&M held a 29-23 lead before Kentucky started to get their transition game rolling, not allowing the Aggies to extend that lead past six points for most of the remaining half.

A big change compared to the previous games was how well the Aggies shot behind the arc to start the game, finishing the first half at 50% from the field. However, Kentucky is ranked No. 6 for a reason and clawed back to go into halftime down one, 46-45. Wade Taylor IV led all Aggies, scoring 12.

keep that energy.
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— Texas A&M Basketball (@aggiembk) January 13, 2024

The second half started just like the first, with both teams hitting threes and exchanging the lead back and forth. Kentucky was extremely efficient, taking advantage of their speed and getting down the court extremely fast for open buckets. The Wildcats slowly started to pull away eight minutes in, holding a four-point lead of 65-61 as they rolled to the halfway point of the second half. A stalemate ensued for the next few minutes as neither team could hit a bucket or knock down a free throw.

A&M turned up the defense when needed, and Andersson Garcia scored back-to-back buckets to tie the game 68-68. An intense next few minutes pushed the score out to 74-74 off buckets from Taylor and Kentucky’s Sheppard made three pointer. Taylor started to take over, helping the Aggies grab an 82-78 lead with two and a half minutes left in the game. A wild sequence of threes by both teams came down to a tie game at 87-87, with Kentucky having the ball at the end of the game.

Garcia came up with a steal, which led to free throws for Radford, who knocked down both to put the Aggies up 89-87. Unfortunately, for the Maroon & White, a phantom foul put the Wildcats on the line, where they knocked down their two to tie the game, forcing overtime.

A&M started OT on a 5-0 run to take a 94-89 lead, but more whistles caused a major swing, taking a three-point shot away from Radford due to a “kick out” after his shot. On the other end, Kentucky went 2-3 after a foul by Taylor on a three-point shot.

Once again, with under 40 seconds left on the clock, A&M was able to control the ball and make their foul shots down the stretch to take a 97-92 lead. With a chance to cut the lead, Kentucky came down the court and threw the ball out of bounds with 3 seconds left to end the game, giving the Aggies their first SEC win of the year and a huge one at that.

Below are the Aggie critical contributors from the game:

Wade Taylor IV: 31 points / 5 rebounds

Tyrece Radford: 28 points / 9 rebounds

Andersson Garica: 5 points / 8 rebounds

Texas A&M will be back in action when they travel to Fayetteville to take on Arkansas on January 16 at 8:00 PM CT.