Texas A&M Basketball came into Saturday’s game against the No. 6-ranked Kentucky Wildcats as focused as they have been as a cohesive unit all season long, taking full advantage of a packed Reed Arena after dropping their first two SEC games in 2024.
Led by guard duo Wade Taylor IV (31 points) and Tyrece Radford’s (28 points) tremendous bounce-back performances, the proven leaders combined for 59 points and nine of the Aggies’ 12 makes from beyond the arc, helping to defeat the blue-blood visitors 97-92 in one of the more exciting matchups this season.
In desperate need of a win in conference play, A&M also earned what should be its fourth Quad 1 victory on the year, so despite the poor play since the start of the year, the Aggies have continued to pad their NCAA Tournament resume, but there is a lot of work yet to be done.
Focusing on Radford and Taylor, whose incredible resurgence after combining for just 22 points in last Tuesday’s road loss to Auburn, providing that the lackadaisical start to SEC play was just a short phase that has now taken its course. After the game, Wade Taylor IV noted the importance of taking on every SEC game going forward with the same energy and, hopefully, the same offensive efficiency.
“We should look at every game as an opportunity. This was the right step in the direction tonight. Tonight we showed how resilient we are.”
Here is everything Tyrece Radford and Wade Taylor IV had to say after Texas A&M’s thrilling win over No. 6 Kentucky on Saturday afternoon.
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