Florida Gators at Texas A&M Aggies
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Taylor's late foul shots send Texas A&M past Florida
Florida's Phlandrous Fleming Jr. missed a jump shot with three seconds remaining, the Gators lost control on an offensive rebound attempt with 0.8 seconds left and the Aggies (16-10, 5-8 Southeastern Conference) killed the clock.
The Aggies led 43-31 on Javonte Brown's layup with 11:02 remaining before Florida launched its comeback. The Gators outscored Texas A&M 16-2 over the next six minutes and a pair of Niels Lane foul shots gave Florida a 47-45 lead, its first lead since 4-2 with almost three minutes gone by.
Tyree Appleby sank a 3 and Fleming buried another with 1:44 left and Florida led 55-51. Jackson buried a jumper with 1:30 to go and the final points of the game came on Taylor's foul shots.
Jackson was the only player to score in double digits for Texas A&M, which finished 19-for-56 shooting (33.9%) including 16 missed shots on 18 attempts from beyond the arc.
Despite the Gators going 7:24 in the first half without scoring, Texas A&M went to halftime with just a 27-20 lead. Florida shot 21.9% (7 for 32) including a paltry 13.3% (2 for 15) from beyond the 3-point line. Texas A&M fared only slightly better shooting 32.1% (9 for 28) and 10% (1 for 10) from beyond the arc.
Colin Castleton scored 15 points and had 15 rebounds — one away from tying his career high — for Florida. Myreon Jones scored 10 for the Gators (16-10, 6-7), which leads the series 9-5.
Florida hosts No. 2 Auburn on Saturday while Texas A&M hits the road to take on Vanderbilt on Saturday.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 55 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 55 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Henry Coleman III Defensive Rebound. | 55 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Phlandrous Fleming Jr. missed Jumper. | 55 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Wade Taylor IV made Free Throw. | 55 - 56 |
Statistics
 FLA |
 TA&M |
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|---|---|---|
| 17-59 | FG | 19-56 |
| 29 | Field Goal % | 34 |
| 7-30 | 3PT | 2-18 |
| 23 | Three Point % | 11 |
| 14-17 | FT | 16-16 |
| 82 | Free Throw % | 100 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 20 | Offensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 12 | Assists | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 18 | Fouls | 18 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Location: College Station, TX
Attendance: 6,349 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M | 4-1 | - | 14-4 |
| Florida | 4-1 | - | 13-5 |
| Vanderbilt | 3-2 | 1 | 16-2 |
| Georgia | 3-2 | 1 | 15-3 |
| Alabama | 3-2 | 1 | 13-5 |
| Arkansas | 3-2 | 1 | 13-5 |
| Missouri | 3-2 | 1 | 13-5 |
| Kentucky | 3-2 | 1 | 12-6 |
| Ole Miss | 3-2 | 1 | 11-7 |
| Tennessee | 2-3 | 2 | 12-6 |
| Auburn | 2-3 | 2 | 11-7 |
| Texas | 2-3 | 2 | 11-7 |
| Mississippi State | 2-3 | 2 | 10-8 |
| LSU | 1-4 | 3 | 13-5 |
| Oklahoma | 1-4 | 3 | 11-7 |
| South Carolina | 1-4 | 3 | 10-8 |