Northwestern State Demons at Texas A&M Aggies
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Obaseki scores 19 as Texas A&M beats Northwestern St. 80-61
Hassan Diarra added 12 points and Tyrece Radford scored 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting and grabbed eight rebounds for Texas A&M (9-2).
Henry Coleman III made back-to-back layups to spark a 10-0 run that made it 25-13 when Wade Taylor IV made a jumper to cap the spurt about 12 minutes into the game. The Aggies, who scored 14 points off 12 Northwestern State turnovers in the first half, took a 36-25 lead into the break.
The Demons (3-10) twice trimmed their deficit to eight points in the second half but got no closer.
Carvell Teasett had 15 points and Kendal Coleman added 13 points and 11 rebounds for Northwestern State. Coleman, a 6-foot-8 freshman, has his fourth consecutive double-double and fifth of the season.
Texas A&M plays Dallas Christian, a member of the National Christian College Athletic Association, and Central Arkansas after Christmas before opening Southeastern Conference play against Georgia on Jan. 4.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 61 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 61 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Manny Obaseki Defensive Rebound. | 61 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Aaron Janecek Block. | 61 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Carvell Teasett missed Jumper. | 61 - 80 |
Statistics
 NWST |
 TA&M |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-62 | FG | 31-66 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 8-21 | 3PT | 7-26 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 3-7 | FT | 11-13 |
| 43 | Free Throw % | 85 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 19 | Assists | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 15 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 44 |
| 12 | Fouls | 11 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 19 |
Game Information
Location: College Station, TX
Attendance: 5,440 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southland Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 20-2 | - | 28-5 |
| McNeese | 19-3 | 1 | 28-5 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 14-8 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 13-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| New Orleans | 12-10 | 8 | 15-18 |
| Nicholls | 12-10 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Houston Christian | 8-14 | 12 | 12-20 |
| Northwestern State | 8-14 | 12 | 10-22 |
| Incarnate Word | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| Lamar | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| East Texas A&M | 6-16 | 14 | 11-21 |
| SE Louisiana | 6-16 | 14 | 9-22 |
2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 16-2 | - | 25-6 |
| Alabama | 13-5 | 3 | 23-8 |
| Arkansas | 13-5 | 3 | 23-8 |
| Vanderbilt | 11-7 | 5 | 24-7 |
| Tennessee | 11-7 | 5 | 21-10 |
| Texas A&M | 11-7 | 5 | 21-10 |
| Georgia | 10-8 | 6 | 22-9 |
| Missouri | 10-8 | 6 | 20-11 |
| Kentucky | 10-8 | 6 | 20-12 |
| Texas | 9-9 | 7 | 18-14 |
| Oklahoma | 7-11 | 9 | 18-14 |
| Auburn | 7-11 | 9 | 17-15 |
| Mississippi State | 5-13 | 11 | 13-19 |
| South Carolina | 4-14 | 12 | 13-19 |
| Ole Miss | 4-14 | 12 | 13-19 |
| LSU | 3-15 | 13 | 15-17 |