Texas A&M Aggies at LSU Tigers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Taylor scores 19, sparks Texas A&M to 73-69 victory over LSU
Taylor added five rebounds and four assists for the Aggies (11-7, 2/3 Southeastern Conference), who spotted the Tigers (11-7, 3-2) the first nine points of the game.
Tyrece Radford totaled 15 points and nine rebounds for Texas A&M. Jace Carter scored 13 with six boards. Andersson Garcia had 10 points and 10 rebounds off the bench for his second double-double of the season.
Jordan Wright posted his second double-double, finishing with 15 points, 10 rebounds and six assists to pace LSU. Jalen Cook had 12 points, while freshman Mike Williams III made three 3-pointers and scored 11. Jalen Reed and reserve Tyrell Ward added 10 points apiece.
Texas A&M rallied from a 9-0 deficit and took its first lead at 29-28 on a Radford 3-pointer with 3:39 remaining in the first half. Ward answered with a dunk, Williams hit from beyond the arc and LSU took a 35-33 lead into halftime.
Taylor followed his 3-pointer with a jumper and a layup in a personal 7-0 run and the Aggies moved out in front 42-38 less than three minutes into the second half. Texas A&M pushed its lead to seven before Reed hit a 3-pointer and Wright had a layup to cap a 10-1 run and the Tigers took a 54-52 lead with 11:10 left to play.
Taylor answered with a go-ahead 3-pointer and Garcia and Radford added layups in a 7-0 spurt as the Aggies took a 59-54 lead with 8:47 remaining. LSU pulled even at 67 on a Ward layup at the 4:09 mark. Taylor hit another go-ahead 3-pointer with 2:56 to go and followed a Reed basket for LSU with two free throws with 43 seconds left. Cook missed two 3-pointers for the Tigers and Solomon Washington made the first of two foul shots with four seconds to go. Radford had a steal to end LSU's final possession.
The Aggies used a 21-6 advantage in offensive rebounds to outscore LSU 27-0 in second-chance points.
Texas A&M shot 38% from the floor and made 10 of 33 from 3-point range. The Tigers shot 42% and hit 11 of 34 from distance.
The two schools split the season series with LSU posting a 68-53 road victory on Jan. 6.
Texas A&M returns home to play Missouri on Tuesday. LSU travels to play Georgia on Wednesday.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 73 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 73 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Tyrece Radford Steal. | 73 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Jordan Wright Turnover. | 73 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Jordan Wright Defensive Rebound. | 73 - 69 |
Statistics
 TA&M |
 LSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 26-69 | FG | 25-60 |
| 37.7 | Field Goal % | 41.7 |
| 10-33 | 3PT | 11-34 |
| 30.3 | Three Point % | 32.4 |
| 11-20 | FT | 8-10 |
| 55.0 | Free Throw % | 80.0 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 21 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 11 | Assists | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 1 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 6 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 10 | Fouls | 19 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: Baton Rouge, LA
Attendance: 9,085 | Capacity:
2023-24 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | 14-4 | - | 27-9 |
| Auburn | 13-5 | 1 | 27-8 |
| South Carolina | 13-5 | 1 | 26-8 |
| Kentucky | 13-5 | 1 | 23-10 |
| Alabama | 13-5 | 1 | 25-12 |
| Florida | 11-7 | 3 | 24-12 |
| Texas A&M | 9-9 | 5 | 21-15 |
| LSU | 9-9 | 5 | 17-16 |
| Mississippi State | 8-10 | 6 | 21-14 |
| Ole Miss | 7-11 | 7 | 20-12 |
| Georgia | 6-12 | 8 | 20-17 |
| Arkansas | 6-12 | 8 | 16-17 |
| Vanderbilt | 4-14 | 10 | 9-23 |
| Missouri | 0-18 | 14 | 8-24 |