Missouri Tigers at Texas A&M Aggies
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Texas A&M uses the free-throw line and Wade Taylor IV's 19 points to get past Missouri 63-57
Texas A&M scored half of its 30 first-half points from the free-throw line to build a five-point lead. Missouri opened the second with a 14-8 surge, on three 3-pointers and Connor Vanover's alley-oop dunk, for a 39-38 advantage with 13:35 remaining. It was Missouri’s only lead of the second half.
Texas A&M scored the next six points before Missouri pulled to 45-44 with 8:15 left, but the Tigers didn’t get closer.
Taylor made three 3-pointers and all six of his free throws. Andersson Garcia and Tyrece Radford added 11 points apiece for Texas A&M (12-7, 3-3 Southeastern Conference), which shot just 15 of 52 (29%) overall. Henry Coleman III added 10 points for the Aggies.
Texas A&M made 15 of 20 free throws in the first half and finished 27-of-37 (73%) shooting at the line. The Aggies also scored 21 points from 15 Missouri turnovers.
Sean East II scored 17 points and Tamar Bates had 16 for Missouri (8-11, 0-6), which shot 21 of 54 (39%) that included eight from long range, and they were 7 of 10 from the free-throw line.
Taylor made a pair of 3s and scored 10 points in the first half while the rest of the Aggies shot 3 of 17 (18%) from the floor, but they still led 30-25 at the break. Bates and East combined for 17 first-half points for the Tigers.
Missouri will look to end its six-game losing streak when it plays at South Carolina on Saturday.
Texas A&M, which has won three of its last four games, hosts Mississippi on Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 57 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 57 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Sean East II made Jumper. Assisted by Nick Honor. | 57 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Wade Taylor IV made Free Throw. | 55 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Wade Taylor IV made Free Throw. | 55 - 62 |
Statistics
 MIZ |
 TA&M |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-54 | FG | 15-52 |
| 38.9 | Field Goal % | 28.8 |
| 8-29 | 3PT | 6-27 |
| 27.6 | Three Point % | 22.2 |
| 7-10 | FT | 27-37 |
| 70.0 | Free Throw % | 73.0 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 14 | Assists | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 5 | Points Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 15 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 18 |
| 26 | Fouls | 16 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 12 |
Game Information
Location: College Station, TX
Attendance: 9,623 | Capacity:
2024-25 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn | 15-3 | - | 32-6 |
| Florida | 14-4 | 1 | 36-4 |
| Alabama | 13-5 | 2 | 28-9 |
| Tennessee | 12-6 | 3 | 30-8 |
| Texas A&M | 11-7 | 4 | 23-11 |
| Ole Miss | 10-8 | 5 | 24-12 |
| Kentucky | 10-8 | 5 | 24-12 |
| Missouri | 10-8 | 5 | 22-12 |
| Mississippi State | 8-10 | 7 | 21-13 |
| Arkansas | 8-10 | 7 | 22-14 |
| Georgia | 8-10 | 7 | 20-13 |
| Vanderbilt | 8-10 | 7 | 20-13 |
| Oklahoma | 6-12 | 9 | 20-14 |
| Texas | 6-12 | 9 | 19-16 |
| LSU | 3-15 | 12 | 14-18 |
| South Carolina | 2-16 | 13 | 12-20 |