Texas A&M Aggies at Missouri Tigers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Radford, Taylor stand out as Texas A&M closes out big win over Missouri 79-60
Taylor had five rebounds, three assists and four steals for the Aggies (14-8, 5-4). Jace Carter added 12 points and Andersson Garcia grabbed 16 rebounds.
After trailing by 13 points at halftime, the Tigers made 8 of their first 10 shots in the second half and got to within three points when Nick Honor hit a 3-pointer with slightly less than 13 minutes remaining. Radford responded with eight points in a 10-2 run that got the Aggies back on track and they led 59-45 with less than 9 minutes remaining in the game.
From there, Texas A&M clamped down on defense and allowed only five Missouri baskets the rest of the game. The lead reached 21 three times: first on a three-point play by Taylor with 4 minutes to go, again on a layup by Taylor at 2 1/2 minutes and lastly on a layup by Eli Lawrence with 33 seconds remaining.
Tamar Bates scored 20 points, Honor 19 and Noah Carter 11 for Missouri (8-15, 0-10). Sean East II injured a knee earlier in the week against Vanderbilt and did not play. He is listed as day-to-day.
There were a couple of ties and four lead changes in the early going before Texas A&M went ahead 16-10 near the 11-minute mark. Honor then scored seven points and Mabor Majak's dunk plus the and-one gave Missouri a 23-22 lead with 8 minutes left in the half. But Texas A&M went on a 16-0 tear in which six players scored and the Aggies led 38-25 at halftime.
Texas A&M hosts No. 6 Tennessee on Saturday.
Missouri hosts Mississippi State on Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 79 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:27 | Tamar Bates made Jumper. Assisted by Noah Carter. | 79 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:38 | Eli Lawrence made Layup. | 79 - 58 |
| 2nd 0:42 | Texas A&M Offensive Rebound. | 77 - 58 |
| 2nd 0:42 | Noah Carter Block. | 77 - 58 |
Statistics
 TA&M |
 MIZ |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-63 | FG | 22-48 |
| 47.6 | Field Goal % | 45.8 |
| 4-17 | 3PT | 7-20 |
| 23.5 | Three Point % | 35.0 |
| 15-19 | FT | 9-13 |
| 78.9 | Free Throw % | 69.2 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 22 |
| 16 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 11 | Assists | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 7 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 24 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 48 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 16 | Fouls | 18 |
| 21 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Location: Columbia, MO
Attendance: 9,814 | 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 |