National Basketball Association
Texas A&M 63, Missouri 57
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 23, 2024
Where: Reed Arena, College Station, Texas
Officials:
# Don Daily, # Keith Kimble, # Vladimir Voyard-Tadal
Attendance:
9623
By Field Level Media
Wade Taylor IV tallied 19 points and six rebounds to lead the Texas A&M Aggies past the Missouri Tigers 63-57 on Tuesday in College Station, Texas.
Tyrece Radford and Andersson Garcia scored 11 points each and Henry Coleman III added 10 for the Aggies (12-7, 3-3 Southeastern Conference).
Sean East II scored 17 points and Tamar Bates added 16 for the Tigers (8-11, 0-6), who lost for the ninth time in their last 10 games.
Texas A&M earned a big advantage at the free-throw line, making 27 of 37 shots while Missouri made just 7 of 10. That allowed the Aggies to prevail despite shooting just 29 percent (15-for-52) from the floor.
Missouri committed 26 fouls and turned the ball over 15 times in the choppy game,
The Tigers opened in a 3-2 zone defense that frustrated Texas A&M's offense. The Aggies shot 1-for-9 during the first 6:10 of the game.
Meanwhile, Bates scored three early baskets in the lane and East scored twice while the Tigers broke out to a 13-4 lead.
The Aggies stepped up their defensive pressure, earning opportunities to run, draw fouls and go to the foul line during their 11-0 run.
After East scored to tie the game 15-15, the Aggies scored the next 12 points. Texas A&M forced the Tigers out of their zone with 3-point jumpers by Taylor and Hayden Hefner.
The Aggies forced consecutive shot-clock violations while keeping Missouri off the board for 5:43. They pushed their lead to 27-15 during that span.
But Noah Carter stabilized the Tigers by scoring five quick points and Missouri cut its deficit to 30-25 at halftime.
Missouri opened the second half with Jordan Butler's 3-point jumper and Bates' 3-point play to cut its deficit to 32-31.
Radford put the Aggies up 45-39 with consecutive drives to the basket and a 3-point jumper. The Tigers stayed within range for the rest of the game -- pulling within a point with 8:15 left -- but they were never able to regain the lead.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Missouri |
|
Texas A&M |
Sean East II 17 |
Scoring |
Wade Taylor IV 19 |
Sean East II 5 |
Assists |
Wade Taylor IV 3 |
Noah Carter 6 |
Rebounds |
Solomon Washington 8 |
Sean East II 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Henry Coleman III 8 |
Jordan Butler 1 |
Steals |
Henry Coleman III 2 |
Jordan Butler 1 |
Blocks |
Andersson Garcia 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Missouri
|
57 |
38.9 |
8-29 |
7-10 |
14 |
33 |
3 |
4 |
15 |
Texas A&M
|
63 |
28.8 |
6-27 |
27-37 |
12 |
39 |
1 |
7 |
9 |