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Coleman has 24 points, No. 12 Texas A&M beats Penn State 89-77 in ESPN Events Invitational

AP
Nov 23, 2023

KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) Henry Coleman III scored 24 points, Wade Taylor IV had 23 and No. 12 Texas A&M Aggies beat Penn State Nittany Lions 89-77 in the opening round of the ESPN Events Invitational on Thursday.

Tyrece Radford added 14 points for the Aggies (5-0), who lost to the Nittany Lions 76-59 in the first-round of last year’s NCAA Tournament.

“We've created a culture, a working culture," said Coleman, who also had six rebounds.

Kanye Clary led Penn State (4-1) with 19 points and Puff Johnson added 15.

Texas A&M outscored Penn State 56-38 in the paint and 23-7 on second-chance points.

“My teams usually don't get punished in the paint,” Penn State coach Mike Rhoades said. “It's something we have to get better at.”

Penn State got within three several times during the second half and trailed 75-70 when Taylor hit a long-range 3 and Coleman had an inside basket to put A&M up 80-70 with three minutes to play.

“We didn't get enough stops,” Rhoades said. “We didn't get 50-50 balls. That was the difference in the game.”

Coleman had 16 second-half points, including a pair of 3-point plays after Penn State had cut its deficit to three.

Radford had 10 points as Texas A&M grabbed a 39-32 halftime lead. The Aggies scored 24 points, mostly on driving layups, in the paint and nine from the free-throw line.

“I think that a lot of what's happened on game day has been the reps that have led up to game day from practicing the things that we think translate the most to the game,” Texas A&M coach Buzz Williams said.

BIG PICTURE

Penn State: Nick Kern Jr. displayed some offensive power in the second half when he scored all nine of his points. He had an impressive soaring dunk and a strong driving layup.

Texas A&M: Taylor and Radford have proved to be a dynamic duo early on this season. They have combined for four 20-point games and nine double-figure efforts in the team’s first five games.

BOARD WORK

Texas A&M continued its dominance on the glass, winning the rebounding battle 33-20. The Aggies also led in offensive rebounds 12-7. A&M entered No. 2 nationally in offensive boards (19.3) and No. 11 in total rebounds (47.0).

UP NEXT

Penn State: Faces Butler (3-2) in Friday's consolation round.

Texas A&M: Advances to Friday's semifinals against No. 19 Florida Atlantic (3-1).

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1st Half
PSU
Nittany Lions
32
TXAM
Aggies
39

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Qudus Wahab vs. Wildens Leveque (Nittany Lions gains possession)
19:43		Zach Hicks misses three point jump shot
19:41		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
19:31	+2	Tyrece Radford makes two point layup (Hayden Hefner assists)	0-2
19:03		Wildens Leveque blocks Qudus Wahab's two point jump shot
19:01		Qudus Wahab offensive rebound
18:56		Nittany Lions turnover (shot clock violation)
18:44		Nick Kern Jr. personal foul (Tyrece Radford draws the foul)
18:35		Tyrece Radford misses two point layup
18:33		Wildens Leveque offensive rebound
18:28		Henry Coleman III misses two point jump shot
18:26		Nick Kern Jr. defensive rebound
18:10		Ace Baldwin Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:08		Tyrece Radford defensive rebound
18:00	+2	Wade Taylor IV makes two point hook shot	0-4
17:39		Zach Hicks misses three point jump shot
17:37		Henry Coleman III defensive rebound
17:28		Wade Taylor IV turnover (lost ball)
17:21		Wade Taylor IV personal foul (Zach Hicks draws the foul)
17:11	+3	Zach Hicks makes three point jump shot (Nick Kern Jr. assists)	3-4
16:55		Ace Baldwin Jr. personal foul (Wade Taylor IV draws the foul)
16:52		Wade Taylor IV turnover (bad pass) (Qudus Wahab steals)
16:47		Hayden Hefner personal foul (Puff Johnson draws the foul)
16:25		Puff Johnson misses three point jump shot
16:23		Tyrece Radford defensive rebound
16:13		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
16:11		Kanye Clary defensive rebound
16:04		Tyrece Radford shooting foul (Kanye Clary draws the foul)
16:04	+1	Kanye Clary makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-4
16:04	+1	Kanye Clary makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-4
15:56		Tyrece Radford misses three point jump shot
15:54		Nittany Lions defensive rebound
15:53		TV timeout
15:34	+2	Ace Baldwin Jr. makes two point jump shot	7-4
15:06		Hayden Hefner misses three point jump shot
15:04		Leo O'Boyle defensive rebound
14:41		Kanye Clary misses two point jump shot
14:39		Aggies defensive rebound
14:22		Leo O'Boyle shooting foul (Henry Coleman III draws the foul)
14:22	+1	Henry Coleman III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-5
14:22	+1	Henry Coleman III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-6
14:10	+2	Puff Johnson makes two point jump shot (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists)	9-6
13:57		D'Marco Dunn personal foul (Eli Lawrence draws the foul)
13:45		Jace Carter misses two point jump shot
13:43		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
13:30	+2	Tyrece Radford makes two point layup (Solomon Washington assists)	9-8
13:17		Jameel Brown misses three point jump shot
13:15		Puff Johnson offensive rebound
13:07		Jace Carter shooting foul (Ace Baldwin Jr. draws the foul)
13:07		Ace Baldwin Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:07	+1	Ace Baldwin Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-8
12:56	+2	Tyrece Radford makes two point layup (Andersson Garcia assists)	10-10
12:40	+3	D'Marco Dunn makes three point jump shot (Qudus Wahab assists)	13-10
12:09		Eli Lawrence misses three point jump shot
12:07		Solomon Washington offensive rebound
12:02		Puff Johnson shooting foul (Jace Carter draws the foul)
12:01	+1	Jace Carter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-11
12:01		Jace Carter misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:01		RayQuawndis Mitchell defensive rebound
11:34	+2	Qudus Wahab makes two point layup (Kanye Clary assists)	15-11
11:33		Andersson Garcia shooting foul (Qudus Wahab draws the foul)
11:32		TV timeout
11:32		Qudus Wahab misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:32		Jace Carter defensive rebound
11:07	+3	Eli Lawrence makes three point jump shot (Wade Taylor IV assists)	15-14
10:38		Nick Kern Jr. misses two point layup
10:36		Qudus Wahab offensive rebound
10:33		Qudus Wahab turnover (lost ball) (Andersson Garcia steals)
10:27		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
10:25		D'Marco Dunn defensive rebound
10:15		Ace Baldwin Jr. misses two point jump shot
10:13		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
10:10		Qudus Wahab personal foul (Wade Taylor IV draws the foul)
9:46	+2	Manny Obaseki makes two point layup	15-16
9:23	+2	Qudus Wahab makes two point jump shot	17-16
9:06	+2	Wade Taylor IV makes two point layup	17-18
8:48		Kanye Clary misses two point layup
8:46		Zach Hicks offensive rebound
8:41		Kanye Clary turnover (bad pass) (Henry Coleman III steals)
8:19	+2	Manny Obaseki makes two point layup	17-20
7:56		Kanye Clary turnover (lost ball) (Wade Taylor IV steals)
7:56		TV timeout
7:38		Wade Taylor IV turnover (lost ball) (Ace Baldwin Jr. steals)
7:17		Puff Johnson misses two point jump shot
7:16		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
7:16		Wade Taylor IV turnover (out of bounds)
7:13		Zach Hicks misses two point jump shot
7:11		Puff Johnson offensive rebound
7:11		Solomon Washington flagrant 1 (Puff Johnson draws the foul)
7:09	+1	Puff Johnson makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2	18-20
7:09	+1	Puff Johnson makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2	19-20
6:59	+2	Puff Johnson makes two point layup	21-20
6:31		Nick Kern Jr. shooting foul (Henry Coleman III draws the foul)
6:31	+1	Henry Coleman III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-21
6:31	+1	Henry Coleman III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-22
6:09	+3	Puff Johnson makes three point jump shot (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists)	24-22
5:56	+2	Tyrece Radford makes two point layup (Andersson Garcia assists)	24-24
5:29		Ace Baldwin Jr. misses two point layup
5:27		Eli Lawrence defensive rebound
5:21	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point layup (Eli Lawrence assists)	24-26
5:21		D'Marco Dunn personal foul (Henry Coleman III draws the foul)
5:21		Henry Coleman III misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:21		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
5:09	+2	Andersson Garcia makes two point layup	24-28
4:37		Kanye Clary misses three point jump shot
4:35		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
4:10	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point layup	24-30
3:47		Kanye Clary misses two point jump shot
3:45		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
3:42		Leo O'Boyle personal foul (Wade Taylor IV draws the foul)
3:42		TV timeout
3:42	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-31
3:42	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-32
3:30		Hayden Hefner personal foul (RayQuawndis Mitchell draws the foul)
3:30	+1	RayQuawndis Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-32
3:30	+1	RayQuawndis Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-32
3:08	+3	Jace Carter makes three point jump shot (Tyrece Radford assists)	26-35
2:42	+2	Kanye Clary makes two point layup	28-35
2:25		Tyrece Radford misses two point jump shot
2:23		Jace Carter offensive rebound
2:21		Jace Carter turnover (bad pass)
2:05		Jace Carter shooting foul (RayQuawndis Mitchell draws the foul)
2:04		RayQuawndis Mitchell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:03	+1	RayQuawndis Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-35
1:44		Jace Carter misses three point jump shot
1:42		Tyrece Radford offensive rebound
1:33		Ace Baldwin Jr. personal foul (Wildens Leveque draws the foul)
1:33	+1	Wildens Leveque makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-36
1:33	+1	Wildens Leveque makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-37
1:10		RayQuawndis Mitchell turnover (traveling)
1:10		Nittany Lions 30 second timeout
0:54	+2	Tyrece Radford makes two point layup	29-39
0:26	+2	Puff Johnson makes two point jump shot	31-39
0:26		Wade Taylor IV shooting foul (Puff Johnson draws the foul)
0:26	+1	Puff Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	32-39
0:11		Aggies 30 second timeout
0:05		Wade Taylor IV misses two point jump shot
0:03		Qudus Wahab defensive rebound
0:00		Puff Johnson misses two point layup
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
PSU
Nittany Lions
45
TXAM
Aggies
50

Time		Play	Score
19:47		Zach Hicks misses three point jump shot
19:42		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
19:21		Hayden Hefner turnover (bad pass) (Qudus Wahab steals)
19:01	+2	Qudus Wahab makes two point layup (Kanye Clary assists)	34-39
18:26	+2	Wade Taylor IV makes two point layup	34-41
18:14		Ace Baldwin Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:11		Henry Coleman III defensive rebound
18:05	+3	Wade Taylor IV makes three point jump shot	34-44
17:32		Zach Hicks turnover (out of bounds)
17:24		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
17:19		Qudus Wahab defensive rebound
17:12		Andersson Garcia shooting foul (Nick Kern Jr. draws the foul)
17:12	+1	Nick Kern Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-44
17:12	+1	Nick Kern Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-44
17:02	+3	Hayden Hefner makes three point jump shot (Henry Coleman III assists)	36-47
16:49	+2	Qudus Wahab makes two point layup	38-47
16:48		Hayden Hefner shooting foul (Qudus Wahab draws the foul)
16:48	+1	Qudus Wahab makes regular free throw 1 of 1	39-47
16:42		Hayden Hefner turnover (traveling)
16:22		Kanye Clary misses two point jump shot
16:20		Puff Johnson offensive rebound
16:19		Wade Taylor IV personal foul (Puff Johnson draws the foul)
16:19	+1	Puff Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-47
16:19		Puff Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:19		Tyrece Radford defensive rebound
16:12		Tyrece Radford misses three point jump shot
16:10		Qudus Wahab personal foul
15:58	+2	Hayden Hefner makes two point layup	40-49
15:44	+2	Kanye Clary makes two point layup	42-49
15:09		Qudus Wahab blocks Henry Coleman III's two point dunk
15:09		Henry Coleman III offensive rebound
14:52	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point jump shot	42-51
14:45	+2	Nick Kern Jr. makes two point dunk	44-51
14:13		Manny Obaseki misses two point jump shot
14:13		Qudus Wahab defensive rebound
14:00		Manny Obaseki shooting foul (Nick Kern Jr. draws the foul)
14:00		TV timeout
14:00		Nick Kern Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:00	+1	Nick Kern Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-51
13:35		Manny Obaseki turnover (traveling)
13:25		Ace Baldwin Jr. misses two point layup
13:23		Jace Carter defensive rebound
13:04		Jace Carter misses two point jump shot
13:02		Solomon Washington offensive rebound
12:56	+2	Solomon Washington makes two point layup	45-53
12:42	+2	Zach Hicks makes two point jump shot	47-53
12:12		Jace Carter misses two point jump shot
12:10		Nittany Lions defensive rebound
11:51		Zach Hicks misses three point jump shot
11:49		Puff Johnson offensive rebound
11:38	+3	Ace Baldwin Jr. makes three point jump shot (Nick Kern Jr. assists)	50-53
11:20	+2	Solomon Washington makes two point dunk (Andersson Garcia assists)	50-55
10:58		Nick Kern Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:56		Solomon Washington defensive rebound
10:47		Wade Taylor IV turnover (lost ball) (Nick Kern Jr. steals)
10:26	+2	Puff Johnson makes two point jump shot	52-55
10:26		Zach Hicks shooting foul (Wade Taylor IV draws the foul)
10:26		TV timeout
10:26		Wade Taylor IV misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:26		Wade Taylor IV misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:26		Puff Johnson personal foul
10:20	+2	Tyrece Radford makes two point layup	52-57
10:02		Ace Baldwin Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:00		Henry Coleman III defensive rebound
9:46	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point jump shot	52-59
9:46		Qudus Wahab shooting foul (Henry Coleman III draws the foul)
9:46	+1	Henry Coleman III makes regular free throw 1 of 1	52-60
9:24		Solomon Washington personal foul (Kanye Clary draws the foul)
9:15	+2	Nick Kern Jr. makes two point jump shot	54-60
8:55		Jace Carter misses two point layup
8:53		Kanye Clary defensive rebound
8:49		Solomon Washington personal foul (Kanye Clary draws the foul)
8:42		Nick Kern Jr. turnover (bad pass)
8:31		Wade Taylor IV misses two point jump shot
8:29		Tyrece Radford offensive rebound
8:19	+2	Wade Taylor IV makes two point jump shot	54-62
8:19		Kanye Clary shooting foul (Wade Taylor IV draws the foul)
8:19	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 1 of 1	54-63
7:58	+2	D'Marco Dunn makes two point layup	56-63
7:45		Wade Taylor IV turnover (lost ball) (Kanye Clary steals)
7:35	+2	Kanye Clary makes two point jump shot	58-63
7:18		Henry Coleman III misses two point jump shot
7:16		Nick Kern Jr. defensive rebound
7:07	+2	Nick Kern Jr. makes two point layup	60-63
7:05		Jace Carter shooting foul (Nick Kern Jr. draws the foul)
7:05		TV timeout
7:05		Nick Kern Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:05		Jace Carter defensive rebound
6:46	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point layup	60-65
6:46		Qudus Wahab shooting foul (Henry Coleman III draws the foul)
6:46	+1	Henry Coleman III makes regular free throw 1 of 1	60-66
6:33	+3	Ace Baldwin Jr. makes three point jump shot (Kanye Clary assists)	63-66
6:12	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point layup (Wade Taylor IV assists)	63-68
6:12		Nick Kern Jr. shooting foul (Henry Coleman III draws the foul)
6:12	+1	Henry Coleman III makes regular free throw 1 of 1	63-69
6:02	+2	Kanye Clary makes two point layup	65-69
5:35	+2	Jace Carter makes two point layup	65-71
5:14		Henry Coleman III shooting foul (Kanye Clary draws the foul)
5:14	+1	Kanye Clary makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-71
5:14		Kanye Clary misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:14		Tyrece Radford defensive rebound
5:01		Jace Carter misses two point jump shot
4:59		Henry Coleman III offensive rebound
4:55	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point layup	66-73
4:47	+2	Kanye Clary makes two point layup	68-73
4:35	+2	Wade Taylor IV makes two point layup	68-75
4:19	+2	Kanye Clary makes two point jump shot	70-75
4:19		Nittany Lions 30 second timeout
4:19		TV timeout
4:02		Jace Carter misses three point jump shot
4:00		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
3:54	+3	Wade Taylor IV makes three point jump shot (Andersson Garcia assists)	70-78
3:43		Ace Baldwin Jr. turnover (bad pass)
3:43		TV timeout
3:26	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point layup	70-80
3:14	+2	Kanye Clary makes two point layup	72-80
3:07		Aggies 30 second timeout
2:39	+2	Wade Taylor IV makes two point jump shot	72-82
2:25		Kanye Clary turnover (bad pass)
2:14		Puff Johnson personal foul (Henry Coleman III draws the foul)
2:14	+1	Henry Coleman III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-83
2:14		Henry Coleman III misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:14		Zach Hicks defensive rebound
2:09	+3	Ace Baldwin Jr. makes three point jump shot (Kanye Clary assists)	75-83
1:50		Aggies 30 second timeout
1:36	+2	Tyrece Radford makes two point layup	75-85
1:23	+2	Kanye Clary makes two point jump shot	77-85
1:23		Nittany Lions 30 second timeout
1:01		Tyrece Radford misses two point layup
0:59		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
0:52		Zach Hicks personal foul (Wade Taylor IV draws the foul)
0:52	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 1 of 2	77-86
0:52	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 2 of 2	77-87
0:43		Zach Hicks misses three point jump shot
0:41		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
0:35	+2	Solomon Washington makes two point layup (Wade Taylor IV assists)	77-89
0:25		Kanye Clary misses three point jump shot
0:23		Henry Coleman III defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Henry Coleman III defensive rebound