Coleman shines as No. 13 Texas A&M dominates paint, beats Oral Roberts 74-66
AP
Nov 17, 2023
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) Henry Coleman III had 19 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 13 Texas A&M Aggies overcame woeful 3-point shooting to beat Oral Roberts Golden Eagles 74-66 on Friday night.
The Aggies (4-0) finished 2 of 22 (9%) from beyond the arc, but made up for it with 42 points in the paint.
The 6-foot-8 Coleman did his work inside, finishing 7 of 7 from the field and 5 of 6 at the free-throw line.
“I think the maturity and how he’s competing is much, much more mature than it’s ever been,” Texas A&M coach Buzz Williams said.
Wade Taylor IV scored 16 points and Tyrece Radford had 11 points for the Aggies.
Isaac McBride scored 27 points for Oral Roberts (1-3), going 4 of 7 on 3s. DeShang Weaver had 14 points and Kareem Thompson scored 12.
The Golden Eagles entered the game ranked 269th in the country in 3-point percentage at 28.9% but went 11-for-28 Friday (39%) to keep it close. Oral Roberts went 5 for 12 from beyond the arc in the first half and led by five points midway through the period.
Texas A&M out-rebounded Oral Roberts 53-29, including 28 offensive rebounds for the Aggies that led to 22 second-chance points. A&M matched a season low in turnovers with five.
“We didn’t make a very high percentage of our shots, but we were phenomenal on the glass and if you don’t turn it over, you do get a shot,” Williams said. “We’ll make more shots, but even though we didn’t, great job on the offensive glass and a lot of that led to a high free-throw rate as well.”
The Golden Eagles got within six points with less than two minutes to play. The Aggies closed it out by going 6 of 7 at the free-throw line down the stretch.
“Last year, I don’t think we win this game,” Coleman said. “I think this year, with this year’s team, the guys we have on the bench and the coaches that have poured a lot into us, I think we hit adversity and we were able to bounce back and get through it.”
BIG PICTURE
The Aggies' unbeaten start includes wins over three recent NCAA Tournament teams in Ohio State, SMU and now Oral Roberts.
UP NEXT
Oral Roberts hosts Texas Southern on Tuesday.
Texas A&M heads to Florida for the three-game ESPN Invitational, beginning with a rematch against Penn State on Nov. 23. The Nittany Lions knocked the Aggies out of the NCAA Tournament in the first round last March.
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1st Half
ORU
Golden Eagles
31
TXAM
Aggies
38
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Josh Jones vs. Wildens Leveque (Henry Coleman III gains possession)
19:30
DeShang Weaver blocks Tyrece Radford's two point layup
19:28
Aggies offensive rebound
19:27
Aggies turnover (shot clock violation)
19:05
+2
DeShang Weaver makes two point layup
2-0
18:52
+2
Wildens Leveque makes two point layup (Wade Taylor IV assists)
2-2
18:26
+3
DeShang Weaver makes three point jump shot (Kareem Thompson assists)
5-2
18:14
Josh Jones shooting foul (Wade Taylor IV draws the foul)
18:14
+1
Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 1 of 2
5-3
18:14
+1
Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 2 of 2
5-4
18:05
Golden Eagles turnover (10-second violation)
17:53
+2
Henry Coleman III makes two point jump shot (Hayden Hefner assists)
5-6
17:23
+2
Issac McBride makes two point jump shot
7-6
17:07
Jailen Bedford shooting foul (Tyrece Radford draws the foul)
17:07
+1
Tyrece Radford makes regular free throw 1 of 2
7-7
17:07
+1
Tyrece Radford makes regular free throw 2 of 2
7-8
16:41
Jailen Bedford misses three point jump shot
16:39
Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
16:31
Andersson Garcia misses three point jump shot
16:29
Kareem Thompson defensive rebound
16:14
+3
Kareem Thompson makes three point jump shot (Issac McBride assists)
10-8
16:02
Wade Taylor IV misses two point jump shot
16:00
Jailen Bedford defensive rebound
15:54
DeShang Weaver misses three point jump shot
15:52
Tyrece Radford defensive rebound
15:32
+2
Henry Coleman III makes two point layup (Andersson Garcia assists)
10-10
15:32
Sir Issac Herron shooting foul (Henry Coleman III draws the foul)
15:32
TV timeout
15:32
+1
Henry Coleman III makes regular free throw 1 of 1
10-11
15:15
Henry Coleman III shooting foul (Issac McBride draws the foul)
15:15
+1
Issac McBride makes regular free throw 1 of 3
11-11
15:15
+1
Issac McBride makes regular free throw 2 of 2
12-11
15:15
+1
Issac McBride makes regular free throw 3 of 3
13-11
15:02
Wade Taylor IV misses two point jump shot
15:00
Issac McBride defensive rebound
14:52
DeShang Weaver misses three point jump shot
14:50
Henry Coleman III defensive rebound
14:41
Tyrece Radford misses three point jump shot
14:39
Henry Coleman III offensive rebound
14:33
+2
Hayden Hefner makes two point jump shot
13-13
14:08
+3
Kareem Thompson makes three point jump shot (Jalen Miller assists)
16-13
13:56
Issac McBride personal foul
13:35
Tyrece Radford misses two point jump shot
13:33
Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
13:17
Jace Carter misses three point jump shot
13:15
Solomon Washington offensive rebound
13:04
Solomon Washington misses three point jump shot
13:02
Sir Issac Herron defensive rebound
12:41
Kareem Thompson misses two point layup
12:39
Jace Carter defensive rebound
12:33
Jace Carter misses three point jump shot
12:31
Jalen Miller defensive rebound
12:20
Issac McBride misses two point jump shot
12:18
Solomon Washington defensive rebound
12:06
+2
Bryce Lindsay makes two point jump shot
16-15
11:43
+2
DeShang Weaver makes two point jump shot (Issac McBride assists)
18-15
11:31
TV timeout
11:17
Bryce Lindsay misses three point jump shot
11:15
Jace Carter offensive rebound
10:56
Wildens Leveque turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Miller steals)
10:42
Manny Obaseki blocks Jalen Miller's two point jump shot
10:40
Manny Obaseki defensive rebound
10:14
+2
Manny Obaseki makes two point jump shot
18-17
9:46
+3
Issac McBride makes three point jump shot (Kareem Thompson assists)
21-17
9:34
+2
Bryce Lindsay makes two point layup
21-19
9:15
+3
Kareem Thompson makes three point jump shot (Issac McBride assists)
24-19
8:59
Manny Obaseki misses three point jump shot
8:57
Wildens Leveque offensive rebound
8:50
DeShang Weaver blocks Wildens Leveque's two point layup
8:49
Wildens Leveque offensive rebound
8:49
DeShang Weaver shooting foul (Jace Carter draws the foul)
8:49
+1
Jace Carter makes regular free throw 1 of 2
24-20
8:49
Jace Carter misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:49
DeShang Weaver defensive rebound
8:36
Jalen Miller misses three point jump shot
8:34
Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
8:19
Manny Obaseki misses two point layup
8:17
Josh Jones defensive rebound
8:05
Issac McBride misses three point jump shot
8:04
Aggies defensive rebound
7:49
Tyrece Radford misses two point jump shot
7:47
Tyrece Radford offensive rebound
7:35
Josh Jones shooting foul (Henry Coleman III draws the foul)
7:35
TV timeout
7:35
+1
Henry Coleman III makes regular free throw 1 of 2
24-21
7:35
+1
Henry Coleman III makes regular free throw 2 of 2
24-22
7:08
+2
Jailen Bedford makes two point layup (Sir Issac Herron assists)
26-22
6:54
DeShang Weaver blocks Andersson Garcia's two point layup
6:53
Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
6:53
Sir Issac Herron blocks Andersson Garcia's two point jump shot
6:51
Sir Issac Herron defensive rebound
6:30
DeShang Weaver misses three point jump shot
6:28
Henry Coleman III defensive rebound
6:20
Wade Taylor IV misses two point layup
6:18
Henry Coleman III offensive rebound
6:10
+2
Henry Coleman III makes two point layup
26-24
5:51
DeShang Weaver misses two point jump shot
5:51
Henry Coleman III defensive rebound
5:51
Sir Issac Herron personal foul (Henry Coleman III draws the foul)
5:51
Henry Coleman III misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:50
Kareem Thompson defensive rebound
5:27
Kareem Thompson misses three point jump shot
5:25
Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
5:10
+2
Henry Coleman III makes two point jump shot (Hayden Hefner assists)
26-26
4:43
Andersson Garcia personal foul
4:23
+2
Issac McBride makes two point jump shot
28-26
3:57
+2
Henry Coleman III makes two point dunk (Tyrece Radford assists)
28-28
3:32
Issac McBride turnover (lost ball) (Wade Taylor IV steals)
3:26
+2
Tyrece Radford makes two point layup (Wade Taylor IV assists)
28-30
3:32
TV timeout
2:55
Golden Eagles turnover (shot clock violation)
2:45
Wade Taylor IV turnover (lost ball)
2:24
DeShang Weaver turnover (bad pass)
2:14
Solomon Washington misses three point jump shot
2:12
DeShang Weaver defensive rebound
2:05
Jalen Miller turnover (lost ball) (Wade Taylor IV steals)
2:02
Wade Taylor IV turnover (bad pass) (Kareem Thompson steals)
1:55
Henry Coleman III shooting foul (Jailen Bedford draws the foul)
1:55
Jailen Bedford misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:55
+1
Jailen Bedford makes regular free throw 2 of 2
29-30
1:35
+2
Wade Taylor IV makes two point jump shot
29-32
1:10
+2
Issac McBride makes two point layup
31-32
0:58
Issac McBride personal foul (Wade Taylor IV draws the foul)
0:58
+1
Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 1 of 2
31-33
0:58
+1
Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 2 of 2
31-34
0:49
Golden Eagles 30 second timeout
0:46
Jalen Miller turnover (bad pass) (Hayden Hefner steals)
0:44
Jalen Miller personal foul (Hayden Hefner draws the foul)
0:44
Hayden Hefner misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:44
Solomon Washington offensive rebound
0:40
+2
Solomon Washington makes two point dunk
31-36
0:15
Jailen Bedford turnover (bad pass) (Wade Taylor IV steals)
0:15
Aggies 30 second timeout
0:03
+2
Tyrece Radford makes two point layup
31-38
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
ORU
Golden Eagles
35
TXAM
Aggies
36
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:52
+2
Wade Taylor IV makes two point jump shot
31-40
19:31
Wade Taylor IV personal foul
19:12
+3
Jailen Bedford makes three point jump shot (Issac McBride assists)
34-40
18:53
Wildens Leveque misses two point layup
18:51
Hayden Hefner offensive rebound
18:48
Hayden Hefner misses two point layup
18:46
Issac McBride defensive rebound
18:41
Jailen Bedford misses three point jump shot
18:39
Tyrece Radford defensive rebound
18:29
Wildens Leveque misses two point hook shot
18:27
Hayden Hefner offensive rebound
18:12
Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
18:10
Tyrece Radford offensive rebound
17:55
DeShang Weaver blocks Tyrece Radford's two point layup
17:53
Kareem Thompson defensive rebound
17:47
+2
Jailen Bedford makes two point layup (Issac McBride assists)
36-40
17:32
Jailen Bedford blocks Wade Taylor IV's two point layup
17:32
Jailen Bedford defensive rebound
17:04
Issac McBride misses three point jump shot
17:02
Jailen Bedford offensive rebound
16:59
Jailen Bedford misses two point layup
16:57
Aggies defensive rebound
16:37
Tyrece Radford misses three point jump shot
16:35
Jailen Bedford defensive rebound
16:26
Wade Taylor IV shooting foul (Josh Jones draws the foul)
16:26
+1
Josh Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2
37-40
16:26
+1
Josh Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2
38-40
16:13
Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
16:11
Aggies offensive rebound
16:09
+2
Tyrece Radford makes two point layup (Wade Taylor IV assists)
38-42
15:59
Andersson Garcia blocks Jailen Bedford's two point layup
15:57
Jailen Bedford offensive rebound
15:52
Kareem Thompson misses three point jump shot
15:50
Hayden Hefner defensive rebound
15:46
Hayden Hefner misses three point jump shot
15:44
Henry Coleman III offensive rebound
15:27
Andersson Garcia misses two point layup
15:25
Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
15:11
+3
Tyrece Radford makes three point jump shot (Wade Taylor IV assists)
38-45
14:50
Issac McBride misses two point jump shot
14:48
DeShang Weaver offensive rebound
14:43
+2
DeShang Weaver makes two point dunk
40-45
14:26
Jailen Bedford shooting foul (Wade Taylor IV draws the foul)
14:26
TV timeout
14:26
+1
Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 1 of 2
40-46
14:26
+1
Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 2 of 2
40-47
14:05
Tyrece Radford shooting foul (Sir Issac Herron draws the foul)
14:05
Sir Issac Herron misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:05
+1
Sir Issac Herron makes regular free throw 2 of 2
41-47
13:54
+3
Manny Obaseki makes three point jump shot (Tyrece Radford assists)
41-50
13:39
Kareem Thompson turnover (Solomon Washington steals)
13:35
+2
Solomon Washington makes two point layup (Manny Obaseki assists)
41-52
13:34
Golden Eagles 30 second timeout
13:34
TV timeout
13:12
Issac McBride misses two point jump shot
13:10
Manny Obaseki defensive rebound
13:04
DeShang Weaver blocks Manny Obaseki's two point layup
13:02
Manny Obaseki offensive rebound
12:56
Aggies 30 second timeout
12:46
Kareem Thompson shooting foul (Manny Obaseki draws the foul)
12:46
+1
Manny Obaseki makes regular free throw 1 of 2
41-53
12:46
+1
Manny Obaseki makes regular free throw 2 of 2
41-54
12:25
Manny Obaseki blocks DeShang Weaver's three point jump shot
12:23
Golden Eagles offensive rebound
12:18
Issac McBride misses three point jump shot
12:16
DeShang Weaver offensive rebound
12:16
Andersson Garcia personal foul
12:01
DeShang Weaver misses three point jump shot
11:59
Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
11:46
Manny Obaseki misses three point jump shot
11:44
Solomon Washington offensive rebound
11:39
DeShang Weaver blocks Solomon Washington's two point layup
11:37
Issac McBride defensive rebound
11:31
+2
Issac McBride makes two point layup
43-54
11:18
Tyrece Radford misses two point layup
11:16
Jailen Bedford defensive rebound
11:04
Kareem Thompson misses three point jump shot
11:02
Jace Carter defensive rebound
10:51
Manny Obaseki misses two point layup
10:49
Kareem Thompson defensive rebound
10:45
Jailen Bedford misses three point jump shot
10:43
Manny Obaseki defensive rebound
10:17
Tyrece Radford misses three point jump shot
10:15
Solomon Washington offensive rebound
9:58
Jace Carter misses three point jump shot
9:56
Kareem Thompson defensive rebound
9:35
Manny Obaseki shooting foul (Issac McBride draws the foul)
9:35
TV timeout
9:35
+1
Issac McBride makes regular free throw 1 of 2
44-54
9:35
+1
Issac McBride makes regular free throw 2 of 2
45-54
9:26
Wade Taylor IV misses two point layup
9:24
Henry Coleman III offensive rebound
9:09
+2
Eli Lawrence makes two point jump shot
45-56
8:53
+3
Kareem Thompson makes three point jump shot (Issac McBride assists)
48-56
8:32
Wade Taylor IV turnover
8:29
Hayden Hefner shooting foul (Issac McBride draws the foul)
8:29
Issac McBride misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:29
Issac McBride misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:29
Henry Coleman III defensive rebound
8:11
Eli Lawrence misses three point jump shot
8:09
Eli Lawrence offensive rebound
8:06
Eli Lawrence misses two point layup
8:04
Henry Coleman III offensive rebound
8:00
Eli Lawrence misses three point jump shot
7:58
Kareem Thompson defensive rebound
7:41
Issac McBride misses two point jump shot
7:39
Wildens Leveque defensive rebound
7:23
+2
Henry Coleman III makes two point layup (Hayden Hefner assists)
48-58
6:55
Jalen Miller misses two point jump shot
6:53
Henry Coleman III defensive rebound
6:41
+2
Hayden Hefner makes two point jump shot
48-60
6:08
+2
Josh Jones makes two point layup (Jalen Miller assists)
50-60
5:52
Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
5:50
Hayden Hefner offensive rebound
5:48
Hayden Hefner misses two point layup
5:46
Hayden Hefner offensive rebound
5:44
+2
Hayden Hefner makes two point layup
50-62
5:19
+3
Issac McBride makes three point jump shot
53-62
5:00
Eli Lawrence misses three point jump shot
4:58
Jalen Miller defensive rebound
4:40
Kareem Thompson misses three point jump shot
4:38
Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
4:18
Wildens Leveque misses two point layup
4:16
Wildens Leveque offensive rebound
4:15
Wildens Leveque misses two point layup
4:14
Wildens Leveque offensive rebound
4:12
Wildens Leveque misses two point layup
4:12
Issac McBride defensive rebound
4:04
TV timeout
4:04
Golden Eagles 30 second timeout
4:04
TV timeout
3:47
+3
DeShang Weaver makes three point jump shot (Issac McBride assists)
56-62
3:24
Wade Taylor IV misses two point jump shot
3:22
Wade Taylor IV offensive rebound
3:18
+2
Wade Taylor IV makes two point layup
56-64
3:18
Henry Coleman III personal foul
3:18
Jailen Bedford personal foul
2:53
Solomon Washington blocks Jailen Bedford's two point jump shot
2:51
Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
2:26
Solomon Washington misses three point jump shot
2:24
Jailen Bedford defensive rebound
2:09
Andersson Garcia blocks Jailen Bedford's two point jump shot
2:07
DeShang Weaver offensive rebound
1:55
Solomon Washington shooting foul (DeShang Weaver draws the foul)
1:55
+1
DeShang Weaver makes regular free throw 1 of 2
57-64
1:55
+1
DeShang Weaver makes regular free throw 2 of 2
58-64
1:38
+2
Henry Coleman III makes two point layup (Tyrece Radford assists)
58-66
1:10
+2
Issac McBride makes two point jump shot
60-66
0:58
Jalen Miller personal foul
0:56
Trey Phipps personal foul
0:55
Issac McBride personal foul
0:53
+2
Wade Taylor IV makes two point layup (Tyrece Radford assists)
60-68
0:40
Issac McBride misses two point jump shot
0:38
Tyrece Radford defensive rebound
0:36
Jailen Bedford personal foul (Tyrece Radford draws the foul)
0:36
Tyrece Radford misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:34
Issac McBride defensive rebound
0:27
Kareem Thompson misses three point jump shot
0:25
Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
0:21
Sir Issac Herron personal foul (Wade Taylor IV draws the foul)
0:21
+1
Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 1 of 2
60-69
0:21
+1
Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 2 of 2
60-70
0:14
+3
Issac McBride makes three point jump shot
63-70
0:12
Golden Eagles 30 second timeout
0:11
Sir Issac Herron personal foul
0:11
+1
Henry Coleman III makes regular free throw 1 of 2
63-71
0:11
+1
Henry Coleman III makes regular free throw 2 of 2
63-72
0:07
+3
Issac McBride makes three point jump shot
66-72
0:03
Trey Phipps personal foul (Andersson Garcia draws the foul)
