COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) Quenton Jackson led a balanced attack with 16 points, Marcus Williams made the clinching free throws with 4.4 seconds left and Texas A&M Aggies edged Arkansas Razorbacks 86-81 on Saturday.
The Williams free throws came after teammate Hassan Diarra, a 55.6% free throw shooter, made a pair for an 84-80 lead with 14 seconds left and Davonte Davis intentionally missed a free throw with 5.7 seconds remaining for Arkansas.
Davis made his first free throw and as he intentionally missed the second, he was called for a lane violation. The Aggies had to use a timeout to get the ball in and Williams got behind the defense and then sealed the game after gathering in the long pass.
Texas A&M had a 16-0 run in the opening minutes of the second half and led 65-48 on a Jackson jumper with 11 minutes to play. Arkansas trailed by 11 with less than four minutes to go but JD Notae hit a jumper with 1:08 left to cap a 10-0 run.
Jackson answered with a 3-pointer at 34 seconds but Notae followed with a pair from the line. The Razorbacks trapped Diarra far from the basket but fouled him.
Henry Coleman III scored 14 points for the Aggies (13-2, 2-0 Southeastern Conference), who won their sixth straight, the last being a two-point conference win at Georgia. Andre Gordon added 13 points, Tyrece Radford 12 and Wade Taylor IV 11. Williams, who hit the game-winning 3 against Georgia with 1.2 seconds to play to give A&M its best start since 2015-16, finished with nine points.
Notae scored 31 points for the Razorbacks (10-5, 0-3), who have lost five of six. It was an Arkansas best and the fourth 30-plus game of his career that started with Jacksonville. Davis scored 13 off the bench, going 9 of 10 from the line.
Texas A&M went 8 of 19 from 3-point range but shot 56% (31 of 55) overall. The Aggies were only 16 of 30 from the foul line and were outrebounded 46-32.
Jaylin Williams led Arkansas with 11 rebounds to go with 10 points. The Razorbacks shot 41% (27 of 66) but got back in the game by going 17 of 21 from the foul line in the second half.
Ole Miss visits Texas A&M and Missouri is at Arkansas on Wednesday.
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1st Half
ARK
Razorbacks
35
TXAM
Aggies
37
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Stanley Umude vs. Henry Coleman III (Razorbacks gains possession)
19:42
+2
JD Notae makes two point layup
2-0
19:30
Stanley Umude blocks Henry Coleman III's two point jump shot
19:28
JD Notae defensive rebound
19:21
Jaxson Robinson misses three point jump shot
19:17
JD Notae offensive rebound
19:12
+2
Stanley Umude makes two point jump shot
4-0
18:50
Marcus Williams turnover (bad pass)
18:41
+2
JD Notae makes two point layup
6-0
18:19
+2
Tyrece Radford makes two point layup (Andre Gordon assists)
6-2
18:07
Jaylin Williams turnover (lost ball)
17:52
Tyrece Radford misses three point jump shot
17:50
Jaylin Williams defensive rebound
17:33
Andre Gordon blocks Au'Diese Toney's two point jump shot
17:31
Razorbacks offensive rebound
17:25
JD Notae misses three point jump shot
17:23
Davonte Davis offensive rebound
17:17
+2
JD Notae makes two point jump shot (Davonte Davis assists)
8-2
16:46
+2
Tyrece Radford makes two point jump shot
8-4
16:21
+3
Stanley Umude makes three point jump shot (Davonte Davis assists)
11-4
16:05
Davonte Davis shooting foul (Henry Coleman III draws the foul)
16:06
+1
Henry Coleman III makes regular free throw 1 of 2
11-5
16:06
Henry Coleman III misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:06
Jaylin Williams defensive rebound
16:05
Tyrece Radford personal foul
15:51
+2
Stanley Umude makes two point jump shot (Jaylin Williams assists)
13-5
15:43
Au'Diese Toney personal foul (Andre Gordon draws the foul)
15:44
TV timeout
15:38
Marcus Williams misses two point layup
15:36
Jaylin Williams defensive rebound
15:13
Ethan Henderson blocks Jaylin Williams's two point jump shot
15:11
Henry Coleman III defensive rebound
14:50
+2
Ethan Henderson makes two point layup (Andre Gordon assists)
13-7
14:39
+3
JD Notae makes three point jump shot
16-7
14:28
Marcus Williams offensive foul (Jaylin Williams draws the foul)
14:27
Marcus Williams turnover
14:14
Stanley Umude misses three point jump shot
14:12
Davonte Davis offensive rebound
14:10
Aaron Cash shooting foul (Stanley Umude draws the foul)
14:10
+1
Stanley Umude makes regular free throw 1 of 2
17-7
14:10
Stanley Umude misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:09
Henry Coleman III defensive rebound
13:55
+2
Henry Coleman III makes two point jump shot (Quenton Jackson assists)
17-9
13:32
+3
JD Notae makes three point jump shot
20-9
13:16
+2
Wade Taylor IV makes two point jump shot (Quenton Jackson assists)
20-11
13:04
JD Notae misses two point jump shot
13:02
Henry Coleman III defensive rebound
12:51
Quenton Jackson misses three point jump shot
12:49
Au'Diese Toney defensive rebound
12:36
Stanley Umude misses two point jump shot
12:34
Henry Coleman III defensive rebound
12:28
Quenton Jackson turnover (lost ball)
12:21
JD Notae misses two point layup
12:19
Kamani Johnson offensive rebound
12:21
Aaron Cash personal foul (Kamani Johnson draws the foul)
12:07
Manny Obaseki blocks Au'Diese Toney's two point layup
12:05
Quenton Jackson defensive rebound
12:00
+3
Wade Taylor IV makes three point jump shot (Andre Gordon assists)
20-14
11:38
+2
Au'Diese Toney makes two point layup (Davonte Davis assists)
22-14
11:38
Ethan Henderson shooting foul (Au'Diese Toney draws the foul)
11:38
TV timeout
11:38
Au'Diese Toney misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:38
Quenton Jackson defensive rebound
11:29
Ethan Henderson misses two point layup
11:27
Jaylin Williams defensive rebound
11:30
Ethan Henderson personal foul (Jaylin Williams draws the foul)
11:12
+2
Jaylin Williams makes two point layup (JD Notae assists)
24-14
10:44
+3
Tyrece Radford makes three point jump shot
24-17
10:21
Henry Coleman III personal foul (JD Notae draws the foul)
10:22
+1
JD Notae makes regular free throw 1 of 2
25-17
10:22
JD Notae misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:22
Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
10:12
Henry Coleman III offensive foul (Jaylin Williams draws the foul)
10:12
Henry Coleman III turnover
9:56
Jaylin Williams turnover (bad pass) (Quenton Jackson steals)
9:51
+2
Quenton Jackson makes two point layup
25-19
9:33
Davonte Davis misses three point jump shot
9:31
Trey Wade offensive rebound
9:26
Aaron Cash personal foul (JD Notae draws the foul)
9:26
JD Notae misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:26
Tyrece Radford defensive rebound
9:13
Marcus Williams misses three point jump shot
9:11
Stanley Umude defensive rebound
9:05
+2
JD Notae makes two point jump shot
27-19
8:48
Au'Diese Toney shooting foul (Wade Taylor IV draws the foul)
8:48
Wade Taylor IV misses regular free throw 1 of 3
8:48
Wade Taylor IV misses regular free throw 2 of 3
8:48
+1
Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 3 of 3
27-20
8:27
Marcus Williams blocks JD Notae's two point layup
8:25
Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
8:23
Jaxson Robinson blocks Quenton Jackson's two point layup
8:21
Aggies offensive rebound
8:14
+2
Javonte Brown makes two point dunk (Marcus Williams assists)
27-22
7:50
Trey Wade turnover (bad pass) (Quenton Jackson steals)
7:45
+2
Quenton Jackson makes two point layup
27-24
7:32
Jump ball. JD Notae vs. Wade Taylor IV (Wade Taylor IV gains possession)
7:32
JD Notae turnover (lost ball) (Wade Taylor IV steals)
7:32
TV timeout
7:08
+3
Marcus Williams makes three point jump shot (Tyrece Radford assists)
27-27
6:48
+2
Jaylin Williams makes two point layup (Chris Lykes assists)
29-27
6:35
+2
Wade Taylor IV makes two point layup
29-29
6:24
Chris Lykes turnover (lost ball) (Wade Taylor IV steals)
6:19
Stanley Umude personal foul (Quenton Jackson draws the foul)
6:19
Quenton Jackson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:19
+1
Quenton Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
29-30
6:08
Jaylin Williams turnover (bad pass) (Marcus Williams steals)
6:04
Jaylin Williams shooting foul (Quenton Jackson draws the foul)
6:04
+1
Quenton Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
29-31
6:04
+1
Quenton Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
29-32
5:55
Stanley Umude misses three point jump shot
5:53
Javonte Brown defensive rebound
5:31
Marcus Williams misses three point jump shot
5:29
Jaylin Williams defensive rebound
5:24
JD Notae turnover (traveling)
5:11
Quenton Jackson misses three point jump shot
5:09
JD Notae defensive rebound
4:44
JD Notae misses three point jump shot
4:42
Marcus Williams defensive rebound
4:19
Marcus Williams misses two point jump shot
4:17
Jaylin Williams defensive rebound
4:11
JD Notae offensive foul (Quenton Jackson draws the foul)
4:11
JD Notae turnover
4:01
Wade Taylor IV misses two point jump shot
3:59
Jaylin Williams defensive rebound
3:45
+2
Davonte Davis makes two point layup (Chris Lykes assists)
31-32
3:26
Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
3:24
Razorbacks defensive rebound
3:24
TV timeout
3:11
Davonte Davis misses two point layup
3:09
Tyrece Radford defensive rebound
3:11
Stanley Umude shooting foul (Javonte Brown draws the foul)
3:01
Javonte Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:01
Javonte Brown misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:00
Stanley Umude defensive rebound
2:31
Davonte Davis misses three point jump shot
2:29
Andre Gordon defensive rebound
2:23
Marcus Williams misses two point layup
2:21
Razorbacks defensive rebound
2:10
JD Notae misses two point jump shot
2:08
Jaxson Robinson offensive rebound
2:03
Davonte Davis misses three point jump shot
2:01
Javonte Brown defensive rebound
1:43
Hassan Diarra offensive foul (Stanley Umude draws the foul)
1:43
Hassan Diarra turnover
1:31
Stanley Umude turnover (bad pass) (Marcus Williams steals)
1:26
+2
Marcus Williams makes two point layup
31-34
1:12
+2
Stanley Umude makes two point dunk (Davonte Davis assists)
33-34
0:57
+2
Hassan Diarra makes two point layup (Javonte Brown assists)
33-36
0:35
Javonte Brown blocks Jaxson Robinson's two point layup
0:33
Javonte Brown defensive rebound
0:34
Kamani Johnson personal foul (Javonte Brown draws the foul)
0:34
+1
Javonte Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2
33-37
0:34
Javonte Brown misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:34
Davonte Davis defensive rebound
0:21
Javonte Brown personal foul (JD Notae draws the foul)
0:21
+1
JD Notae makes regular free throw 1 of 2
34-37
0:21
+1
JD Notae makes regular free throw 2 of 2
35-37
0:16
Aggies 30 second timeout
0:13
Kamani Johnson personal foul (Javonte Brown draws the foul)
0:13
Javonte Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:12
Davonte Davis defensive rebound
0:05
Andre Gordon blocks Chris Lykes's three point jump shot
0:03
Tyrece Radford defensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
ARK
Razorbacks
46
TXAM
Aggies
49
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:42
Davonte Davis misses two point jump shot
19:40
Stanley Umude offensive rebound
19:38
+2
Jaylin Williams makes two point layup (Stanley Umude assists)
37-37
19:17
+3
Andre Gordon makes three point jump shot (Henry Coleman III assists)
