Eason leads LSU past Texas A&M 76-68, ends 3-game skid

AP
Feb 08, 2022

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) Tari Eason scored 25 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead LSU to a 76-68 victory over Texas A&M on Tuesday night.

LSU (17-7, 5-6 Southeastern Conference) ended a three-game skid while Texas A&M (15-9, 4-7) pushed its losing streak to seven.

Eason shot 7 of 12 from the floor and was one point shy of a career best. He has scored in double figures in eight straight games and collected a sixth double-double on the season.

Brandon Murray added 14 points for the Tigers. Xavier Pinson had 11 points and Darius Days 10.

Tyrece Radford scored 15 points to lead four in double figures for Texas A&M, which shot 33% (21 of 64) from the field and missed 22 of 30 from long range. Henry Coleman III had 12 points and 12 rebounds.

LSU closed the first half on a 25-3 run for a 36-16 halftime advantage. Days made two 3-pointers and scored all 10 of his points during the stretch. The Tigers finished the first half shooting 13 of 24 (54%) from the field and made 7 of 10 from distance.

Radford and Wade Taylor IV each made a 3 to spark a 10-0 run that cut the Texas A&M deficit to 48-38, but they trailed by double digits nearly the rest of the way.

LSU hosts Mississippi State on Saturday. Texas A&M plays at top-ranked Auburn on Saturday.

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1st Half
LSU
Tigers
36
TXAM
Aggies
16

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Efton Reid vs. Ethan Henderson (Tigers gains possession)
19:47		Darius Days misses two point jump shot
19:45		Marcus Williams defensive rebound
19:39		Marcus Williams misses two point layup
19:37		Henry Coleman III offensive rebound
19:32		Henry Coleman III misses two point layup
19:30		Efton Reid defensive rebound
19:23		Xavier Pinson misses three point jump shot
19:21		Brandon Murray offensive rebound
19:10	+3	Brandon Murray makes three point jump shot (Darius Days assists)	3-0
18:42		Mwani Wilkinson personal foul (Henry Coleman III draws the foul)
18:38		Andre Gordon misses two point jump shot
18:36		Efton Reid defensive rebound
18:12		Xavier Pinson turnover (traveling)
18:01	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point dunk (Andre Gordon assists)	3-2
17:39		Brandon Murray turnover (traveling)
17:25		Marcus Williams misses two point jump shot
17:23		Brandon Murray defensive rebound
17:17		Darius Days misses two point jump shot
17:15		Henry Coleman III defensive rebound
16:52		Andre Gordon turnover (lost ball) (Darius Days steals)
16:48		Darius Days turnover (lost ball) (Andre Gordon steals)
16:48		Efton Reid personal foul (Andre Gordon draws the foul)
16:45		Tyrece Radford turnover (lost ball) (Tari Eason steals)
16:34	+3	Brandon Murray makes three point jump shot (Darius Days assists)	6-2
16:05		Xavier Pinson personal foul (Henry Coleman III draws the foul)
15:55		Darius Days shooting foul (Wade Taylor IV draws the foul)
15:55		TV timeout
15:52		Henry Coleman III misses two point layup
15:50		Aaron Cash offensive rebound
15:46		Aaron Cash misses two point layup
15:44		Tyrece Radford offensive rebound
15:35		Tari Eason blocks Henry Coleman III's two point layup
15:33		Darius Days defensive rebound
15:17		Brandon Murray turnover (bad pass) (Wade Taylor IV steals)
15:08	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point layup (Aaron Cash assists)	6-4
14:56		Eric Gaines misses two point jump shot
14:54		Tari Eason offensive rebound
14:50	+3	Tari Eason makes three point jump shot (Brandon Murray assists)	9-4
14:21		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
14:19		Wade Taylor IV offensive rebound
14:12		Eric Gaines shooting foul (Quenton Jackson draws the foul)
14:12	+1	Quenton Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-5
14:12	+1	Quenton Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-6
13:59		Efton Reid misses two point hook shot
13:57		Tigers offensive rebound
13:37		Tigers turnover (shot clock violation)
13:26	+3	Quenton Jackson makes three point jump shot	9-9
13:05		Jump ball. Efton Reid vs. Wade Taylor IV (Wade Taylor IV gains possession)
13:00		Efton Reid turnover (lost ball) (Wade Taylor IV steals)
12:46	+2	Wade Taylor IV makes two point jump shot	9-11
12:26	+2	Xavier Pinson makes two point layup	11-11
12:08		Wade Taylor IV misses two point jump shot
12:06		Mwani Wilkinson defensive rebound
12:01		Eric Gaines turnover (bad pass)
11:54		Marcus Williams turnover (traveling)
11:54		TV timeout
11:39		Hayden Hefner personal foul
11:32		Brandon Murray misses two point jump shot
11:30		Marcus Williams defensive rebound
11:24		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
11:22		Ethan Henderson offensive rebound
11:15		Quenton Jackson misses two point layup
11:13		Efton Reid defensive rebound
10:55		Xavier Pinson misses three point jump shot
10:53		Marcus Williams defensive rebound
10:46		Efton Reid blocks Wade Taylor IV's two point layup
10:46		Aggies offensive rebound
10:28		Hayden Hefner misses three point jump shot
10:26		Efton Reid defensive rebound
10:09	+2	Darius Days makes two point jump shot	13-11
9:53	+2	Marcus Williams makes two point jump shot	13-13
9:36		Efton Reid misses two point jump shot
9:34		Darius Days offensive rebound
9:31	+2	Darius Days makes two point layup	15-13
9:26		Quenton Jackson turnover (traveling)
9:14		Ethan Henderson shooting foul (Efton Reid draws the foul)
9:14	+1	Efton Reid makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-13
9:14	+1	Efton Reid makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-13
8:43		Aggies turnover (shot clock violation)
8:12	+2	Justice Williams makes two point jump shot (Brandon Murray assists)	19-13
7:44		Henry Coleman III misses two point layup
7:42		Tari Eason defensive rebound
7:23	+3	Tari Eason makes three point jump shot (Justice Williams assists)	22-13
6:57		Marcus Williams misses three point jump shot
6:55		Darius Days defensive rebound
6:49		Marcus Williams personal foul (Justice Williams draws the foul)
6:49		TV timeout
6:45		Mwani Wilkinson turnover (lost ball) (Hassan Diarra steals)
6:39		Mwani Wilkinson blocks Wade Taylor IV's two point layup
6:37		Efton Reid defensive rebound
6:35		Eric Gaines misses two point dunk
6:33		Hassan Diarra defensive rebound
6:09		Tari Eason blocks Hassan Diarra's three point jump shot
6:07		Hassan Diarra offensive rebound
6:03		Hassan Diarra misses two point jump shot
6:01		Xavier Pinson defensive rebound
5:41		Tari Eason misses two point jump shot
5:39		Tyrece Radford defensive rebound
5:18		Brandon Murray personal foul (Hassan Diarra draws the foul)
5:05		Hassan Diarra turnover (bad pass) (Darius Days steals)
4:54		Mwani Wilkinson misses three point jump shot
4:52		Henry Coleman III defensive rebound
4:22		Hassan Diarra misses three point jump shot
4:20		Tigers defensive rebound
4:00	+2	Xavier Pinson makes two point layup	24-13
3:48		Marcus Williams misses three point jump shot
3:46		Xavier Pinson defensive rebound
3:37	+3	Darius Days makes three point jump shot (Brandon Murray assists)	27-13
3:34		Aggies 30 second timeout
3:34		TV timeout
3:02		Aggies turnover (shot clock violation)
2:46		Quenton Jackson shooting foul (Xavier Pinson draws the foul)
2:46		Xavier Pinson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:46	+1	Xavier Pinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-13
2:31	+2	Manny Obaseki makes two point layup (Quenton Jackson assists)	28-15
2:06	+3	Darius Days makes three point jump shot (Eric Gaines assists)	31-15
1:54		Darius Days personal foul (Hayden Hefner draws the foul)
1:54		Hayden Hefner misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:54		Henry Coleman III offensive rebound
1:49		Quenton Jackson misses three point jump shot
1:47		Hayden Hefner offensive rebound
1:47		Eric Gaines personal foul (Hayden Hefner draws the foul)
1:47	+1	Hayden Hefner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-16
1:47		Hayden Hefner misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:46		Tari Eason defensive rebound
1:18	+3	Brandon Murray makes three point jump shot (Xavier Pinson assists)	34-16
1:00		Hayden Hefner turnover (double dribble)
0:35		Xavier Pinson turnover (lost ball)
0:30		Hayden Hefner turnover (bad pass) (Justice Williams steals)
0:26	+2	Tari Eason makes two point layup (Justice Williams assists)	36-16
0:26		Tigers 30 second timeout
0:21		Marcus Williams turnover (lost ball) (Tari Eason steals)
0:07		Xavier Pinson offensive foul (Manny Obaseki draws the foul)
0:07		Xavier Pinson turnover
0:02		Quenton Jackson misses two point jump shot
0:00		Henry Coleman III offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

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Eason leads LSU past Texas A&M 76-68, ends 3-game skid

1st Half
LSU
Tigers
36
TXAM
Aggies
16

Eason leads LSU past Texas A&M 76-68, ends 3-game skid

1st Half LSUTigers36TXAMAggies16

1st Half
LSU
Tigers
36
TXAM
Aggies
16