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Taylor propels Texas A&M over UL Monroe 87-54

AP
Nov 07, 2022

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) Wade Taylor IV buried four 3-pointers and scored 18 points to power Texas A&M Aggies to an 87-54 victory over UL Monroe in a season opener on Monday night.

Henry Coleman III finished with 14 points, seven rebounds and four assists for Texas A&M. The Aggies opened with a win for the 22nd straight time - the last four under coach Buzz Williams.

Hayden Hefner had 12 points off the bench for Texas A&M. Dexter Dennis had three of the Aggies' 12 3-pointers and scored 11, while reserve Manny Obaseki scored 10.

Nika Metskhvarishvili and reserve Jamari Blackmon led the Warhawks with 10 points apiece. UL Monroe shot just 27% from the floor (16 of 59) and made 2 of 20 from beyond the arc.

A&M shot nearly 51% from the floor (32 of 63) and hit 12 of 26 from distance.

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1st Half
ULM
Warhawks
31
TXAM
Aggies
45

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Thomas Howell vs. Solomon Washington (Henry Coleman III gains possession)
19:49	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point layup	0-2
20:00		Thomas Howell vs. Solomon Washington (Henry Coleman III gains possession)
19:49	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point layup	0-2
19:38		Dexter Dennis blocks Savion Gallion's two point layup
19:36		Dexter Dennis defensive rebound
19:11		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
19:09		Tyrece Radford offensive rebound
19:06		Tyrece Radford turnover (bad pass) (Tyreke Locure steals)
19:01	+2	Nika Metskhvarishvili makes two point layup (Tyreke Locure assists)	2-2
18:45	+2	Dexter Dennis makes two point layup (Wade Taylor IV assists)	2-4
18:30		Nika Metskhvarishvili turnover (traveling)
18:22	+2	Wade Taylor IV makes two point driving layup	2-6
18:02		Tyreke Locure misses three point jump shot
18:00		Solomon Washington defensive rebound
17:48		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
17:46		Devon Hancock defensive rebound
17:46		Henry Coleman III personal foul (Tyreke Locure draws the foul)
17:31		Tyrece Radford shooting foul (Nika Metskhvarishvili draws the foul)
17:31	+1	Nika Metskhvarishvili makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-6
17:31	+1	Nika Metskhvarishvili makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-6
17:15	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point driving dunk (Solomon Washington assists)	4-8
17:05		Devon Hancock misses three point jump shot
17:03		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
16:39		Solomon Washington turnover (bad pass) (Devon Hancock steals)
16:17		Nika Metskhvarishvili misses two point stepback jump shot
16:15		Tyrece Radford defensive rebound
16:02		Tyreke Locure shooting foul (Wade Taylor IV draws the foul)
16:02	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 1 of 3	4-9
16:02	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 2 of 3	4-10
16:02		Wade Taylor IV misses regular free throw 3 of 3
16:02		Nika Metskhvarishvili defensive rebound
15:52		Solomon Washington personal foul (Nika Metskhvarishvili draws the foul)
15:52		TV timeout
15:32		Tyreke Locure misses three point jump shot
15:30		Julius Marble defensive rebound
15:20	+3	Hayden Hefner makes three point jump shot (Julius Marble assists)	4-13
15:04		Savion Gallion misses three point jump shot
15:02		Nika Metskhvarishvili offensive rebound
15:02		Hayden Hefner personal foul (Nika Metskhvarishvili draws the foul)
14:53	+2	Nika Metskhvarishvili makes two point cutting layup (Devon Hancock assists)	6-13
14:32		Manny Obaseki misses two point turnaround jump shot
14:30		Aggies offensive rebound
14:13		Julius Marble misses two point jump shot
14:11		Thomas Howell defensive rebound
14:01		Savion Gallion turnover (lost ball) (Manny Obaseki steals)
13:51		Thomas Howell blocks Andersson Garcia's two point layup
13:49		Nika Metskhvarishvili defensive rebound
13:38		Manny Obaseki shooting foul (Savion Gallion draws the foul)
13:38	+1	Savion Gallion makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-13
13:38	+1	Savion Gallion makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-13
13:28	+3	Hayden Hefner makes three point jump shot (Julius Marble assists)	8-16
13:11		Jamari Blackmon misses three point jump shot
13:09		Julius Marble defensive rebound
13:06		Tyreke Locure personal foul (Julius Marble draws the foul)
12:54		Khalen Robinson misses two point jump shot
12:52		Nika Metskhvarishvili defensive rebound
12:50		Nika Metskhvarishvili turnover (bad pass)
12:39		Hayden Hefner misses three point jump shot
12:37		Warhawks defensive rebound
12:10	+2	Jamari Blackmon makes two point layup	10-16
12:03		Manny Obaseki turnover (lost ball) (Langston Powell steals)
11:55	+2	Jamari Blackmon makes two point layup	12-16
11:49	+2	Julius Marble makes two point driving dunk (Manny Obaseki assists)	12-18
11:35		Solomon Washington personal foul
11:35		TV timeout
11:15		Tyreke Locure misses two point stepback jump shot
11:13		Jamari Blackmon offensive rebound
11:09		Jamari Blackmon misses three point jump shot
11:07		Dexter Dennis defensive rebound
10:58		Henry Coleman III turnover (lost ball) (Jamari Blackmon steals)
10:49		Jalen Bolden offensive foul
10:49		Jalen Bolden turnover
10:38	+3	Andre Gordon makes three point jump shot (Wade Taylor IV assists)	12-21
10:14		Tyrece Radford shooting foul (Tyreke Locure draws the foul)
10:14		Tyreke Locure misses regular free throw 1 of 3
10:14	+1	Tyreke Locure makes regular free throw 2 of 3	13-21
10:14	+1	Tyreke Locure makes regular free throw 3 of 3	14-21
10:04	+2	Julius Marble makes two point hook shot (Dexter Dennis assists)	14-23
9:46		Jacob Wilson misses three point jump shot
9:44		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
9:38		Wade Taylor IV turnover (bad pass) (Jacob Wilson steals)
9:32		Nika Metskhvarishvili turnover (out of bounds)
9:24	+3	Wade Taylor IV makes three point jump shot (Andre Gordon assists)	14-26
9:03		Nika Metskhvarishvili misses two point jump shot
9:01		Henry Coleman III defensive rebound
8:50	+3	Dexter Dennis makes three point jump shot (Henry Coleman III assists)	14-29
8:26	+2	Savion Gallion makes two point jump shot	16-29
8:26		Dexter Dennis shooting foul (Savion Gallion draws the foul)
8:26	+1	Savion Gallion makes regular free throw 1 of 1	17-29
8:00		Andre Gordon misses three point jump shot
7:58		Henry Coleman III offensive rebound
7:58	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point putback layup	17-31
7:41		Jacob Wilson misses three point jump shot
7:39		Henry Coleman III defensive rebound
7:20		Hayden Hefner turnover (traveling)
7:20		TV timeout
6:57		Manny Obaseki shooting foul (Savion Gallion draws the foul)
6:57	+1	Savion Gallion makes regular free throw 1 of 3	18-31
6:57	+1	Savion Gallion makes regular free throw 2 of 3	19-31
6:57	+1	Savion Gallion makes regular free throw 3 of 3	20-31
6:34		Hayden Hefner misses two point stepback jump shot
6:32		Tyreke Locure defensive rebound
6:25		Tyreke Locure turnover (bad pass)
6:15		Savion Gallion personal foul
6:11	+3	Khalen Robinson makes three point jump shot (Henry Coleman III assists)	20-34
5:57		Tyreke Locure turnover (lost ball)
5:52		Hayden Hefner misses three point jump shot
5:50		Tyreke Locure defensive rebound
5:45		Nika Metskhvarishvili misses three point jump shot
5:43		Warhawks offensive rebound
5:25		Tyreke Locure misses two point jump shot
5:23		Henry Coleman III defensive rebound
5:22		Thomas Howell personal foul (Henry Coleman III draws the foul)
5:13	+3	Dexter Dennis makes three point jump shot (Henry Coleman III assists)	20-37
5:11		Warhawks 30 second timeout
4:49		Thomas Howell offensive foul
4:49		Thomas Howell turnover
4:38		Nika Metskhvarishvili personal foul (Wade Taylor IV draws the foul)
4:38	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-38
4:38	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-39
4:27		Wade Taylor IV shooting foul (Nika Metskhvarishvili draws the foul)
4:27	+1	Nika Metskhvarishvili makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-39
4:27		Nika Metskhvarishvili misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:27		Thomas Howell offensive rebound
4:14		Savion Gallion turnover (bad pass)
4:03		Victor Bafutto blocks Henry Coleman III's two point driving dunk
4:01		Jamari Blackmon defensive rebound
3:56		Tyreke Locure misses three point jump shot
3:54		Warhawks offensive rebound
3:54		TV timeout
3:41		Thomas Howell turnover (bad pass) (Henry Coleman III steals)
3:33		Victor Bafutto shooting foul (Henry Coleman III draws the foul)
3:33	+1	Henry Coleman III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-40
3:33		Henry Coleman III misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:33		Thomas Howell defensive rebound
3:16	+2	Jamari Blackmon makes two point driving layup	23-40
3:04		Wade Taylor IV turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Bolden steals)
3:00	+3	Tyreke Locure makes three point jump shot (Jamari Blackmon assists)	26-40
3:00		Wade Taylor IV shooting foul (Tyreke Locure draws the foul)
3:00		Tyreke Locure misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:00		Henry Coleman III defensive rebound
3:00		Victor Bafutto personal foul (Henry Coleman III draws the foul)
3:00		Henry Coleman III misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:00		Thomas Howell defensive rebound
2:59		Andersson Garcia personal foul (Thomas Howell draws the foul)
2:59	+1	Thomas Howell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-40
2:59	+1	Thomas Howell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-40
2:44		Thomas Howell shooting foul (Andersson Garcia draws the foul)
2:44	+1	Andersson Garcia makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-41
2:44		Andersson Garcia misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:44		Nika Metskhvarishvili defensive rebound
2:20		Nika Metskhvarishvili misses two point jump shot
2:18		Henry Coleman III defensive rebound
2:03		Hayden Hefner turnover (bad pass) (Nika Metskhvarishvili steals)
1:59		Tyreke Locure misses three point jump shot
1:57		Hayden Hefner defensive rebound
1:42		Henry Coleman III misses two point layup
1:40		Tyreke Locure defensive rebound
1:36		Savion Gallion misses two point driving layup
1:34		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
1:23		Aggies 30 second timeout
1:23		Savion Gallion personal foul (Hayden Hefner draws the foul)
1:23	+1	Hayden Hefner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-42
1:23	+1	Hayden Hefner makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-43
1:11		Nika Metskhvarishvili misses three point jump shot
1:09		Aggies defensive rebound
0:54		Julius Marble turnover (traveling)
0:39	+2	Victor Bafutto makes two point hook shot (Nika Metskhvarishvili assists)	30-43
0:24		Victor Bafutto blocks Andersson Garcia's two point jump shot
0:22		Jamari Blackmon defensive rebound
0:14		Julius Marble personal foul (Savion Gallion draws the foul)
0:14		Savion Gallion misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:14	+1	Savion Gallion makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-43
0:02	+2	Hayden Hefner makes two point stepback jump shot	31-45
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ULM
Warhawks
23
TXAM
Aggies
42

Time		Play	Score
19:44		Thomas Howell misses two point jump shot
19:42		Savion Gallion offensive rebound
19:37		Thomas Howell misses two point jump shot
19:35		Nika Metskhvarishvili offensive rebound
19:32		Savion Gallion misses two point layup
19:30		Aggies defensive rebound
19:05		Henry Coleman III misses two point hook shot
19:03		Nika Metskhvarishvili defensive rebound
19:00		Savion Gallion misses two point layup
18:58		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
18:32		Dexter Dennis misses two point jump shot
18:30		Tyreke Locure defensive rebound
18:13		Tyreke Locure misses three point jump shot
18:11		Dexter Dennis defensive rebound
18:03		Solomon Washington misses two point driving layup
18:01		Solomon Washington offensive rebound
17:58	+3	Wade Taylor IV makes three point jump shot (Tyrece Radford assists)	31-48
17:44		Tyrece Radford personal foul
17:38		Tyreke Locure misses two point jump shot
17:36		Solomon Washington defensive rebound
17:29		Tyrece Radford misses three point jump shot
17:27		Dexter Dennis offensive rebound
17:26		Thomas Howell personal foul (Dexter Dennis draws the foul)
17:20		Dexter Dennis misses three point jump shot
17:18		Solomon Washington offensive rebound
17:03	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point layup	31-50
16:49		Solomon Washington personal foul
16:41		Devon Hancock misses two point jump shot
16:39		Tyrece Radford defensive rebound
16:35		Tyreke Locure personal foul
16:25		Henry Coleman III misses two point hook shot
16:23		Nika Metskhvarishvili defensive rebound
16:06		Savion Gallion offensive foul
16:06		Savion Gallion turnover
15:54		TV timeout
15:38	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point dunk (Dexter Dennis assists)	31-52
15:11		Devon Hancock misses two point jump shot
15:09		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
15:03	+3	Wade Taylor IV makes three point jump shot (Dexter Dennis assists)	31-55
14:45		Tyreke Locure misses two point jump shot
14:43		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
14:38		Victor Bafutto shooting foul
14:38		TV timeout
14:38		Henry Coleman III misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:38	+1	Henry Coleman III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-56
14:27		Julius Marble shooting foul (Jamari Blackmon draws the foul)
14:27	+1	Jamari Blackmon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-56
14:27	+1	Jamari Blackmon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-56
14:19	+3	Wade Taylor IV makes three point jump shot (Henry Coleman III assists)	33-59
14:02		Nika Metskhvarishvili misses two point pullup jump shot
14:00		Jalen Bolden offensive rebound
13:57	+2	Jalen Bolden makes two point putback layup	35-59
13:52		Victor Bafutto blocks Julius Marble's two point layup
13:50		Jacob Wilson defensive rebound
13:41		Nika Metskhvarishvili misses two point driving layup
13:39		Tyrece Radford defensive rebound
13:23	+2	Julius Marble makes two point jump shot	35-61
13:05		Jacob Wilson misses two point layup
13:05		Victor Bafutto offensive rebound
13:05		Wade Taylor IV personal foul
12:57		Nika Metskhvarishvili misses two point layup
12:55		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
12:35		Julius Marble misses two point hook shot
12:33		Nika Metskhvarishvili defensive rebound
12:18		Victor Bafutto misses two point jump shot
12:16		Manny Obaseki defensive rebound
12:07	+2	Manny Obaseki makes two point driving layup	35-63
11:49	+2	Nika Metskhvarishvili makes two point driving layup	37-63
11:23		Hayden Hefner turnover (lost ball) (Jamari Blackmon steals)
11:18		TV timeout
11:12		Andersson Garcia personal foul
11:04	+2	Jalen Bolden makes two point stepback jump shot	39-63
10:57	+3	Manny Obaseki makes three point jump shot (Khalen Robinson assists)	39-66
10:37		Jamari Blackmon misses three point jump shot
10:35		Manny Obaseki defensive rebound
10:28		Jacob Wilson shooting foul (Manny Obaseki draws the foul)
10:28		Manny Obaseki misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:28	+1	Manny Obaseki makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-67
10:07		Jamari Blackmon turnover (bad pass)
9:51		Khalen Robinson turnover (lost ball) (Jamari Blackmon steals)
9:51		Khalen Robinson personal foul
9:36		Andersson Garcia personal foul (Jalen Bolden draws the foul)
9:36	+1	Jalen Bolden makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-67
9:36	+1	Jalen Bolden makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-67
9:24		Hayden Hefner misses three point jump shot
9:22		Thomas Howell defensive rebound
9:14		Hayden Hefner blocks Jacob Wilson's two point layup
9:12		Hayden Hefner defensive rebound
9:08		Andre Gordon misses three point jump shot
9:06		Jacob Wilson defensive rebound
9:00		Jalen Bolden misses three point jump shot
8:58		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
8:44	+2	Hayden Hefner makes two point layup (Solomon Washington assists)	41-69
8:42		Aggies 30 second timeout
8:26		Nika Metskhvarishvili turnover (bad pass)
8:17		Andre Gordon misses three point jump shot
8:15		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
8:11	+2	Andersson Garcia makes two point layup	41-71
7:50		Andersson Garcia shooting foul
7:50		TV timeout
7:50		Nika Metskhvarishvili misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:50	+1	Nika Metskhvarishvili makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-71
7:39		Henry Coleman III offensive foul
7:39		Henry Coleman III turnover
7:22		Tyreke Locure turnover (traveling)
7:06	+3	Dexter Dennis makes three point jump shot (Khalen Robinson assists)	42-74
7:04		Warhawks 30 second timeout
7:04	+2	Tyreke Locure makes two point jump shot	44-74
6:55	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point layup (Javonte Brown assists)	44-76
6:44		Devon Hancock turnover (out of bounds)
6:44		Javonte Brown misses two point layup
6:42		Javonte Brown offensive rebound
6:44	+2	Javonte Brown makes two point putback layup	44-78
6:09		Savion Gallion misses two point layup
6:07		Dexter Dennis defensive rebound
6:00		Henry Coleman III misses three point jump shot
5:58		Langston Powell defensive rebound
5:56		Tyreke Locure misses three point jump shot
5:54		Henry Coleman III defensive rebound
5:20	+2	Javonte Brown makes two point layup	44-80
5:05		Javonte Brown blocks Nika Metskhvarishvili's two point layup
5:03		Manny Obaseki defensive rebound
4:56	+2	Manny Obaseki makes two point driving dunk	44-82
4:48		Julius Marble shooting foul (Langston Powell draws the foul)
4:48	+1	Langston Powell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-82
4:48		Langston Powell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:48		Javonte Brown defensive rebound
4:38		Julius Marble offensive foul (Nika Metskhvarishvili draws the foul)
4:38		Julius Marble turnover
4:26		Johnnie Williams IV misses three point jump shot
4:24		Langston Powell offensive rebound
4:21	+2	Langston Powell makes two point putback layup	47-82
3:51		Manny Obaseki misses two point jump shot
3:49		Jamari Blackmon defensive rebound
3:46		Victor Bafutto misses two point layup
3:44		Javonte Brown defensive rebound
3:27		Langston Powell personal foul
3:27		TV timeout
3:21		Johnnie Williams IV personal foul (Khalen Robinson draws the foul)
3:21	+1	Khalen Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-83
3:21		Khalen Robinson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:21		Victor Bafutto defensive rebound
3:03	+3	Johnnie Williams IV makes three point jump shot (Tyreke Locure assists)	50-83
2:53		Aggies 30 second timeout
2:38		Andersson Garcia misses three point jump shot
2:36		Javonte Brown offensive rebound
2:34		Javonte Brown misses two point putback layup
2:32		Tyreke Locure defensive rebound
2:21		Tyreke Locure turnover (bad pass) (Erik Pratt steals)
2:17	+2	Manny Obaseki makes two point dunk (Erik Pratt assists)	50-85
2:17		Manny Obaseki technical foul
2:17		Jamari Blackmon misses technical free throw 1 of 1
2:02		Langston Powell misses two point layup
2:00		Javonte Brown defensive rebound
1:54	+2	Khalen Robinson makes two point jump shot (Erik Pratt assists)	50-87
1:26	+2	Jamari Blackmon makes two point layup	52-87
1:26		Erik Pratt shooting foul (Jamari Blackmon draws the foul)
1:26		Jamari Blackmon misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:26		Javonte Brown defensive rebound
0:56		Javonte Brown turnover (bad pass) (Langston Powell steals)
0:51		Johnnie Williams IV misses three point jump shot
0:49		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
0:21		Erik Pratt misses three point jump shot
0:21		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
0:21		Erik Pratt misses three point jump shot
0:19		Jacob Wilson defensive rebound
0:10	+2	Victor Bafutto makes two point driving layup (Jacob Wilson assists)	54-87
0:00		End of period

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Victor Bafutto makes two point driving layup (Jacob Wilson assists)