Davis, Williams help Memphis hold on, beat Texas A&M 83-79
AP
Dec 17, 2022
Memphis Tigers, Tenn. (AP) Kendric Davis had 23 points - including a career-high 14 made free throws - and nine assists, DeAndre Williams scored all his 15 points in the second half and Memphis beat Texas A&M Aggies 83-79 Saturday night.
Davis shot just 4 of 13 from the field but missed just 2 of 16 from the free-throw line and added three steals. Johnathan Lawson made 3 of 3 from behind the arc and finished with 10 points for Memphis (9-3).
The Tigers rebounded from a 91-88 loss at No. 4 Alabama on Tuesday to win for the seventh time in eight games.
Julius Marble scored inside to cap an 8-1 spurt that gave Texas A&M a one-point lead - its first since midway through the first half - with 3:20 to play but the Aggies committed turnovers on their next two possessions and Williams scored six consecutive points to give Memphis a 74-69 lead with 2 minutes remaining.
Davis made 7-of-8 free throws thereon to seal it for the Tigers.
Wade Taylor IV hit four 3-pointers and tied his career high with 25 points for Texas A&M (6-4). Marble added 16 points on 6-of-6 shooting, Manny Obaseki scored 14, and Henry Coleman III 12.
The Aggies made just 9 of 27 (33%) from the field in the first half but shot 81% from the free-throw line, where the outscored Memphis 13-7 before the break.
Taylor made a layup followed by a 3-pointer and added another 3 in a 12-3 run - during which Memphis went 4-plus minutes without a made field goal - that pulled the Aggies within three when Obaseki threw down a dunk to make it 53-50 with 13 minutes to play.
Tyrece Radford scored eight points - on just 1-of-13 shooting - but grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds. The graduate transfer from Virginia Tech is the only active Division-I player that is 6-2 or shorter with at least 1,000 career points (1,093) and 600 (608) career rebounds.
Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu was fouled as he threw down a dunk and made the and-1 free throw that made it 18-all and sparked 20-6 spurt that gave Memphis a 13-point lead with 5 minutes left in the first half. The Tigers made three 3-pointers - two by Johnathan Lawson and another by Davis - over a 72-second span in the middle of the spurt and Alex Lomax hit a jumper to make it 37-24.
Memphis holds a 5-4 advantage in the all-time series between the schools with all but one of the contests happening before 1970.
Texas A&M set single-game season highs for free throws made (27) and free-throw percentage (81.8) on 33 attempts.
UP NEXT
Texas A&M kicks off a three-game home stand Tuesday when Wofford visits College Station.
Memphis plays the second of consecutive home games Wednesday against Alabama State.
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1st Half
TXAM
Aggies
36
MEM
Tigers
45
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Julius Marble vs. DeAndre Williams (Alex Lomax gains possession)
19:37
Alex Lomax misses two point jump shot
19:35
Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
19:29
+2
Julius Marble makes two point layup (Wade Taylor IV assists)
2-0
19:00
DeAndre Williams misses three point jump shot
18:58
Chandler Lawson offensive rebound
18:52
+2
Chandler Lawson makes two point hook shot
2-2
18:35
+2
Julius Marble makes two point layup (Andre Gordon assists)
4-2
18:17
Kendric Davis misses two point jump shot
18:15
Julius Marble defensive rebound
18:10
Julius Marble turnover (Chandler Lawson steals)
18:02
+2
Chandler Lawson makes two point dunk
4-4
17:56
Alex Lomax personal foul
17:41
+3
Wade Taylor IV makes three point jump shot (Dexter Dennis assists)
7-4
17:30
Jayden Hardaway turnover (Julius Marble steals)
17:29
Jayden Hardaway personal foul
16:56
Tyrece Radford misses three point jump shot
16:54
Damaria Franklin defensive rebound
16:46
+2
Damaria Franklin makes two point layup
7-6
16:32
Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
16:30
Tyrece Radford offensive rebound
16:22
+3
Dexter Dennis makes three point jump shot (Tyrece Radford assists)
10-6
16:00
Tyrece Radford shooting foul (Kendric Davis draws the foul)
16:00
TV timeout
16:00
+1
Kendric Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2
10-7
16:00
+1
Kendric Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2
10-8
15:31
DeAndre Williams blocks Dexter Dennis's two point layup
15:29
Tigers defensive rebound
15:23
+2
Damaria Franklin makes two point alley-oop dunk (Alex Lomax assists)
10-10
15:00
DeAndre Williams personal foul (Wade Taylor IV draws the foul)
14:50
Chandler Lawson shooting foul (Julius Marble draws the foul)
14:50
+1
Julius Marble makes regular free throw 1 of 2
11-10
14:50
+1
Julius Marble makes regular free throw 2 of 2
12-10
14:41
Kendric Davis misses three point jump shot
14:39
Tyrece Radford defensive rebound
14:33
Tyrece Radford misses two point layup
14:31
Damaria Franklin defensive rebound
14:21
Solomon Washington blocks Kendric Davis's two point layup
14:19
Manny Obaseki defensive rebound
14:19
Alex Lomax blocks Solomon Washington's two point layup
14:19
Aggies offensive rebound
14:11
Alex Lomax personal foul
13:53
Manny Obaseki turnover (traveling)
13:47
Henry Coleman III shooting foul (Kendric Davis draws the foul)
13:47
+1
Kendric Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2
12-11
13:47
+1
Kendric Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2
12-12
13:45
Jump ball. (Aggies gains possession)
13:42
Manny Obaseki turnover (Kendric Davis steals)
13:35
Kendric Davis misses two point layup
13:33
Manny Obaseki defensive rebound
13:26
+3
Manny Obaseki makes three point jump shot (Khalen Robinson assists)
15-12
13:16
+3
Johnathan Lawson makes three point jump shot (Elijah McCadden assists)
15-15
12:48
+3
Manny Obaseki makes three point jump shot
18-15
12:30
+2
Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu makes two point dunk (Kendric Davis assists)
18-17
12:30
Manny Obaseki shooting foul (Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu draws the foul)
12:30
+1
Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu makes regular free throw 1 of 1
18-18
12:30
Johnathan Lawson personal foul
12:22
Johnathan Lawson blocks Tyrece Radford's two point layup
12:20
Johnathan Lawson defensive rebound
12:16
DeAndre Williams offensive foul
12:16
DeAndre Williams turnover (offensive foul)
12:00
Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu blocks Henry Coleman III's two point layup
11:58
Elijah McCadden defensive rebound
11:49
Solomon Washington shooting foul (Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu draws the foul)
11:49
TV timeout
11:49
Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:49
Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:49
Tyrece Radford defensive rebound
11:34
Tyrece Radford misses two point layup
11:32
Chandler Lawson defensive rebound
11:10
Solomon Washington shooting foul (Kendric Davis draws the foul)
11:10
+1
Kendric Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2
18-19
11:10
+1
Kendric Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2
18-20
10:57
Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu shooting foul (Khalen Robinson draws the foul)
10:57
+1
Khalen Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
19-20
10:57
Khalen Robinson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:57
Chandler Lawson defensive rebound
10:43
+3
Johnathan Lawson makes three point jump shot (Kendric Davis assists)
19-23
10:37
Khalen Robinson turnover (bad pass)
10:14
+3
Kendric Davis makes three point jump shot (Johnathan Lawson assists)
19-26
10:04
Aggies 30 second timeout
9:48
Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu shooting foul (Julius Marble draws the foul)
9:48
+1
Julius Marble makes regular free throw 1 of 2
20-26
9:48
Julius Marble misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:48
Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu defensive rebound
9:33
+3
Johnathan Lawson makes three point jump shot (Chandler Lawson assists)
20-29
9:20
Wade Taylor IV offensive foul
9:20
Wade Taylor IV turnover (offensive foul)
9:00
Kendric Davis misses three point jump shot
8:58
Julius Marble defensive rebound
8:52
Hayden Hefner misses three point jump shot
8:50
Johnathan Lawson defensive rebound
8:41
Damaria Franklin misses three point jump shot
8:39
Aggies defensive rebound
8:22
Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu blocks Manny Obaseki's two point layup
8:20
Aggies offensive rebound
8:18
+3
Wade Taylor IV makes three point jump shot (Julius Marble assists)
23-29
8:08
Damaria Franklin misses three point jump shot
8:06
Julius Marble defensive rebound
7:44
Damaria Franklin shooting foul (Julius Marble draws the foul)
7:44
TV timeout
7:44
Julius Marble misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:44
+1
Julius Marble makes regular free throw 2 of 2
24-29
7:19
+2
Chandler Lawson makes two point layup (Elijah McCadden assists)
24-31
7:04
Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
7:02
Kendric Davis defensive rebound
6:52
+2
Elijah McCadden makes two point layup (Kendric Davis assists)
24-33
6:32
Manny Obaseki misses three point jump shot
6:30
Damaria Franklin defensive rebound
6:17
+2
Elijah McCadden makes two point jump shot (Kendric Davis assists)
24-35
6:00
Manny Obaseki misses three point jump shot
5:58
Damaria Franklin defensive rebound
5:52
Kendric Davis offensive foul
5:52
Kendric Davis turnover (offensive foul)
5:44
Tyrece Radford misses two point layup
5:42
Chandler Lawson defensive rebound
5:35
+2
Alex Lomax makes two point jump shot (Damaria Franklin assists)
24-37
5:31
Aggies 30 second timeout
5:19
Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
5:17
Tigers defensive rebound
4:57
Elijah McCadden turnover (traveling)
4:44
+2
Henry Coleman III makes two point layup (Manny Obaseki assists)
26-37
4:26
Jayden Hardaway misses three point jump shot
4:24
Solomon Washington defensive rebound
4:16
Chandler Lawson shooting foul (Wade Taylor IV draws the foul)
4:16
+1
Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 1 of 2
27-37
4:16
+1
Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 2 of 2
28-37
3:49
+2
Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu makes two point dunk (Kendric Davis assists)
28-39
3:35
Wade Taylor IV misses two point layup
3:33
Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu defensive rebound
3:26
Johnathan Lawson turnover (out of bounds)
3:26
TV timeout
3:09
Jayden Hardaway shooting foul (Henry Coleman III draws the foul)
3:09
+1
Henry Coleman III makes regular free throw 1 of 2
29-39
3:09
+1
Henry Coleman III makes regular free throw 2 of 2
30-39
2:54
+2
Damaria Franklin makes two point jump shot (Jayden Hardaway assists)
30-41
2:48
Damaria Franklin shooting foul (Manny Obaseki draws the foul)
2:48
+1
Manny Obaseki makes regular free throw 1 of 2
31-41
2:48
+1
Manny Obaseki makes regular free throw 2 of 2
32-41
2:30
+2
Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu makes two point dunk (Kendric Davis assists)
32-43
2:30
Dexter Dennis shooting foul (Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu draws the foul)
2:30
Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu misses regular free throw 1 of 1
