Tyrece Radford scores 21 points, No. 15 Texas A&M beats Ohio State 73-66
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Tyrece Radford and Wade Taylor IV each scored 21 points to help No. 15 Texas A&M beat Ohio State 73-66 on Friday night.
Henry Coleman III added 20 points and 11 rebounds for the Aggies (2-0) in the game that had 19 lead changes and seven ties.
“I just think later on in the game, we got more locked in with each other,” Radford said. “We did a lot more talking in the second half, and I think that’s what allowed us to come together and pull out the W.”
Bruce Thornton led Ohio State (1-1) with 24 points.
Tied at 53 with 8:25 left, Texas A&M scored on its next three possessions to take a 59-54 lead. Thornton had a three-point play to cut it to 63-60 with 2:54 to go.
Ohio State could only muster one field goal in the final three minutes, while Texas A&M went 8-of-10 at the free throw line to ice the game.
The Buckeyes shot 5 of 18 in the final 10 minutes.
“I thought our guys did some really good things, really good things,” Ohio State coach Chris Holtmann said. “We just got to do a few things a little better.”
OVERWHELMING PHYSICALITY
The Aggies had a 10-rebound advantage over the Buckeyes, and Andersson Garcia led the way with 13 boards.
Texas A&M also grabbed 12 offensive rebounds and turned them into 19 second-chance points. It was enough to keep the Buckeyes at arms length as they had nine second-chance scores.
“We knew they were physical team,” Coleman said. “We had to match their physicality intensity. I think towards the end we were able to do it on the offensive end, guys were able to get downhill, offensive rebound at a high level. So I think our physicality kind of overwhelmed them towards the end.”
UP NEXT
Texas A&M: At SMU on Tuesday night.
Ohio State: Hosts Merrimack on Wednesday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Wildens Leveque vs. Felix Okpara (Bruce Thornton gains possession) | ||
| 19:51 | | +3 | Bruce Thornton makes three point jump shot (Roddy Gayle Jr. assists) | 0-3 |
| 19:34 |  | Felix Okpara blocks Wade Taylor IV's two point layup | ||
| 19:18 | | Buckeyes defensive rebound | ||
| 19:18 | | +2 | Evan Mahaffey makes two point jump shot (Bruce Thornton assists) | 0-5 |
| 18:59 | | Wade Taylor IV misses two point jump shot | ||
| 18:57 | | Bruce Thornton defensive rebound | ||
| 18:39 | | Bruce Thornton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:37 | | Hayden Hefner defensive rebound | ||
| 18:22 | | Tyrece Radford turnover (lost ball) (Jamison Battle steals) | ||
| 18:18 | | Wade Taylor IV personal foul (Evan Mahaffey draws the foul) | ||
| 18:09 | | +2 | Jamison Battle makes two point layup | 0-7 |
| 18:01 | | +3 | Wade Taylor IV makes three point jump shot (Henry Coleman III assists) | 3-7 |
| 17:39 | | Felix Okpara misses two point dunk | ||
| 17:37 | | Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound | ||
| 17:15 | | Evan Mahaffey shooting foul (Hayden Hefner draws the foul) | ||
| 17:15 | | Hayden Hefner misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 17:15 | | +1 | Hayden Hefner makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-7 |
| 17:07 | | Bruce Thornton misses two point jump shot | ||
| 17:05 | | Henry Coleman III defensive rebound | ||
| 16:57 | | Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:55 | | Tyrece Radford offensive rebound | ||
| 16:42 | | +2 | Tyrece Radford makes two point jump shot | 6-7 |
| 16:15 | | +2 | Roddy Gayle Jr. makes two point jump shot | 6-9 |
| 15:57 | | +3 | Hayden Hefner makes three point jump shot (Wade Taylor IV assists) | 9-9 |
| 15:33 | | Roddy Gayle Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:31 | | Henry Coleman III defensive rebound | ||
| 15:18 | | Jamison Battle personal foul (Henry Coleman III draws the foul) | ||
| 15:18 | | TV timeout | ||
| 15:05 | | Bruce Thornton shooting foul (Tyrece Radford draws the foul) | ||
| 15:05 | | +1 | Tyrece Radford makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 10-9 |
| 15:05 | | +1 | Tyrece Radford makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-9 |
| 14:39 | | +2 | Scotty Middleton makes two point jump shot | 11-11 |
| 14:16 | | Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:14 | | Roddy Gayle Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 14:06 | | +3 | Bruce Thornton makes three point jump shot | 11-14 |
| 13:46 | | Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:41 | | Henry Coleman III offensive rebound | ||
| 13:24 | | +2 | Eli Lawrence makes two point jump shot | 13-14 |
| 13:05 | | +2 | Roddy Gayle Jr. makes two point jump shot | 13-16 |
| 12:44 | | Zed Key shooting foul (Tyrece Radford draws the foul) | ||
| 12:44 | | Tyrece Radford misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 12:44 | | Tyrece Radford misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 12:44 | | Devin Royal defensive rebound | ||
| 12:23 | | Dale Bonner misses two point jump shot | ||
| 12:21 | | Solomon Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 12:13 | | Jace Carter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:11 | | Roddy Gayle Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 12:02 | | Roddy Gayle Jr. misses two point jump shot | ||
| 12:00 | | Andersson Garcia defensive rebound | ||
| 11:39 | | Tyrece Radford misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:37 | | Andersson Garcia offensive rebound | ||
| 11:18 | | Eli Lawrence misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:16 | | Buckeyes defensive rebound | ||
| 11:16 | | TV timeout | ||
| 10:58 | | Scotty Middleton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:56 | | Solomon Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 10:50 | | Wade Taylor IV turnover (lost ball) (Bruce Thornton steals) | ||
| 10:36 | | Dale Bonner turnover (traveling) | ||
| 10:25 | | Devin Royal personal foul (Wade Taylor IV draws the foul) | ||
| 10:16 | | Henry Coleman III misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:14 | | Hayden Hefner offensive rebound | ||
| 10:08 | | +2 | Henry Coleman III makes two point layup (Hayden Hefner assists) | 15-16 |
| 9:42 | | Scotty Middleton turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 9:31 | | Eli Lawrence offensive foul | ||
| 9:31 | | Eli Lawrence turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 9:17 | | +2 | Zed Key makes two point layup (Roddy Gayle Jr. assists) | 15-18 |
| 9:08 | | Evan Mahaffey blocks Wade Taylor IV's two point jump shot | ||
| 9:06 | | Jamison Battle defensive rebound | ||
| 9:03 | | Roddy Gayle Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:01 | | Solomon Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 8:46 | | +2 | Henry Coleman III makes two point layup (Wade Taylor IV assists) | 17-18 |
| 8:35 | | Solomon Washington personal foul | ||
| 8:15 | | Jamison Battle misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:13 | | Jace Carter defensive rebound | ||
| 8:00 | | Roddy Gayle Jr. personal foul (Hayden Hefner draws the foul) | ||
| 8:00 | | TV timeout | ||
| 7:52 | | Felix Okpara blocks Henry Coleman III's two point layup | ||
| 7:50 | | Evan Mahaffey defensive rebound | ||
| 7:41 | | +3 | Jamison Battle makes three point jump shot (Bruce Thornton assists) | 17-21 |
| 7:27 | | +2 | Tyrece Radford makes two point layup | 19-21 |
| 7:00 | | Solomon Washington shooting foul (Felix Okpara draws the foul) | ||
| 7:00 | | Felix Okpara misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:00 | | +1 | Felix Okpara makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-22 |
| 6:47 | | Tyrece Radford misses two point layup | ||
| 6:45 | | Henry Coleman III offensive rebound | ||
| 6:40 | | Felix Okpara blocks Hayden Hefner's two point layup | ||
| 6:38 | | Andersson Garcia offensive rebound | ||
| 6:38 | | +2 | Henry Coleman III makes two point layup | 21-22 |
| 6:18 | | Bruce Thornton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:16 | | Aggies defensive rebound | ||
| 6:16 | | Felix Okpara personal foul | ||
| 6:16 | | Jace Carter misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 6:16 | | Felix Okpara defensive rebound | ||
| 6:04 | | +2 | Felix Okpara makes two point tip layup (Bruce Thornton assists) | 21-24 |
| 5:49 | | Tyrece Radford misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:47 | | Felix Okpara defensive rebound | ||
| 5:37 | | Felix Okpara misses two point layup | ||
| 5:35 | | Henry Coleman III defensive rebound | ||
| 5:17 | | Andersson Garcia misses two point layup | ||
| 5:15 | | Henry Coleman III offensive rebound | ||
| 5:10 | | +3 | Tyrece Radford makes three point jump shot (Henry Coleman III assists) | 24-24 |
| 5:01 | | Tyrece Radford shooting foul (Bruce Thornton draws the foul) | ||
| 5:01 | | Bruce Thornton misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:01 | | Bruce Thornton misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 5:01 | | Henry Coleman III defensive rebound | ||
| 4:47 | | +2 | Henry Coleman III makes two point layup | 26-24 |
| 4:22 | | +3 | Jamison Battle makes three point jump shot (Roddy Gayle Jr. assists) | 26-27 |
| 4:00 | | Devin Royal blocks Wade Taylor IV's three point jump shot | ||
| 3:58 | | Tyrece Radford offensive rebound | ||
| 3:52 | | +2 | Tyrece Radford makes two point layup | 28-27 |
| 3:33 | | Devin Royal misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:31 | | Devin Royal offensive rebound | ||
| 3:24 | | +2 | Bruce Thornton makes two point layup | 28-29 |
| 3:07 | | Henry Coleman III misses two point jump shot | ||
| 3:05 | | Felix Okpara defensive rebound | ||
| 3:01 | | +2 | Roddy Gayle Jr. makes two point dunk (Bruce Thornton assists) | 28-31 |
| 2:59 | | Buckeyes 30 second timeout | ||
| 2:59 | | TV timeout | ||
| 2:47 | | Devin Royal blocks Tyrece Radford's two point jump shot | ||
| 2:45 | | Devin Royal defensive rebound | ||
| 2:25 | | Devin Royal turnover (out of bounds) | ||
| 2:13 | | Devin Royal blocks Wade Taylor IV's two point layup | ||
| 2:11 | | Zed Key defensive rebound | ||
| 2:00 | | +2 | Roddy Gayle Jr. makes two point jump shot | 28-33 |
| 1:46 | | +2 | Henry Coleman III makes two point jump shot | 30-33 |
| 1:15 | | Roddy Gayle Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:13 | | Henry Coleman III defensive rebound | ||
| 1:02 | | Aggies 30 second timeout | ||
| 0:53 | | Zed Key shooting foul (Andersson Garcia draws the foul) | ||
| 0:53 | | +1 | Andersson Garcia makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-33 |
| 0:53 | | +1 | Andersson Garcia makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-33 |
| 0:42 | | Bruce Thornton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:42 | | Zed Key offensive rebound | ||
| 0:42 | | Tyrece Radford personal foul | ||
| 0:42 | | Wade Taylor IV personal foul | ||
| 0:42 | | Scotty Middleton misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 0:42 | | Andersson Garcia defensive rebound | ||
| 0:21 | | Dale Bonner personal foul (Wade Taylor IV draws the foul) | ||
| 0:21 | | +1 | Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 33-33 |
| 0:21 | | +1 | Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 34-33 |
| 0:03 | | Bruce Thornton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Henry Coleman III defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |