No. 13 Texas A&M cruises past SMU 79-66 in a meeting of old SWC foes
DALLAS (AP) Henry Coleman III grabbed a loose ball, hit a bucket and got fouled, the show of emotion illustrating a key moment as No. 13 Texas A&M quieted an SMU crowd looking for a rally.
The Aggies soon had their lead back to double digits Tuesday night, and they finished the sweep while playing back-to-back true road games in non-conference action for the first time in 20 years.
Tyrece Radford scored 16 of his 21 points in the first half, Coleman had 13 points and 15 rebounds, and Texas A&M beat SMU 79-66 in a meeting of old Southwest Conference foes.
The Aggies (3-0) won again four nights after a 73-66 victory at Ohio State. They hadn't done this sort of road trip before conference play since splitting a pair of games against Houston and Louisiana-Monroe in 2003-04.
“We had never done this as far as out of conference,” said Coleman, who tied his career high in rebounds. “It's kind of like an NBA thing, quick turnaround, so you're not going to get as many practice reps. So you have to be better mentally, and I think that's what our team has done.”
Chuck Harris scored 21 points and Zhuric Phelps had 13 on just 3-of-14 shooting for the Mustangs (3-1), who hosted the Aggies at Moody Coliseum - with plenty of maroon in the crowd - for the first time since 2009.
It was the fifth meeting between the schools since the SWC’s final season in 1995-96, and Texas A&M beat SMU for the second year in a row.
Wade Taylor IV, the Aggies' leading scorer, had 15 points on a rough shooting night in his hometown, going 4 of 17 and missing all seven of his 3-point shots. But he scored 11 points after the break to help keep Texas A&M in front.
Radford punctuated his big first half with a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to cap an 8-2 run for a 39-32 lead.
“It changed the game,” Taylor said. “It was a momentum swing, for sure.”
The Mustangs had trimmed a 12-point second-half deficit to four when Coleman grabbed a loose ball under the basket after a miss, made the putback and was fouled.
Coleman's free throw put the Aggies up 57-50 with 8 1/2 minutes to go, and Texas A&M eventually restored its double-digit lead.
BIG PICTURE
Texas A&M: Coleman has consecutive double-doubles for the second time in his three-plus seasons, and 12 for his career. He had his first 20-point double-double with 20 points and 11 rebounds against the Buckeyes. “I think those are the best two back-to-back games he's had in his college career,” coach Buzz Williams said.
SMU: The Mustangs got off to a great start from 3-point range and finished 10 of 23. But they struggled all game inside the arc, going 13 of 42 (31%).
UP NEXT
Texas A&M: Oral Roberts at home Friday.
SMU: West Virginia in the Fort Myers Tip-Off in Florida on Monday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Wildens Leveque vs. Keon Ambrose-Hylton (Mustangs gains possession) | |||
19:50 | Samuell Williamson misses two point layup | |||
19:48 | Keon Ambrose-Hylton offensive rebound | |||
19:40 | Keon Ambrose-Hylton misses two point layup | |||
19:38 | Henry Coleman III defensive rebound | |||
19:31 | Hayden Hefner turnover (lost ball) (B.J. Edwards steals) | |||
19:28 | Wade Taylor IV blocks B.J. Edwards's two point layup | |||
19:26 | B.J. Edwards offensive rebound | |||
19:23 | B.J. Edwards misses two point layup | |||
19:23 | B.J. Edwards offensive rebound | |||
19:23 | Henry Coleman III personal foul | |||
19:14 | Samuell Williamson misses two point driving layup | |||
19:12 | Tyrece Radford defensive rebound | |||
19:07 | Henry Coleman III misses two point layup | |||
19:05 | Henry Coleman III offensive rebound | |||
19:00 | Jump ball. (Aggies gains possession) | |||
18:55 | Wade Taylor IV misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
18:53 | Tyrece Radford offensive rebound | |||
18:42 | B.J. Edwards personal foul | |||
18:27 | Wade Taylor IV misses two point layup | |||
18:25 | Henry Coleman III offensive rebound | |||
18:24 | Hayden Hefner misses three point jump shot | |||
18:22 | Tyrece Radford offensive rebound | |||
18:10 | Tyrece Radford misses two point layup | |||
18:08 | Samuell Williamson defensive rebound | |||
18:05 | Wildens Leveque blocks Zhuric Phelps's three point jump shot | |||
18:03 | Wildens Leveque defensive rebound | |||
17:49 | +2 | Tyrece Radford makes two point driving layup | 2-0 | |
17:35 | Samuell Williamson misses two point layup | |||
17:33 | Henry Coleman III defensive rebound | |||
17:09 | Hayden Hefner misses two point jump shot | |||
17:07 | Samuell Williamson defensive rebound | |||
16:48 | +2 | Samuell Williamson makes two point driving layup (B.J. Edwards assists) | 2-2 | |
16:24 | Wildens Leveque misses two point hook shot | |||
16:22 | Henry Coleman III offensive rebound | |||
16:18 | +2 | Henry Coleman III makes two point layup | 4-2 | |
15:57 | +2 | Zhuric Phelps makes two point driving layup | 4-4 | |
15:41 | TV timeout | |||
15:36 | Wade Taylor IV misses two point layup | |||
15:34 | Henry Coleman III offensive rebound | |||
15:15 | Tyrece Radford misses three point jump shot | |||
15:13 | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | |||
15:00 | Zhuric Phelps misses two point jump shot | |||
14:58 | Henry Coleman III defensive rebound | |||
14:39 | Keon Ambrose-Hylton personal foul | |||
14:31 | Wade Taylor IV misses two point driving layup | |||
14:29 | Andersson Garcia offensive rebound | |||
14:25 | +3 | Hayden Hefner makes three point jump shot (Andersson Garcia assists) | 7-4 | |
14:04 | Keon Ambrose-Hylton misses three point jump shot | |||
14:02 | Tyrece Radford defensive rebound | |||
13:42 | Jalen Smith personal foul | |||
13:37 | +2 | Jace Carter makes two point cutting layup (Tyrece Radford assists) | 9-4 | |
13:21 | +2 | Chuck Harris makes two point pullup jump shot | 9-6 | |
12:51 | +2 | Solomon Washington makes two point stepback jump shot (Bryce Lindsay assists) | 11-6 | |
12:25 | Solomon Washington blocks Zhuric Phelps's two point driving layup | |||
12:23 | Mustangs offensive rebound | |||
12:19 | Jace Carter blocks Zhuric Phelps's three point pullup jump shot | |||
12:17 | Solomon Washington defensive rebound | |||
12:03 | Jump ball. Tyrece Radford vs. Ricardo Wright (Mustangs gains possession) | |||
12:03 | Tyrece Radford turnover (lost ball) (Ricardo Wright steals) | |||
11:58 | Samuell Williamson misses two point jump shot | |||
11:56 | Jace Carter defensive rebound | |||
11:48 | Eli Lawrence misses two point jump shot | |||
11:46 | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | |||
11:43 | TV timeout | |||
11:43 | Emory Lanier flagrant 1 | |||
11:43 | Solomon Washington flagrant 1 | |||
11:40 | Jalen Smith turnover (bad pass) (Jace Carter steals) | |||
11:20 | Andersson Garcia misses two point jump shot | |||
11:18 | Andersson Garcia offensive rebound | |||
11:14 | Emory Lanier blocks Andersson Garcia's two point layup | |||
11:12 | Zhuric Phelps defensive rebound | |||
11:06 | +3 | Chuck Harris makes three point jump shot (Zhuric Phelps assists) | 11-9 | |
10:58 | Zhuric Phelps blocks Solomon Washington's two point layup | |||
10:56 | Solomon Washington offensive rebound | |||
10:55 | Samuell Williamson shooting foul (Solomon Washington draws the foul) | |||
10:55 | +1 | Solomon Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-9 | |
10:55 | +1 | Solomon Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-9 | |
10:39 | Zhuric Phelps misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
10:37 | Samuell Williamson offensive rebound | |||
10:28 | +3 | Chuck Harris makes three point jump shot (Keon Ambrose-Hylton assists) | 13-12 | |
10:16 | Jace Carter misses three point jump shot | |||
10:14 | Samuell Williamson defensive rebound | |||
10:04 | Samuell Williamson turnover (bad pass) (Jace Carter steals) | |||
9:51 | Henry Coleman III misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | |||
9:49 | Chuck Harris defensive rebound | |||
9:37 | Wade Taylor IV personal foul | |||
9:29 | Zhuric Phelps misses two point layup | |||
9:27 | Samuell Williamson offensive rebound | |||
9:27 | Solomon Washington shooting foul (Samuell Williamson draws the foul) | |||
9:27 | Samuell Williamson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
9:27 | +1 | Samuell Williamson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-13 | |
9:12 | Eli Lawrence misses two point layup | |||
9:10 | Henry Coleman III offensive rebound | |||
9:01 | +2 | Henry Coleman III makes two point layup | 15-13 | |
8:54 | Chuck Harris misses two point driving layup | |||
8:52 | Andersson Garcia defensive rebound | |||
8:47 | +2 | Jace Carter makes two point driving layup (Wade Taylor IV assists) | 17-13 | |
8:29 | +2 | Zhuric Phelps makes two point floating jump shot (Chuck Harris assists) | 17-15 | |
8:13 | Zhuric Phelps personal foul | |||
8:00 | TV timeout | |||
7:57 | Hayden Hefner misses three point jump shot | |||
7:55 | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | |||
7:33 | +3 | Chuck Harris makes three point stepback jump shot | 17-18 | |
7:12 | Bryce Lindsay misses three point jump shot | |||
7:10 | Samuell Williamson defensive rebound | |||
6:51 | +3 | Jalen Smith makes three point jump shot (B.J. Edwards assists) | 17-21 | |
6:40 | Aggies 30 second timeout | |||
6:24 | +3 | Tyrece Radford makes three point jump shot | 20-21 | |
6:13 | Jalen Smith misses three point jump shot | |||
6:11 | Aggies defensive rebound | |||
5:58 | Tyrece Radford misses three point jump shot | |||
5:56 | Mustangs defensive rebound | |||
5:49 | +3 | Jalen Smith makes three point jump shot (B.J. Edwards assists) | 20-24 | |
5:25 | +3 | Tyrece Radford makes three point jump shot (Wade Taylor IV assists) | 23-24 | |
5:05 | Zhuric Phelps misses two point floating jump shot | |||
5:03 | Henry Coleman III defensive rebound | |||
4:52 | +2 | Wade Taylor IV makes two point floating jump shot | 25-24 | |
4:40 | Jalen Smith turnover (bad pass) (Wade Taylor IV steals) | |||
4:35 | Tyrece Radford misses three point jump shot | |||
4:33 | Tyreek Smith defensive rebound | |||
4:33 | Andersson Garcia personal foul | |||
4:26 | B.J. Edwards turnover (lost ball) (Wade Taylor IV steals) | |||
4:21 | +2 | Wade Taylor IV makes two point layup | 27-24 | |
4:14 | Zhuric Phelps turnover (bad pass) (Henry Coleman III steals) | |||
3:52 | Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot | |||
3:50 | Ja'Heim Hudson defensive rebound | |||
3:41 | Chuck Harris misses two point driving layup | |||
3:39 | Henry Coleman III defensive rebound | |||
3:39 | Tyreek Smith personal foul | |||
3:39 | TV timeout | |||
3:39 | +1 | Henry Coleman III makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-24 | |
3:39 | +1 | Henry Coleman III makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-24 | |
3:25 | Henry Coleman III shooting foul (Zhuric Phelps draws the foul) | |||
3:25 | +1 | Zhuric Phelps makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-25 | |
3:25 | +1 | Zhuric Phelps makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-26 | |
3:16 | Ja'Heim Hudson blocks Manny Obaseki's two point layup | |||
3:14 | Wildens Leveque offensive rebound | |||
3:08 | +2 | Manny Obaseki makes two point driving layup (Wade Taylor IV assists) | 31-26 | |
2:58 | Zhuric Phelps misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | |||
2:56 | Andersson Garcia defensive rebound | |||
2:41 | Manny Obaseki misses three point jump shot | |||
2:39 | Zhuric Phelps defensive rebound | |||
2:33 | +3 | Emory Lanier makes three point jump shot (Zhuric Phelps assists) | 31-29 | |
2:15 | +3 | Tyrece Radford makes three point stepback jump shot | 34-29 | |
1:52 | Andersson Garcia personal foul | |||
1:52 | +1 | Emory Lanier makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 34-30 | |
1:52 | Emory Lanier misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
1:52 | Tyrece Radford defensive rebound | |||
1:38 | +2 | Tyrece Radford makes two point driving layup | 36-30 | |
1:22 | Wildens Leveque blocks Chuck Harris's two point driving layup | |||
1:20 | Wildens Leveque defensive rebound | |||
1:15 | Wade Taylor IV turnover (bad pass) (Emory Lanier steals) | |||
1:04 | +2 | Chuck Harris makes two point driving layup (Emory Lanier assists) | 36-32 | |
0:33 | Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot | |||
0:31 | Mustangs defensive rebound | |||
0:30 | Mustangs 30 second timeout | |||
0:10 | Zhuric Phelps turnover (traveling) | |||
0:01 | +3 | Tyrece Radford makes three point stepback jump shot | 39-32 | |
0:00 | End of period |