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Hefner scores 24, Garcia grabs 19 rebounds as Texas A&M beats Houston Christian 79-52

AP
Dec 23, 2023

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) Hayden Hefner scored a career-high 24 points, Andersson Garcia grabbed a career-high 19 rebounds and Texas A&M Aggies snapped a two-game skid with a 79-52 victory over Houston Christian Huskies on Friday night.

Hefner, a senior, made 7 of 14 shots with three 3-pointers and 7 of 8 free throws for the Aggies (8-4), who were coming off a six-point loss to No. 23 Memphis and a four-point setback at the hands of No. 3 Houston.

Jace Carter and Wade Taylor IV both scored 10 points with Carter adding 12 rebounds for his first double-double of the season for Texas A&M. Garcia had nine points and nine of his 19 rebounds came on offense. Garcia got the start against the Huskies after being the only player in the country with at least 40 rebounds on both ends of the court while coming off the bench. He averaged 3.7 offensive rebounds per game as a reserve, tops in the country.

Hefner hit two 3-pointers and scored 13 to help Texas A&M take a 40-21 lead at halftime. The Aggies shot 39.3% and made just 3 of 12 from 3-point range, but they were 15 for 20 at the free-throw line in building the lead. Houston Christian shot 26.9%, made 2 of 12 from distance and 5 of 9 at the foul line.

Hefner scored four points in a 9-0 run that pushed Texas A&M's lead to 60-31 with 9:39 left to play. The Aggies took their biggest lead at 67-32 on a layup by Eli Lawrence with seven minutes remaining.

Marcus Greene made three 3-pointers and scored 18 to lead the Huskies (2-9). Tristan Moore also hit three 3s, scoring 14.

Texas A&M is 11-0 all time against Houston Christian, formerly known as Houston Baptist.

Texas A&M will host Prairie View A&M on Dec. 30.

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1st Half
HOUC
Huskies
21
TXAM
Aggies
40

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Marques Gates vs. Henry Coleman III (Pierce Bazil gains possession)
19:42		Bonke Maring misses two point hook shot
19:40		Jace Carter defensive rebound
19:26		Michael Imariagbe blocks Hayden Hefner's two point jump shot
19:24		Pierce Bazil defensive rebound
19:11		Pierce Bazil misses three point jump shot
19:09		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
18:52		Jace Carter misses three point jump shot
18:50		Michael Imariagbe defensive rebound
18:40		Marcus Greene turnover (bad pass)
18:28	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point layup (Wade Taylor IV assists)	0-2
18:04		Marcus Greene misses two point jump shot
18:02		Henry Coleman III defensive rebound
17:57		Hayden Hefner misses three point jump shot
17:55		Huskies defensive rebound
17:44		Tristan Moore turnover (lost ball)
17:35		Jace Carter misses three point jump shot
17:33		Tristan Moore defensive rebound
17:25		Bonke Maring offensive foul
17:25		Bonke Maring turnover (offensive foul)
17:14	+2	Andersson Garcia makes two point layup (Henry Coleman III assists)	0-4
17:01		Pierce Bazil misses three point jump shot
16:59		Marcus Greene offensive rebound
16:52		Andersson Garcia blocks Michael Imariagbe's two point layup
16:50		Hayden Hefner defensive rebound
16:27		Andersson Garcia misses two point dunk
16:25		Henry Coleman III offensive rebound
16:17	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point layup	0-6
15:59	+3	Tristan Moore makes three point jump shot (Pierce Bazil assists)	3-6
15:40		Wade Taylor IV misses two point jump shot
15:38		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
15:27		Jace Carter misses two point jump shot
15:25		Marcus Greene defensive rebound
15:14	+2	Michael Imariagbe makes two point layup (Bonke Maring assists)	5-6
14:55		Jace Carter misses two point layup
14:53		Michael Imariagbe defensive rebound
14:53		TV timeout
14:34		Bonke Maring turnover (bad pass)
14:11		Bonke Maring shooting foul (Jace Carter draws the foul)
14:11		Jace Carter misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:11	+1	Jace Carter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-7
13:54	+2	Tristan Moore makes two point jump shot (Marcus Greene assists)	7-7
13:37		Chigozie Achara shooting foul (Henry Coleman III draws the foul)
13:37	+1	Henry Coleman III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-8
13:37		Henry Coleman III misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:37		Marcus Greene defensive rebound
13:07		Huskies turnover (shot clock violation)
12:58		Hayden Hefner misses three point jump shot
12:56		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
12:53		Dominic Capriotti personal foul (Hayden Hefner draws the foul)
12:53	+1	Hayden Hefner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-9
12:53	+1	Hayden Hefner makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-10
12:39		Tristan Moore misses three point jump shot
12:37		Huskies offensive rebound
12:27		Tristan Moore misses two point jump shot
12:25		Porter Bazil offensive rebound
12:24		Hayden Hefner personal foul (Porter Bazil draws the foul)
12:09	+2	Michael Imariagbe makes two point dunk (Marcus Greene assists)	9-10
11:50		Marcus Greene shooting foul (Wade Taylor IV draws the foul)
11:50		TV timeout
11:50	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-11
11:50	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-12
11:29		Dominic Capriotti misses three point jump shot
11:27		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
11:18	+3	Hayden Hefner makes three point jump shot (Wade Taylor IV assists)	9-15
10:56		Andersson Garcia personal foul (Marcus Greene draws the foul)
10:42		Marcus Greene turnover (bad pass)
10:33		Dominic Capriotti shooting foul (Hayden Hefner draws the foul)
10:33		Hayden Hefner misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:33	+1	Hayden Hefner makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-16
10:22		Andersson Garcia blocks Nate Hudson's two point layup
10:20		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
10:13	+3	Hayden Hefner makes three point jump shot	9-19
9:46		Porter Bazil turnover (lost ball) (Manny Obaseki steals)
9:38		Andersson Garcia turnover (bad pass) (Marcus Greene steals)
9:16		Manny Obaseki shooting foul (Marcus Greene draws the foul)
9:16	+1	Marcus Greene makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-19
9:16	+1	Marcus Greene makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-19
9:10		Manny Obaseki misses two point layup
9:08		Porter Bazil defensive rebound
8:52		Henry Coleman III personal foul (Michael Imariagbe draws the foul)
8:46		Porter Bazil turnover (bad pass) (Andersson Garcia steals)
8:37		Eli Lawrence misses three point jump shot
8:35		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
8:22	+2	Andersson Garcia makes two point layup (Jace Carter assists)	11-21
8:06	+3	Marcus Greene makes three point stepback jump shot	14-21
7:59		Nate Hudson personal foul (Eli Lawrence draws the foul)
7:59		TV timeout
7:59	+1	Eli Lawrence makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-22
7:59		Eli Lawrence misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:57		Solomon Washington offensive rebound
7:55		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
7:53		Chigozie Achara defensive rebound
7:31		Marcus Greene misses three point jump shot
7:29		Pierce Bazil offensive rebound
7:23	+2	Pierce Bazil makes two point layup	16-22
7:10		Wade Taylor IV turnover (bad pass) (Nate Hudson steals)
7:07		Wade Taylor IV personal foul
6:58		Marcus Greene misses three point jump shot
6:56		Eli Lawrence defensive rebound
6:41		Eli Lawrence misses three point jump shot
6:39		Michael Imariagbe defensive rebound
6:30		Wade Taylor IV shooting foul (Marcus Greene draws the foul)
6:30		Marcus Greene misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:30		Marcus Greene misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:30		Jace Carter defensive rebound
6:10		Jace Carter turnover (bad pass)
6:00		Henry Coleman III shooting foul (Nate Hudson draws the foul)
6:00	+1	Nate Hudson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-22
6:00	+1	Nate Hudson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-22
5:39		Pierce Bazil shooting foul (Solomon Washington draws the foul)
5:39	+1	Solomon Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-23
5:39	+1	Solomon Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-24
5:30		Pierce Bazil misses three point jump shot
5:28		Huskies offensive rebound
5:23		Pierce Bazil misses two point layup
5:21		Jace Carter defensive rebound
5:15		Solomon Washington misses three point jump shot
5:13		Jace Carter offensive rebound
5:07		Manny Obaseki misses two point jump shot
5:05		Manny Obaseki offensive rebound
5:02		Michael Imariagbe blocks Manny Obaseki's two point jump shot
5:01		Henry Coleman III offensive rebound
5:01		Michael Imariagbe shooting foul (Henry Coleman III draws the foul)
5:01	+1	Henry Coleman III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-25
5:01		Henry Coleman III misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:01		Michael Imariagbe defensive rebound
4:33		Chigozie Achara misses two point jump shot
4:31		Jace Carter defensive rebound
4:22		Michael Imariagbe shooting foul (Jace Carter draws the foul)
4:22	+1	Jace Carter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-26
4:22	+1	Jace Carter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-27
4:15		Manny Obaseki personal foul (Pierce Bazil draws the foul)
4:15	+1	Pierce Bazil makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-27
4:15		Pierce Bazil misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:13		Jace Carter defensive rebound
3:55	+2	Hayden Hefner makes two point pullup jump shot (Solomon Washington assists)	19-29
3:42		Tristan Moore turnover (bad pass) (Manny Obaseki steals)
3:37	+2	Jace Carter makes two point dunk (Andersson Garcia assists)	19-31
3:09		Chigozie Achara offensive foul
3:09		Chigozie Achara turnover (offensive foul)
3:09		TV timeout
2:44		Solomon Washington misses three point stepback jump shot
2:42		Huskies defensive rebound
2:27		Jace Carter personal foul (Chigozie Achara draws the foul)
2:27		Chigozie Achara misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:25		Nate Hudson offensive rebound
2:09	+2	Marcus Greene makes two point stepback jump shot	21-31
1:50	+3	Jace Carter makes three point jump shot (Solomon Washington assists)	21-34
1:36		Pierce Bazil misses three point jump shot
1:34		Solomon Washington defensive rebound
1:29	+2	Manny Obaseki makes two point layup (Solomon Washington assists)	21-36
1:27		Aggies 30 second timeout
1:18		Solomon Washington blocks Marcus Greene's two point layup
1:16		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
1:11	+2	Hayden Hefner makes two point layup (Andersson Garcia assists)	21-38
1:00		Tristan Moore misses three point jump shot
0:58		Chigozie Achara offensive rebound
0:41		Tristan Moore misses two point jump shot
0:39		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
0:16		Nate Hudson shooting foul (Manny Obaseki draws the foul)
0:16	+1	Manny Obaseki makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-39
0:16	+1	Manny Obaseki makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-40
0:03		Marcus Greene misses three point stepback jump shot
0:01		Pierce Bazil offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
HOUC
Huskies
31
TXAM
Aggies
39

Time		Play	Score
19:48	+2	Hayden Hefner makes two point jump shot	21-42
19:28		Michael Imariagbe misses two point layup
19:26		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
19:17		Wade Taylor IV misses two point jump shot
19:15		Michael Imariagbe defensive rebound
19:07		Tristan Moore misses two point jump shot
19:05		Jace Carter defensive rebound
18:56		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
18:54		Bonke Maring defensive rebound
18:25	+3	Tristan Moore makes three point jump shot (Marcus Greene assists)	24-42
17:58		Hayden Hefner misses three point jump shot
17:56		Jace Carter offensive rebound
17:55	+2	Jace Carter makes two point layup	24-44
17:36		Tristan Moore misses three point jump shot
17:34		Henry Coleman III defensive rebound
17:26		Jace Carter misses three point jump shot
17:24		Hayden Hefner offensive rebound
17:13		Andersson Garcia turnover (bad pass)
16:58		Michael Imariagbe turnover (bad pass) (Jace Carter steals)
16:54		Michael Imariagbe shooting foul (Hayden Hefner draws the foul)
16:54	+1	Hayden Hefner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-45
16:54	+1	Hayden Hefner makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-46
16:31		Marcus Greene misses three point jump shot
16:29		Huskies offensive rebound
16:14	+2	Nate Hudson makes two point driving reverse layup (Marcus Greene assists)	26-46
15:51		Hayden Hefner misses two point jump shot
15:49		Jace Carter offensive rebound
15:48		Marcus Greene personal foul (Jace Carter draws the foul)
15:48		TV timeout
15:47		Henry Coleman III misses two point alley-oop dunk
15:45		Henry Coleman III offensive rebound
15:40		Hayden Hefner misses three point bank jump shot
15:38		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
15:30		Bonke Maring personal foul (Wade Taylor IV draws the foul)
15:30	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-47
15:30	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-48
15:05		Porter Bazil misses three point jump shot
15:03		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
14:45	+3	Hayden Hefner makes three point jump shot (Andersson Garcia assists)	26-51
14:11	+2	Marcus Greene makes two point driving layup	28-51
13:53		Jace Carter misses three point jump shot
13:51		Bonke Maring defensive rebound
13:46		Pierce Bazil misses three point jump shot
13:44		Huskies offensive rebound
13:43		Manny Obaseki personal foul (Nate Hudson draws the foul)
13:43		Nate Hudson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:43	+1	Nate Hudson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-51
13:42	+2	Porter Bazil makes two point layup (Pierce Bazil assists)	31-51
13:31		Porter Bazil blocks Manny Obaseki's two point jump shot
13:29		Porter Bazil defensive rebound
13:27		Wade Taylor IV shooting foul (Pierce Bazil draws the foul)
13:27		Pierce Bazil misses regular free throw 1 of 1
13:25		Aggies defensive rebound
13:20		Wade Taylor IV turnover (lost ball)
13:08		Pierce Bazil turnover (bad pass) (Henry Coleman III steals)
13:07		Pierce Bazil personal foul (Henry Coleman III draws the foul)
12:51	+3	Andersson Garcia makes three point jump shot (Solomon Washington assists)	31-54
12:17		Pierce Bazil misses two point jump shot
12:15		Solomon Washington defensive rebound
12:08		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
12:06		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
12:02		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
12:00		Jace Carter offensive rebound
11:45		Solomon Washington misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
11:43		Michael Imariagbe defensive rebound
11:23		Bonke Maring misses two point hook shot
11:21		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
11:11		Henry Coleman III misses two point layup
11:09		Bonke Maring defensive rebound
10:50		Bonke Maring offensive foul (Solomon Washington draws the foul)
10:50		Bonke Maring turnover (offensive foul)
10:50		TV timeout
10:36	+2	Hayden Hefner makes two point jump shot	31-56
10:36		Aggies 30 second timeout
10:23		TV timeout
10:23		Michael Imariagbe offensive foul
10:23		Michael Imariagbe turnover (offensive foul)
10:06	+2	Eli Lawrence makes two point jump shot (Solomon Washington assists)	31-58
9:45		Marcus Greene turnover (bad pass) (Henry Coleman III steals)
9:38		Michael Imariagbe shooting foul (Hayden Hefner draws the foul)
9:38	+1	Hayden Hefner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-59
9:38	+1	Hayden Hefner makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-60
9:29		Marcus Greene turnover (lost ball) (Eli Lawrence steals)
9:07		Hayden Hefner turnover (lost ball) (Marcus Greene steals)
9:02		Eli Lawrence shooting foul (Marcus Greene draws the foul)
9:02		Marcus Greene misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:02	+1	Marcus Greene makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-60
8:48		Henry Coleman III misses two point layup
8:46		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
8:36		Dominic Capriotti shooting foul (Eli Lawrence draws the foul)
8:36		Eli Lawrence misses regular free throw 1 of 3
8:36	+1	Eli Lawrence makes regular free throw 2 of 3	32-61
8:36		Eli Lawrence misses regular free throw 3 of 3
8:36		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
8:30	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point layup (Andersson Garcia assists)	32-63
8:15		Dominic Capriotti misses three point jump shot
8:13		Porter Bazil offensive rebound
8:05		Porter Bazil misses two point jump shot
8:03		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
7:44		Hayden Hefner misses three point jump shot
7:42		Solomon Washington offensive rebound
7:36		Porter Bazil shooting foul (Andersson Garcia draws the foul)
7:36		TV timeout
7:36	+1	Andersson Garcia makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-64
7:36	+1	Andersson Garcia makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-65
7:25		Marcus Greene turnover (lost ball) (Eli Lawrence steals)
7:19		Marcus Greene shooting foul (Andersson Garcia draws the foul)
7:19		Andersson Garcia misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:19		Andersson Garcia misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:19		Dominic Capriotti defensive rebound
7:11		Tristan Moore turnover (bad pass)
7:04	+2	Eli Lawrence makes two point layup	32-67
6:44		Tristan Moore misses two point jump shot
6:42		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
6:30		Andersson Garcia misses two point layup
6:28		Dominic Capriotti defensive rebound
6:20	+2	Marcus Greene makes two point layup	34-67
5:56		Bryce Lindsay misses three point stepback jump shot
5:54		Bonke Maring defensive rebound
5:47	+3	Marcus Greene makes three point jump shot	37-67
5:27		Andersson Garcia turnover (lost ball)
5:17	+3	Tristan Moore makes three point jump shot (Pierce Bazil assists)	40-67
4:57	+3	Wade Taylor IV makes three point jump shot (Bryce Lindsay assists)	40-70
4:54		Aggies 30 second timeout
4:42		Tristan Moore misses two point stepback jump shot
4:40		Jace Carter defensive rebound
4:30	+3	Wade Taylor IV makes three point jump shot (Bryce Lindsay assists)	40-73
4:30		Aggies 60 second timeout
4:20	+2	Pierce Bazil makes two point layup	42-73
3:54		Andersson Garcia misses two point layup
3:52		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
3:47		Andersson Garcia misses two point layup
3:45		Bonke Maring defensive rebound
3:44		Andersson Garcia shooting foul (Bonke Maring draws the foul)
3:44		TV timeout
3:44	+1	Bonke Maring makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-73
3:44	+1	Bonke Maring makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-73
3:39		Manny Obaseki misses two point layup
3:37		Jace Carter offensive rebound
3:25		Jace Carter misses three point jump shot
3:23		Dominic Capriotti defensive rebound
3:14		Jace Carter personal foul (Bonke Maring draws the foul)
3:12	+3	Marcus Greene makes three point jump shot (Pierce Bazil assists)	47-73
2:45		Bryce Lindsay misses three point jump shot
2:43		Bonke Maring defensive rebound
2:34		Manny Obaseki personal foul (Dominic Capriotti draws the foul)
2:26		Marcus Greene misses three point jump shot
2:24		Jaelyn Lee defensive rebound
2:20		Bonke Maring personal foul (Jaelyn Lee draws the foul)
2:20	+1	Jaelyn Lee makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-74
2:20	+1	Jaelyn Lee makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-75
2:04		Bryce Lindsay shooting foul (Tristan Moore draws the foul)
2:03	+1	Tristan Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 3	48-75
2:03	+1	Tristan Moore makes regular free throw 2 of 3	49-75
2:03	+1	Tristan Moore makes regular free throw 3 of 3	50-75
1:54		Manny Obaseki misses two point layup
1:52		Solomon Washington offensive rebound
1:50	+2	Solomon Washington makes two point layup	50-77
1:32		Porter Bazil misses two point layup
1:30		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
1:05		Bryce Lindsay misses two point jump shot
1:03		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
1:00		Dominic Capriotti shooting foul (Jaelyn Lee draws the foul)
1:00	+1	Jaelyn Lee makes regular free throw 1 of 3	50-78
1:00	+1	Jaelyn Lee makes regular free throw 2 of 3	50-79
1:00		Jaelyn Lee misses regular free throw 3 of 3
0:58		Tristan Moore defensive rebound
0:42	+2	Porter Bazil makes two point layup	52-79
0:15		Andersson Garcia misses two point layup
0:13		Dominic Capriotti defensive rebound
0:06		Nathan Self misses three point jump shot
0:04		Manny Obaseki defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Manny Obaseki defensive rebound