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Wright leads LSU to 68-53 victory over Texas A&M in SEC opener

AP
Jan 06, 2024

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) Jordan Wright finished with 20 points and 10 rebounds to power LSU to a 68-53 victory over Texas A&M in a Southeastern Conference opener on Saturday night.

Wright made 7 of 16 shots with two 3-pointers and 4 of 6 free throws for the Tigers (9-5). Jalen Cook sank two 3-pointers and scored 13.

Wade Taylor IV led the Aggies (9-5) with 23 points, sinking 3 of 12 from beyond the arc. He added six rebounds and six steals. Tyrece Radford needed five points to reach 1,000 for his career. He scored 11 points with six boards. Texas A&M had won 12 straight conference games at home.

Taylor hit the 150th 3-pointer of his career - the seventh Aggie to do so - and scored 11 to guide Texas A&M to a 32-30 lead at halftime. Wright hit two 3-pointers and scored 11 to keep the Tigers close.

Cook had a three-point play in the middle of an 8-0 run to begin the second half and LSU took the lead and never relinquished it. Taylor's three-point play pulled the Aggies within 46-44 with just under 12 minutes remaining. Tyrell Ward answered with a 3-pointer to spark 9-0 run he capped with a dunk and LSU took a double-digit lead, staying at least two possessions ahead the rest of the way.

Texas A&M came in averaging 18.7 offensive rebounds per game, tops in the country. LSU finished with 14 rebounds at the offensive end to the Aggies' 13, but the Tigers had an 18-3 advantage on second-chance points.

LSU leads the all-time series 29-20. The Aggies swept the Tigers last season to end a 10-game skid.

UP NEXT

Texas A&M: The Aggies travel to play No. 25 Auburn on Tuesday.

LSU: The Tigers return home to play Vanderbilt on Tuesday.

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1st Half
LSU
Tigers
30
TXAM
Aggies
32

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Will Baker vs. Andersson Garcia (Jordan Wright gains possession)
20:00		Will Baker vs. Andersson Garcia (Jordan Wright gains possession)
20:00		Will Baker vs. Andersson Garcia (Jordan Wright gains possession)
19:29	+3	Jordan Wright makes three point jump shot (Jalen Cook assists)	3-0
19:13	+2	Wade Taylor IV makes two point layup	3-2
19:03		Jalen Cook misses three point jump shot
19:01		Will Baker offensive rebound
18:55		Will Baker misses two point layup
18:53		Henry Coleman III defensive rebound
18:47		Hayden Hefner misses three point jump shot
18:45		Tyrece Radford offensive rebound
18:40		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
18:38		Tigers defensive rebound
18:18	+2	Carlos Stewart makes two point layup (Derek Fountain assists)	5-2
18:11		Derek Fountain shooting foul (Henry Coleman III draws the foul)
18:11	+1	Henry Coleman III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-3
18:11	+1	Henry Coleman III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-4
17:59	+2	Derek Fountain makes two point layup (Carlos Stewart assists)	7-4
17:35		Tyrece Radford misses two point jump shot
17:33		Jordan Wright defensive rebound
17:24		Will Baker turnover (lost ball) (Wade Taylor IV steals)
17:24		Will Baker personal foul
17:15		Hayden Hefner misses three point jump shot
17:13		Jordan Wright defensive rebound
17:06		Jordan Wright misses three point jump shot
17:04		Hayden Hefner defensive rebound
16:55	+3	Tyrece Radford makes three point jump shot (Andersson Garcia assists)	7-7
16:39		Carlos Stewart misses three point jump shot
16:37		Tyrece Radford defensive rebound
16:31		Tyrece Radford turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Cook steals)
16:22		Jordan Wright turnover (lost ball) (Wade Taylor IV steals)
16:11	+3	Wade Taylor IV makes three point jump shot (Hayden Hefner assists)	7-10
15:58		Derek Fountain misses three point jump shot
15:56		Henry Coleman III defensive rebound
15:30	+2	Andersson Garcia makes two point layup (Hayden Hefner assists)	7-12
15:12		Jalen Cook misses two point layup
15:10		Derek Fountain offensive rebound
15:04	+3	Jalen Cook makes three point jump shot (Derek Fountain assists)	10-12
14:44		Henry Coleman III misses two point jump shot
14:42		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
14:35		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
14:33		Jordan Wright defensive rebound
14:30		Wade Taylor IV personal foul
14:30		TV timeout
14:23		Jalen Cook misses two point jump shot
14:21		Tyrece Radford defensive rebound
14:03		Jalen Reed shooting foul (Henry Coleman III draws the foul)
14:03	+1	Henry Coleman III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-13
14:03	+1	Henry Coleman III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-14
13:45		Carlos Stewart misses three point jump shot
13:43		Jalen Reed offensive rebound
13:40	+2	Jalen Reed makes two point layup	12-14
13:22		Jalen Reed blocks Tyrece Radford's two point layup
13:20		Tigers defensive rebound
13:11		Mike Williams III misses three point jump shot
13:09		Jace Carter defensive rebound
12:53	+2	Wade Taylor IV makes two point layup	12-16
12:27		Tyrece Radford personal foul (Jordan Wright draws the foul)
12:14	+2	Jordan Wright makes two point jump shot	14-16
11:50		Jace Carter misses three point jump shot
11:48		Mike Williams III defensive rebound
11:33		Andersson Garcia personal foul
11:33		TV timeout
11:23		Tyrell Ward misses three point jump shot
11:21		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
11:12		Mike Williams III personal foul
11:11		Wade Taylor IV turnover (bad pass)
10:57	+2	Trae Hannibal makes two point jump shot (Jalen Reed assists)	16-16
10:40		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
10:38		Trae Hannibal defensive rebound
10:23	+3	Tyrell Ward makes three point jump shot (Jalen Reed assists)	19-16
9:54		Jace Carter misses three point jump shot
9:52		Hunter Dean defensive rebound
9:40		Mike Williams III misses two point jump shot
9:38		Wildens Leveque defensive rebound
9:29		Andersson Garcia turnover (lost ball)
9:07		Tyrell Ward misses three point jump shot
9:05		Henry Coleman III defensive rebound
8:53	+2	Tyrece Radford makes two point layup (Hayden Hefner assists)	19-18
8:41		Manny Obaseki personal foul
8:31		Jalen Cook misses three point jump shot
8:29		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
8:18		Hayden Hefner misses three point jump shot
8:16		Jalen Cook defensive rebound
8:12		Jalen Cook turnover (bad pass)
7:58	+2	Wade Taylor IV makes two point jump shot (Tyrece Radford assists)	19-20
7:38		Jalen Cook turnover (bad pass) (Henry Coleman III steals)
7:33		TV timeout
7:25		Wade Taylor IV turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Cook steals)
7:18		Tyrell Ward misses two point jump shot
7:16		Tigers offensive rebound
7:02		Tyrell Ward misses two point layup
7:00		Will Baker offensive rebound
6:57		Jace Carter blocks Will Baker's two point layup
6:45	+2	Andersson Garcia makes two point dunk (Jace Carter assists)	19-22
6:26		Will Baker misses two point layup
6:24		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
6:21		Will Baker personal foul
6:13		Hayden Hefner misses three point jump shot
6:06		Tigers defensive rebound
5:39		Jalen Cook misses two point jump shot
5:37		Hunter Dean offensive rebound
5:33	+2	Hunter Dean makes two point layup	21-22
5:21		Wade Taylor IV misses two point jump shot
5:19		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
5:13		Andersson Garcia misses two point layup
5:11		Hunter Dean defensive rebound
5:05		Jalen Cook misses two point layup
5:03		Hayden Hefner defensive rebound
5:00		Jalen Cook personal foul
4:40		Mike Williams III personal foul (Wade Taylor IV draws the foul)
4:40	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-23
4:40	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-24
4:26		Jordan Wright misses two point jump shot
4:24		Wildens Leveque defensive rebound
4:15		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
4:13		Jalen Reed defensive rebound
4:02		Andersson Garcia shooting foul (Jordan Wright draws the foul)
4:02	+1	Jordan Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-24
4:02		Jordan Wright misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:02		Jace Carter defensive rebound
3:35		TV timeout
3:32		Jalen Reed shooting foul (Tyrece Radford draws the foul)
3:32	+1	Tyrece Radford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-25
3:32		Tyrece Radford misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:32		Trae Hannibal defensive rebound
3:08		Wildens Leveque shooting foul (Mike Williams III draws the foul)
3:08	+1	Trae Hannibal makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-25
3:08		Trae Hannibal misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:08		Jace Carter defensive rebound
2:53		Tyrece Radford misses three point jump shot
2:51		Hunter Dean defensive rebound
2:41		Carlos Stewart misses two point layup
2:39		Wildens Leveque defensive rebound
2:32		Tyrece Radford misses three point jump shot
2:30		Tyrece Radford offensive rebound
2:25		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
2:24		Tyrell Ward personal foul (Jace Carter draws the foul)
2:24	+1	Jace Carter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-26
2:24	+1	Jace Carter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-27
1:58		Jordan Wright turnover (bad pass) (Wade Taylor IV steals)
1:53		Wade Taylor IV turnover (bad pass)
1:43	+3	Jordan Wright makes three point jump shot	26-27
1:26		Tyrece Radford misses three point jump shot
1:24		Jace Carter offensive rebound
1:17		Trae Hannibal personal foul (Wildens Leveque draws the foul)
1:17		Wildens Leveque misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:17	+1	Wildens Leveque makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-28
1:00		Wade Taylor IV personal foul (Jordan Wright draws the foul)
1:00	+1	Jordan Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-28
1:00	+1	Jordan Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-28
0:51		Tyrece Radford turnover (traveling)
0:42		Jalen Cook misses two point jump shot
0:40		Hayden Hefner defensive rebound
0:37		Derek Fountain personal foul (Hayden Hefner draws the foul)
0:37	+1	Hayden Hefner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-29
0:37	+1	Hayden Hefner makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-30
0:20	+2	Jalen Cook makes two point layup	30-30
0:12		Aggies 30 second timeout
0:00		Derek Fountain shooting foul (Hayden Hefner draws the foul)
0:00	+1	Hayden Hefner makes regular free throw 1 of 3	30-31
0:00	+1	Hayden Hefner makes regular free throw 2 of 3	30-32
0:00		Hayden Hefner misses regular free throw 3 of 3
0:00		Tigers defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
LSU
Tigers
38
TXAM
Aggies
21

Time		Play	Score
19:44		Jordan Wright misses two point jump shot
19:42		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
19:32		Tyrece Radford misses two point jump shot
19:30		Tigers defensive rebound
19:20		Hayden Hefner shooting foul (Jordan Wright draws the foul)
19:20		Jordan Wright misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:20	+1	Jordan Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-32
18:55		Tyrece Radford misses two point jump shot
18:53		Jordan Wright defensive rebound
18:48		Jordan Wright misses two point layup
18:46		Jordan Wright offensive rebound
18:28	+2	Jalen Cook makes two point layup	33-32
18:27		Wade Taylor IV shooting foul (Jalen Cook draws the foul)
18:27	+1	Jalen Cook makes regular free throw 1 of 1	34-32
18:19		Jalen Cook personal foul (Tyrece Radford draws the foul)
18:08		Hayden Hefner misses two point jump shot
18:06		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
18:01		Andersson Garcia turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Wright steals)
17:58	+2	Jordan Wright makes two point layup	36-32
17:56		Aggies 30 second timeout
17:56		TV timeout
17:47		Will Baker blocks Henry Coleman III's two point layup
17:45		Aggies offensive rebound
17:40		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
17:38		Jordan Wright defensive rebound
17:29	+2	Jalen Reed makes two point layup	38-32
16:58	+2	Tyrece Radford makes two point layup	38-34
16:42		Jordan Wright misses three point jump shot
16:40		Henry Coleman III defensive rebound
16:25		Tyrece Radford misses two point layup
16:23		Tyrece Radford offensive rebound
16:19		Tyrece Radford turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Wright steals)
16:14		Jordan Wright turnover (lost ball) (Hayden Hefner steals)
16:07	+3	Wade Taylor IV makes three point jump shot (Tyrece Radford assists)	38-37
15:57	+2	Will Baker makes two point dunk (Jalen Cook assists)	40-37
15:41		Jalen Cook personal foul (Wade Taylor IV draws the foul)
15:41		TV timeout
15:26		Will Baker blocks Tyrece Radford's two point layup
15:24		Tigers defensive rebound
15:09	+2	Will Baker makes two point layup (Mike Williams III assists)	42-37
14:56	+3	Wade Taylor IV makes three point jump shot	42-40
14:33		Mike Williams III turnover (bad pass) (Wade Taylor IV steals)
14:26		Wade Taylor IV turnover (lost ball)
14:17		Mike Williams III misses three point jump shot
14:15		Jace Carter defensive rebound
14:08		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
14:06		Mike Williams III defensive rebound
13:47		Jordan Wright misses three point jump shot
13:45		Mike Williams III offensive rebound
13:39	+2	Mike Williams III makes two point layup	44-40
13:27		Will Baker shooting foul (Andersson Garcia draws the foul)
13:27		Andersson Garcia misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:27	+1	Andersson Garcia makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-41
13:20		Wildens Leveque blocks Trae Hannibal's two point layup
13:18		Tigers offensive rebound
13:12	+2	Jordan Wright makes two point layup (Mike Williams III assists)	46-41
12:45		Hayden Hefner misses three point jump shot
12:43		Derek Fountain defensive rebound
12:38		Mike Williams III misses three point jump shot
12:36		Tigers offensive rebound
12:18		Derek Fountain misses three point jump shot
12:16		Aggies defensive rebound
11:53	+2	Wade Taylor IV makes two point layup	46-43
11:52		Trae Hannibal shooting foul (Wade Taylor IV draws the foul)
11:52		TV timeout
11:52	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 1 of 1	46-44
11:29	+3	Tyrell Ward makes three point jump shot (Trae Hannibal assists)	49-44
11:19		Hunter Dean blocks Wade Taylor IV's two point layup
11:17		Aggies offensive rebound
11:16		Henry Coleman III misses two point layup
11:14		Tigers defensive rebound
10:50	+2	Jordan Wright makes two point jump shot	51-44
10:37		Derek Fountain blocks Tyrece Radford's two point layup
10:35		Aggies offensive rebound
10:31		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
10:02		Derek Fountain misses two point jump shot
10:00		Jace Carter defensive rebound
9:52		Jace Carter misses two point layup
9:50		Derek Fountain defensive rebound
9:39		Trae Hannibal misses two point jump shot
9:37		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
9:15		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
9:13		Tyrell Ward defensive rebound
9:04		Tyrell Ward misses three point jump shot
9:02		Jordan Wright offensive rebound
8:54	+2	Hunter Dean makes two point layup (Jordan Wright assists)	53-44
8:46		Aggies 30 second timeout
8:42		Jordan Wright personal foul
8:32		Andersson Garcia misses two point layup
8:30		Hunter Dean defensive rebound
8:21		Andersson Garcia personal foul
8:08	+2	Tyrell Ward makes two point dunk (Jordan Wright assists)	55-44
7:53	+2	Manny Obaseki makes two point layup	55-46
7:31		Will Baker turnover (lost ball) (Wade Taylor IV steals)
7:25		Jordan Wright shooting foul
7:25		TV timeout
7:25		Manny Obaseki misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:25	+1	Manny Obaseki makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-47
7:12		Jalen Reed misses two point layup
7:10		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
7:05	+2	Wade Taylor IV makes two point layup	55-49
6:48	+2	Jalen Reed makes two point layup (Jalen Cook assists)	57-49
6:38		Manny Obaseki turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Reed steals)
6:27	+2	Jalen Cook makes two point layup (Will Baker assists)	59-49
5:56		Jordan Wright shooting foul (Manny Obaseki draws the foul)
5:56		Manny Obaseki misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:56		Manny Obaseki misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:56		Jalen Cook defensive rebound
5:43		Jalen Reed misses three point jump shot
5:41		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
5:33		Wade Taylor IV misses two point jump shot
5:31		Wade Taylor IV offensive rebound
5:27		Manny Obaseki misses three point jump shot
5:25		Jordan Wright defensive rebound
5:16		Jordan Wright misses two point layup
5:14		Will Baker offensive rebound
5:09	+2	Jordan Wright makes two point jump shot (Will Baker assists)	61-49
5:03		Aggies 30 second timeout
4:56		Jalen Reed shooting foul (Wade Taylor IV draws the foul)
4:56		Wade Taylor IV misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:56	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-50
4:35	+3	Jalen Cook makes three point jump shot	64-50
4:24		Jalen Cook blocks Tyrece Radford's two point layup
4:22		Jalen Cook defensive rebound
4:01		Jalen Cook misses three point jump shot
3:59		Aggies defensive rebound
3:59		TV timeout
3:45	+3	Tyrece Radford makes three point jump shot	64-53
3:19		Will Baker turnover (bad pass) (Wade Taylor IV steals)
3:09		Jordan Wright blocks Andersson Garcia's two point dunk
3:07		Jalen Cook defensive rebound
2:58		Jalen Cook turnover (bad pass) (Jace Carter steals)
2:52		Tyrece Radford misses three point jump shot
2:50		Will Baker defensive rebound
2:44		Wade Taylor IV personal foul
2:38		Jordan Wright misses three point jump shot
2:36		Will Baker offensive rebound
2:15		Jalen Reed misses two point jump shot
2:13		Jordan Wright offensive rebound
1:59		Jordan Wright misses two point layup
1:57		Jace Carter defensive rebound
1:52		Hayden Hefner misses three point jump shot
1:50		Tyrece Radford offensive rebound
1:45		Tyrece Radford misses two point layup
1:43		Jordan Wright defensive rebound
1:38	+2	Jalen Reed makes two point dunk (Trae Hannibal assists)	66-53
1:30		Andersson Garcia turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Reed steals)
1:23		Jace Carter personal foul
1:20		Andersson Garcia personal foul
1:17		Hayden Hefner personal foul (Will Baker draws the foul)
1:17	+1	Will Baker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-53
1:17	+1	Will Baker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-53
1:08		Hayden Hefner misses two point jump shot
1:06		Aggies offensive rebound
1:03		Hayden Hefner turnover (out of bounds)
0:47		Jordan Wright turnover (lost ball) (Tyrece Radford steals)
0:40		Tyrece Radford misses three point jump shot
0:38		Trae Hannibal defensive rebound
0:08		Tigers turnover (shot clock violation)
0:00		End of period

Tigers turnover (shot clock violation)