Radford scores 26, rallies Texas A&M to 67-66 victory over Florida
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) Tyrece Radford scored 26, including the final three points of the game, and Texas A&M rallied to beat Florida 67-66 on Saturday.
Zyon Pullin hit a jumper to put Florida up 66-64 with 3:04 remaining, but the Gators would not score again. Radford made the second of two free throws with 2:37 to go and buried a go-ahead jumper with 35 seconds left. Florida had three shots at the winning basket on its final possession but could not get one to fall.
Radford made 10 of 16 shots with two 3-pointers and 4 of 7 free throws for the Aggies (13-8, 4-4 Southeastern Conference), adding five rebounds. Wade Taylor IV scored 15 but made just 5 of 18 shots, including 1 of 6 from beyond the arc. Solomon Washington had 10 points and Andersson Garcia pitched in with nine points and six rebounds off the bench.
Pullin led the Gators (15-7, 5-4) with 18 points and eight assists. Will Richard and reserve Riley Kugel both scored 12. Kugel added five rebounds and four assists.
Pullin had a hand in 20 first-half points, scoring 12 with four assists, and Kugel hit three 3-pointers and scored 10 as Florida took a 40-34 lead. Radford had 15 points to help keep Texas A&M close.
Richard hit a pair of 3-pointers to begin the second half and Florida upped its advantage to 12. Texas A&M whittled away at the lead until Taylor sank a 3-pointer and scored the last five in a 7-0 run to give the Aggies a 57-55 lead with 8:44 left to play.
Pullin hit a jumper to put Florida up 66-64 at the 3:04 mark, but the Gators would not score again.
Texas A&M has won five in a row over the Gators by a total of nine points.
Florida, which had a four-game win streak end, was coming off a 94-91 overtime victory at No. 10 Kentucky. Walter Clayton Jr. hit career-best seven 3-pointers and scored 23 to lead the way. It was the Gators’ first win over a top-10 team on the road since 2003. That year 11th-ranked Florida beat No. 7 Mississippi State 74-66. The Aggies held Clayton to eight points.
Texas A&M travels to play Missouri on Wednesday. Florida will host No 16 Auburn on Feb. 10.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | Micah Handlogten vs. Solomon Washington (Aggies gains possession) | Â |
| 19:39 | | +2 | Tyrece Radford makes two point layup | 0-2 |
| 19:14 |  | Â | Tyrese Samuel misses two point layup | Â |
| 19:12 | | Â | Jace Carter defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:46 | | +2 | Tyrece Radford makes two point jump shot | 0-4 |
| 18:38 | | +3 | Walter Clayton Jr. makes three point jump shot (Zyon Pullin assists) | 3-4 |
| 18:20 | | Â | Solomon Washington misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:18 | | Â | Tyrese Samuel defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:10 | | Â | Wildens Leveque personal foul | Â |
| 18:09 | | +2 | Tyrese Samuel makes two point dunk (Zyon Pullin assists) | 5-4 |
| 17:54 | | Â | Wildens Leveque misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 17:52 | | Â | Tyrese Samuel defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:26 | | +3 | Zyon Pullin makes three point jump shot (Will Richard assists) | 8-4 |
| 17:10 | | +2 | Solomon Washington makes two point layup (Wade Taylor IV assists) | 8-6 |
| 17:00 | | Â | Walter Clayton Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:58 | | Â | Solomon Washington defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:43 | | +3 | Solomon Washington makes three point jump shot (Jace Carter assists) | 8-9 |
| 16:22 | | Â | Will Richard misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:20 | | Â | Wildens Leveque defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:10 | | +2 | Wade Taylor IV makes two point jump shot | 8-11 |
| 15:52 | | Â | Tyrese Samuel offensive foul | Â |
| 15:52 | | Â | Tyrese Samuel turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 15:52 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:41 | | Â | Andersson Garcia misses two point layup | Â |
| 15:39 | | Â | Tyrese Samuel defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:39 | | Â | Solomon Washington personal foul | Â |
| 15:32 | | Â | Zyon Pullin turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 15:21 | | Â | Tyrese Samuel shooting foul (Tyrece Radford draws the foul) | Â |
| 15:21 | | +1 | Tyrece Radford makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-12 |
| 15:21 | | +1 | Tyrece Radford makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-13 |
| 15:05 | | Â | Riley Kugel turnover (Andersson Garcia steals) | Â |
| 15:01 | | Â | Alex Condon shooting foul (Andersson Garcia draws the foul) | Â |
| 15:01 | | +1 | Andersson Garcia makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-14 |
| 15:01 | | +1 | Andersson Garcia makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-15 |
| 14:39 | | Â | Zyon Pullin turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 14:27 | | Â | Andersson Garcia misses two point layup | Â |
| 14:25 | | Â | Thomas Haugh defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:17 | | Â | Wade Taylor IV personal foul (Zyon Pullin draws the foul) | Â |
| 13:55 | | Â | Zyon Pullin misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:53 | | Â | Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:40 | | Â | Walter Clayton Jr. blocks Wade Taylor IV's three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:38 | | Â | Zyon Pullin defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:32 | | +3 | Walter Clayton Jr. makes three point jump shot (Zyon Pullin assists) | 11-15 |
| 13:20 | | Â | Thomas Haugh blocks Wade Taylor IV's two point layup | Â |
| 13:18 | | Â | Wade Taylor IV offensive rebound | Â |
| 13:16 | | Â | Wade Taylor IV misses two point layup | Â |
| 12:49 | | +2 | Zyon Pullin makes two point jump shot | 13-15 |
| 12:36 | | +2 | Manny Obaseki makes two point layup (Tyrece Radford assists) | 13-17 |
| 12:08 | | Â | Alex Condon misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:06 | | Â | Riley Kugel offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:59 | | +3 | Riley Kugel makes three point jump shot (Walter Clayton Jr. assists) | 16-17 |
| 11:38 | | Â | Alex Condon blocks Manny Obaseki's two point jump shot | Â |
| 11:36 | | Â | Riley Kugel defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:25 | | +2 | Thomas Haugh makes two point layup (Riley Kugel assists) | 18-17 |
| 11:06 | | Â | Tyrece Radford misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 11:04 | | Â | Jace Carter offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:04 | | Â | Walter Clayton Jr. personal foul (Jace Carter draws the foul) | Â |
| 11:04 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 10:57 | | Â | Henry Coleman III misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 10:55 | | Â | Denzel Aberdeen defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:46 | | Â | Zyon Pullin turnover (Wade Taylor IV steals) | Â |
| 10:40 | | Â | Wade Taylor IV turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 10:12 | | +2 | Zyon Pullin makes two point jump shot | 20-17 |
| 9:54 | | Â | Jace Carter misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:52 | | Â | Micah Handlogten defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:46 | | +2 | Will Richard makes two point dunk (Zyon Pullin assists) | 22-17 |
| 9:33 | | +2 | Wade Taylor IV makes two point jump shot | 22-19 |
| 9:26 | | Â | Denzel Aberdeen misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:24 | | Â | Aggies defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:58 | | +2 | Wade Taylor IV makes two point layup | 22-21 |
| 8:36 | | Â | Will Richard misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:34 | | Â | Micah Handlogten offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:34 | | Â | Jace Carter personal foul (Micah Handlogten draws the foul) | Â |
| 8:13 | | Â | Will Richard misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:11 | | Â | Tyrece Radford defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:54 | | Â | Jace Carter misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:52 | | Â | Walter Clayton Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:46 | | +2 | Denzel Aberdeen makes two point alley-oop dunk (Will Richard assists) | 24-21 |
| 7:17 | | +2 | Jace Carter makes two point layup (Andersson Garcia assists) | 24-23 |
| 7:05 | | Â | Walter Clayton Jr. turnover (Jace Carter steals) | Â |
| 7:00 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 6:55 | | +2 | Tyrece Radford makes two point layup | 24-25 |
| 6:26 | | Â | Riley Kugel misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 6:24 | | Â | Alex Condon offensive rebound | Â |
| 6:23 | | Â | Wade Taylor IV shooting foul (Alex Condon draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:23 | | +1 | Alex Condon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-25 |
| 6:23 | | Â | Alex Condon misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 6:23 | | Â | Alex Condon offensive rebound | Â |
| 6:19 | | Â | Alex Condon turnover (Andersson Garcia steals) | Â |
| 6:08 | | Â | Andersson Garcia offensive foul | Â |
| 6:08 | | Â | Andersson Garcia turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 5:52 | | +3 | Riley Kugel makes three point jump shot | 28-25 |
| 5:39 | | Â | Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:37 | | Â | Jace Carter offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:28 | | Â | Tyrece Radford turnover (Denzel Aberdeen steals) | Â |
| 5:24 | | Â | Wade Taylor IV personal foul (Riley Kugel draws the foul) | Â |
| 5:24 | | +1 | Riley Kugel makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-25 |
| 5:24 | | Â | Riley Kugel misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 5:24 | | Â | Jace Carter defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:15 | | Â | Tyrece Radford misses two point layup | Â |
| 5:13 | | Â | Alex Condon defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:42 | | +2 | Zyon Pullin makes two point jump shot (Riley Kugel assists) | 31-25 |
| 4:20 | | Â | Andersson Garcia misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:18 | | Â | Thomas Haugh defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:55 | | Â | Hayden Hefner shooting foul (Thomas Haugh draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:55 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:55 | | Â | Thomas Haugh misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 3:55 | | +1 | Thomas Haugh makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-25 |
| 3:40 | | Â | Thomas Haugh blocks Tyrece Radford's two point jump shot | Â |
| 3:38 | | Â | Aggies offensive rebound | Â |
| 3:27 | | Â | Tyrece Radford misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:25 | | Â | Riley Kugel defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:13 | | Â | Walter Clayton Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:11 | | Â | Tyrece Radford defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:00 | | Â | Tyrece Radford turnover (Zyon Pullin steals) | Â |
| 2:55 | | Â | Tyrece Radford shooting foul (Walter Clayton Jr. draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:55 | | +1 | Walter Clayton Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 33-25 |
| 2:55 | | +1 | Walter Clayton Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 34-25 |
| 2:55 | | Â | Walter Clayton Jr. misses regular free throw 3 of 3 | Â |
| 2:55 | | Â | Jace Carter defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:31 | | Â | Alex Condon blocks Solomon Washington's two point layup | Â |
| 2:29 | | Â | Thomas Haugh defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:08 | | +3 | Riley Kugel makes three point jump shot | 37-25 |
| 2:06 | | Â | Aggies 30 second timeout | Â |
| 1:54 | | +2 | Tyrece Radford makes two point layup | 37-27 |
| 1:33 | | Â | Riley Kugel misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:31 | | Â | Thomas Haugh offensive rebound | Â |
| 1:26 | | +3 | Zyon Pullin makes three point jump shot (Thomas Haugh assists) | 40-27 |
| 1:07 | | +2 | Andersson Garcia makes two point layup (Solomon Washington assists) | 40-29 |
| 0:52 | | Â | Solomon Washington blocks Zyon Pullin's two point layup | Â |
| 0:50 | | Â | Tyrece Radford defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:43 | | +2 | Tyrece Radford makes two point layup | 40-31 |
| 0:33 | | Â | Gators 30 second timeout | Â |
| 0:12 | | Â | Alex Condon misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 0:10 | | Â | Andersson Garcia defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:02 | | +3 | Tyrece Radford makes three point jump shot | 40-34 |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |