Radford, Taylor stand out as Texas A&M closes out big win over Missouri 79-60
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) Tyrece Radford scored 22 points, Wade Taylor IV added 18 and Texas A&M defeated Missouri 79-60 on Wednesday night, keeping the Tigers winless in the SEC.
Taylor had five rebounds, three assists and four steals for the Aggies (14-8, 5-4). Jace Carter added 12 points and Andersson Garcia grabbed 16 rebounds.
After trailing by 13 points at halftime, the Tigers made 8 of their first 10 shots in the second half and got to within three points when Nick Honor hit a 3-pointer with slightly less than 13 minutes remaining. Radford responded with eight points in a 10-2 run that got the Aggies back on track and they led 59-45 with less than 9 minutes remaining in the game.
From there, Texas A&M clamped down on defense and allowed only five Missouri baskets the rest of the game. The lead reached 21 three times: first on a three-point play by Taylor with 4 minutes to go, again on a layup by Taylor at 2 1/2 minutes and lastly on a layup by Eli Lawrence with 33 seconds remaining.
Tamar Bates scored 20 points, Honor 19 and Noah Carter 11 for Missouri (8-15, 0-10). Sean East II injured a knee earlier in the week against Vanderbilt and did not play. He is listed as day-to-day.
There were a couple of ties and four lead changes in the early going before Texas A&M went ahead 16-10 near the 11-minute mark. Honor then scored seven points and Mabor Majak's dunk plus the and-one gave Missouri a 23-22 lead with 8 minutes left in the half. But Texas A&M went on a 16-0 tear in which six players scored and the Aggies led 38-25 at halftime.
Texas A&M hosts No. 6 Tennessee on Saturday.
Missouri hosts Mississippi State on Saturday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | Wildens Leveque vs. Noah Carter (Tigers gains possession) | Â |
| 19:39 | | Â | Noah Carter misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:37 |  | Â | Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:17 | | +2 | Tyrece Radford makes two point driving floating jump shot | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | | Â | Solomon Washington personal foul (Jordan Butler draws the foul) | Â |
| 18:43 | | Â | Solomon Washington personal foul (Curt Lewis draws the foul) | Â |
| 18:34 | | +3 | Curt Lewis makes three point jump shot (Tamar Bates assists) | 2-3 |
| 18:05 | | Â | Wade Taylor IV misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 18:03 | | Â | Jace Carter offensive rebound | Â |
| 17:56 | | Â | Noah Carter personal foul (Tyrece Radford draws the foul) | Â |
| 17:44 | | Â | Jordan Butler blocks Andersson Garcia's two point floating jump shot | Â |
| 17:42 | | Â | Jordan Butler defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:33 | | +2 | Noah Carter makes two point layup (Tamar Bates assists) | 2-5 |
| 17:19 | | Â | Henry Coleman III misses two point layup | Â |
| 17:17 | | Â | Noah Carter defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:07 | | Â | Curt Lewis misses two point layup | Â |
| 17:05 | | Â | Andersson Garcia defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:59 | | +3 | Jace Carter makes three point jump shot (Wade Taylor IV assists) | 5-5 |
| 16:42 | | Â | Nick Honor misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 16:40 | | Â | Andersson Garcia defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:26 | | +2 | Henry Coleman III makes two point dunk (Andersson Garcia assists) | 7-5 |
| 16:01 | | +3 | Noah Carter makes three point jump shot (Tamar Bates assists) | 7-8 |
| 15:42 | | Â | Jordan Butler shooting foul (Tyrece Radford draws the foul) | Â |
| 15:42 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:42 | | +1 | Tyrece Radford makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-8 |
| 15:42 | | +1 | Tyrece Radford makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-8 |
| 15:14 | | Â | Tamar Bates misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 15:12 | | Â | Andersson Garcia defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:01 | | Â | Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:59 | | Â | Tigers defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:50 | | Â | Andersson Garcia blocks Jordan Butler's two point dunk | Â |
| 14:48 | | Â | Jace Carter defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:32 | | Â | Jordan Butler blocks Henry Coleman III's two point layup | Â |
| 14:30 | | Â | Tamar Bates defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:16 | | Â | Anthony Robinson II misses two point layup | Â |
| 14:14 | | Â | Andersson Garcia defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:10 | | Â | Jace Carter misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:08 | | Â | Henry Coleman III offensive rebound | Â |
| 14:08 | | Â | Jordan Butler personal foul (Andersson Garcia draws the foul) | Â |
| 14:08 | | +1 | Andersson Garcia makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 10-8 |
| 14:08 | | Â | Andersson Garcia misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 14:08 | | Â | Noah Carter defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:58 | | Â | Noah Carter turnover (lost ball) (Wade Taylor IV steals) | Â |
| 13:45 | | +2 | Tyrece Radford makes two point layup (Wade Taylor IV assists) | 12-8 |
| 13:42 | | Â | Wade Taylor IV personal foul | Â |
| 13:19 | | +2 | Nick Honor makes two point stepback jump shot | 12-10 |
| 12:53 | | Â | Andersson Garcia turnover (lost ball) (Anthony Robinson II steals) | Â |
| 12:41 | | Â | Nick Honor misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:39 | | Â | Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:39 | | Â | Hayden Hefner misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:37 | | Â | Henry Coleman III offensive rebound | Â |
| 12:29 | | Â | Wade Taylor IV turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 12:08 | | Â | Tamar Bates misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:06 | | Â | Tyrece Radford defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:00 | | +2 | Tyrece Radford makes two point layup | 14-10 |
| 11:39 | | Â | Nick Honor turnover (lost ball) (Wade Taylor IV steals) | Â |
| 11:25 | | Â | Tyrece Radford misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:23 | | Â | Andersson Garcia offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:16 | | +2 | Wade Taylor IV makes two point floating jump shot | 16-10 |
| 11:16 | | Â | Tigers 30 second timeout | Â |
| 11:16 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 10:53 | | +2 | Nick Honor makes two point floating jump shot | 16-12 |
| 10:34 | | Â | Manny Obaseki misses two point layup | Â |
| 10:32 | | Â | Andersson Garcia offensive rebound | Â |
| 10:27 | | Â | Henry Coleman III turnover (bad pass) (Aidan Shaw steals) | Â |
| 10:15 | | +3 | Tamar Bates makes three point jump shot (Nick Honor assists) | 16-15 |
| 9:58 | | Â | Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:57 | | Â | Andersson Garcia offensive rebound | Â |
| 9:55 | | +2 | Andersson Garcia makes two point layup | 18-15 |
| 9:51 | | Â | Tamar Bates turnover (lost ball) (Wade Taylor IV steals) | Â |
| 9:46 | | +2 | Wade Taylor IV makes two point layup | 20-15 |
| 9:36 | | +2 | Nick Honor makes two point layup | 20-17 |
| 9:15 | | Â | Manny Obaseki misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 9:13 | | Â | Aidan Shaw defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:02 | | Â | Curt Lewis misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 9:00 | | Â | Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:57 | | +2 | Hayden Hefner makes two point layup | 22-17 |
| 8:32 | | +3 | Nick Honor makes three point jump shot (Aidan Shaw assists) | 22-20 |
| 8:06 | | Â | Hayden Hefner misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:06 | | Â | Aggies offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:06 | | Â | Aidan Shaw personal foul | Â |
| 8:01 | | Â | Solomon Washington misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 7:59 | | Â | Aidan Shaw defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:56 | | Â | Tamar Bates misses two point layup | Â |
| 7:55 | | Â | Mabor Majak offensive rebound | Â |
| 7:54 | | +2 | Mabor Majak makes two point layup | 22-22 |
| 7:54 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:54 | | Â | Wildens Leveque shooting foul (Mabor Majak draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:54 | | +1 | Mabor Majak makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 22-23 |
| 7:38 | | Â | Wade Taylor IV misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 7:36 | | Â | Tigers defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:08 | | Â | Mabor Majak turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 6:59 | | +2 | Tyrece Radford makes two point layup | 24-23 |
| 6:42 | | Â | Jace Carter shooting foul (Aidan Shaw draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:42 | | Â | Aidan Shaw misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 6:42 | | Â | Aidan Shaw misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 6:42 | | Â | Tigers offensive rebound | Â |
| 6:17 | | Â | Anthony Robinson II misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:15 | | Â | Henry Coleman III defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:54 | | +3 | Jace Carter makes three point jump shot (Wade Taylor IV assists) | 27-23 |
| 5:22 | | Â | Nick Honor misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 5:20 | | Â | Andersson Garcia defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:13 | | Â | Jace Carter misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:11 | | Â | Andersson Garcia offensive rebound | Â |
| 4:58 | | Â | Solomon Washington misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 4:56 | | Â | Andersson Garcia offensive rebound | Â |
| 4:56 | | Â | Nick Honor personal foul (Jace Carter draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:56 | | Â | Jace Carter misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 4:56 | | +1 | Jace Carter makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-23 |
| 4:43 | | Â | Nick Honor turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 4:22 | | Â | Hayden Hefner misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:21 | | Â | Andersson Garcia offensive rebound | Â |
| 4:09 | | Â | Noah Carter blocks Tyrece Radford's two point layup | Â |
| 4:07 | | Â | Aidan Shaw defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:52 | | Â | Tamar Bates turnover (bad pass) (Andersson Garcia steals) | Â |
| 3:42 | | Â | Aidan Shaw personal foul (Hayden Hefner draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:42 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:25 | | Â | Curt Lewis personal foul (Wade Taylor IV draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:25 | | +1 | Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-23 |
| 3:25 | | +1 | Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-23 |
| 3:02 | | Â | Tamar Bates misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:00 | | Â | Henry Coleman III defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:47 | | +2 | Henry Coleman III makes two point dunk (Andersson Garcia assists) | 32-23 |
| 2:17 | | Â | Nick Honor misses two point floating jump shot | Â |
| 2:15 | | Â | Aidan Shaw offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:15 | | Â | Wade Taylor IV personal foul (Aidan Shaw draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:13 | | Â | Nick Honor turnover (bad pass) (Henry Coleman III steals) | Â |
| 2:10 | | Â | Aggies 30 second timeout | Â |
| 1:56 | | +2 | Andersson Garcia makes two point layup (Henry Coleman III assists) | 34-23 |
| 1:30 | | Â | Curt Lewis turnover (bad pass) (Jace Carter steals) | Â |
| 1:18 | | +2 | Henry Coleman III makes two point layup (Jace Carter assists) | 36-23 |
| 1:10 | | Â | Tamar Bates misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:08 | | Â | Jace Carter defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:39 | | +2 | Henry Coleman III makes two point layup (Andersson Garcia assists) | 38-23 |
| 0:39 | | Â | Mabor Majak shooting foul (Henry Coleman III draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:39 | | Â | Henry Coleman III misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 0:39 | | Â | Mabor Majak defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:15 | | Â | Jace Carter shooting foul (Anthony Robinson II draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:15 | | +1 | Anthony Robinson II makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 38-24 |
| 0:15 | | +1 | Anthony Robinson II makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 38-25 |
| 0:05 | | Â | Jace Carter misses two point layup | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | Tyrece Radford offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | Tyrece Radford misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 0:01 | | Â | Aidan Shaw defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |