Radford and Taylor combine for 52 points as Texas A&M gets 85-69 win over No. 6 Tennessee
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) Tyrece Radford had 27 points and Wade Taylor IV added 25 as Texas A&M never trailed in an 85-69 win over No. 6 Tennessee on Saturday night.
The victory is the third straight and fifth in the last six games for Texas A&M (15-8, 6-4 Southeastern Conference). It’s A&M’s second win this season over a top-10 team after the Aggies outlasted then-No. 6 Kentucky in a 97-92 overtime victory Jan. 13.
“We always talk about throwing the first punch, and we were able to do that in both halves tonight,” Taylor said.
The Aggies were up by 20 or more for much of the second half after a big opening half. But Dalton Knecht, who had been on the bench for several minutes after collecting his fourth foul, came in and made 3-pointers on consecutive possessions to cut the lead to 12 points with less than four minutes to go.
A layup by Taylor started a 6-2 run, capped by an alley-oop dunk by Solomon Washington, to push it to 81-65 with just over two minutes remaining to end the rally attempt.
“We got ourselves in a hole. ... We just never seemed like we were in sync and playing the way we wanted to play,” Tennessee coach Rick Barnes said.
It’s the second poor offensive showing in four outings for Tennessee (17-6, 7-3), which managed just 59 points in a loss to No. 15 South Carolina on Jan. 30.
Knecht had 22 points to lead the Volunteers, his ninth straight game with at least 16 points. He made just 6 of 15 shots, but each of his made shots was a 3-pointer.
“They were willful drivers and they did a good job of finishing at the rim,” Barnes said. “We didn’t execute the way we needed to.”
Texas A&M coach Buzz Williams raved about the work of Andersson Garcia, who is from the Dominican Republic. Garcia, the SEC rebounding leader, had 17 rebounds Saturday after pulling down 16 in the last game.
“He’s the D.R. Dennis Rodman,” Williams said. “I’ve said it before. That’s what I wrote for him today and my pregame note.”
Texas A&M led by 14 at halftime and scored the first six points of the second half to stretch the advantage to 48-28. Taylor wowed the rowdy crowd of 12,995 in that span when he crashed to the ground after being fouled as he made a layup.
THE TAKEAWAY
Tennessee: The Volunteers will need to solve the scoring woes that plagued them Saturday if they hope to compete with South Carolina and 16th-ranked Alabama for the SEC title.
Texas A&M: The Aggies have played their most consistent basketball of the season in the last six games, with their only loss in that span coming in a loss to Ole Miss on Jan. 27. But they’ll have to continue to improve if they hope to build on this success as three of their next five games are against ranked opponents.
NEXT UP
Tennessee: Visits Arkansas Wednesday night.
Texas A&M: Visits Vanderbilt Tuesday night.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Jonas Aidoo vs. Wildens Leveque (Dalton Knecht gains possession) | |||
19:43 | Dalton Knecht misses three point jump shot | |||
19:41 | Aggies defensive rebound | |||
19:20 | +3 | Tyrece Radford makes three point jump shot (Wade Taylor IV assists) | 0-3 | |
19:12 | +2 | Jonas Aidoo makes two point layup (Zakai Zeigler assists) | 2-3 | |
18:56 | Jace Carter misses three point jump shot | |||
18:54 | Solomon Washington offensive rebound | |||
18:51 | Josiah-Jordan James blocks Solomon Washington's two point layup | |||
18:49 | Solomon Washington offensive rebound | |||
18:38 | +2 | Solomon Washington makes two point jump shot (Wade Taylor IV assists) | 2-5 | |
18:14 | Santiago Vescovi turnover (lost ball) (Wildens Leveque steals) | |||
18:14 | Santiago Vescovi personal foul | |||
18:12 | Solomon Washington turnover (bad pass) (Zakai Zeigler steals) | |||
18:07 | +2 | Zakai Zeigler makes two point layup | 4-5 | |
17:54 | Wade Taylor IV misses two point jump shot | |||
17:52 | Dalton Knecht defensive rebound | |||
17:45 | Zakai Zeigler misses three point jump shot | |||
17:43 | Wildens Leveque defensive rebound | |||
17:19 | +3 | Wade Taylor IV makes three point jump shot (Tyrece Radford assists) | 4-8 | |
16:58 | +2 | Josiah-Jordan James makes two point jump shot (Zakai Zeigler assists) | 6-8 | |
16:47 | Josiah-Jordan James blocks Wade Taylor IV's two point jump shot | |||
16:45 | Andersson Garcia offensive rebound | |||
16:35 | Tyrece Radford misses two point jump shot | |||
16:33 | Volunteers defensive rebound | |||
16:23 | Jonas Aidoo misses two point jump shot | |||
16:21 | Jonas Aidoo offensive rebound | |||
16:18 | +2 | Jonas Aidoo makes two point layup | 8-8 | |
16:08 | +3 | Wade Taylor IV makes three point jump shot | 8-11 | |
15:51 | Santiago Vescovi misses two point jump shot | |||
15:49 | Tyrece Radford defensive rebound | |||
15:39 | Dalton Knecht blocks Andersson Garcia's two point layup | |||
15:37 | Dalton Knecht defensive rebound | |||
15:37 | TV timeout | |||
15:16 | Dalton Knecht misses two point jump shot | |||
15:14 | Tyrece Radford defensive rebound | |||
15:04 | Tyrece Radford misses three point jump shot | |||
15:02 | Dalton Knecht defensive rebound | |||
14:57 | Dalton Knecht turnover (lost ball) (Wade Taylor IV steals) | |||
14:53 | Jace Carter misses two point layup | |||
14:51 | Zakai Zeigler defensive rebound | |||
14:45 | Dalton Knecht misses two point layup | |||
14:43 | Andersson Garcia defensive rebound | |||
14:18 | +2 | Tyrece Radford makes two point hook shot | 8-13 | |
13:55 | Jordan Gainey turnover (bad pass) | |||
13:39 | +3 | Wade Taylor IV makes three point jump shot (Solomon Washington assists) | 8-16 | |
13:24 | +2 | Tobe Awaka makes two point layup (Zakai Zeigler assists) | 10-16 | |
13:24 | Andersson Garcia shooting foul (Tobe Awaka draws the foul) | |||
13:24 | +1 | Tobe Awaka makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 11-16 | |
13:01 | +2 | Henry Coleman III makes two point dunk (Tyrece Radford assists) | 11-18 | |
12:48 | Zakai Zeigler misses two point jump shot | |||
12:46 | Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound | |||
12:46 | Jahmai Mashack shooting foul (Wade Taylor IV draws the foul) | |||
12:30 | Wade Taylor IV misses two point jump shot | |||
12:28 | Jonas Aidoo defensive rebound | |||
12:22 | +3 | Dalton Knecht makes three point jump shot (Zakai Zeigler assists) | 14-18 | |
12:22 | Wildens Leveque shooting foul (Dalton Knecht draws the foul) | |||
12:22 | +1 | Dalton Knecht makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 15-18 | |
12:01 | +3 | Manny Obaseki makes three point jump shot (Wade Taylor IV assists) | 15-21 | |
11:48 | Manny Obaseki personal foul | |||
11:48 | TV timeout | |||
11:41 | Manny Obaseki blocks Dalton Knecht's two point jump shot | |||
11:39 | Henry Coleman III defensive rebound | |||
11:14 | Manny Obaseki misses three point jump shot | |||
11:12 | Andersson Garcia offensive rebound | |||
11:05 | Jonas Aidoo shooting foul (Manny Obaseki draws the foul) | |||
11:05 | Manny Obaseki misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
11:05 | +1 | Manny Obaseki makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-22 | |
10:45 | Dalton Knecht misses three point jump shot | |||
10:43 | Solomon Washington defensive rebound | |||
10:31 | Tyrece Radford misses two point jump shot | |||
10:29 | Jonas Aidoo defensive rebound | |||
10:29 | Henry Coleman III personal foul | |||
10:16 | Santiago Vescovi misses three point jump shot | |||
10:14 | Andersson Garcia defensive rebound | |||
9:45 | +2 | Tyrece Radford makes two point jump shot | 15-24 | |
9:27 | Josiah-Jordan James misses three point jump shot | |||
9:25 | Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound | |||
9:13 | +3 | Wade Taylor IV makes three point jump shot | 15-27 | |
9:09 | Wade Taylor IV technical foul | |||
9:09 | Zakai Zeigler misses technical free throw 1 of 2 | |||
9:09 | +1 | Zakai Zeigler makes technical free throw 2 of 2 | 16-27 | |
8:52 | Santiago Vescovi misses two point layup | |||
8:50 | Henry Coleman III defensive rebound | |||
8:45 | +3 | Wade Taylor IV makes three point jump shot | 16-30 | |
8:33 | Josiah-Jordan James turnover (bad pass) (Henry Coleman III steals) | |||
8:29 | Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot | |||
8:27 | Volunteers defensive rebound | |||
8:06 | +3 | Dalton Knecht makes three point jump shot (Santiago Vescovi assists) | 19-30 | |
7:38 | +3 | Jace Carter makes three point jump shot (Tyrece Radford assists) | 19-33 | |
7:28 | +3 | Dalton Knecht makes three point jump shot (Josiah-Jordan James assists) | 22-33 | |
7:10 | Dalton Knecht blocks Solomon Washington's two point jump shot | |||
7:08 | Andersson Garcia offensive rebound | |||
6:58 | +2 | Andersson Garcia makes two point layup | 22-35 | |
6:49 | +2 | Josiah-Jordan James makes two point jump shot (Zakai Zeigler assists) | 24-35 | |
6:30 | Tyrece Radford misses two point layup | |||
6:28 | Jonas Aidoo defensive rebound | |||
6:11 | Josiah-Jordan James misses three point jump shot | |||
6:09 | Tyrece Radford defensive rebound | |||
5:57 | Aggies 30 second timeout | |||
5:57 | TV timeout | |||
5:43 | Jace Carter misses three point jump shot | |||
5:41 | Dalton Knecht defensive rebound | |||
5:22 | Dalton Knecht misses three point jump shot | |||
5:20 | Josiah-Jordan James offensive rebound | |||
5:13 | Zakai Zeigler turnover (lost ball) (Jace Carter steals) | |||
4:48 | +2 | Tyrece Radford makes two point layup | 24-37 | |
4:38 | Josiah-Jordan James misses two point jump shot | |||
4:36 | Jonas Aidoo offensive rebound | |||
4:33 | +2 | Jonas Aidoo makes two point layup | 26-37 | |
4:08 | Solomon Washington turnover (bad pass) (Zakai Zeigler steals) | |||
4:08 | Jace Carter personal foul | |||
3:54 | Zakai Zeigler misses three point jump shot | |||
3:52 | Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound | |||
3:48 | +2 | Tyrece Radford makes two point layup (Wade Taylor IV assists) | 26-39 | |
3:36 | Wade Taylor IV personal foul (Santiago Vescovi draws the foul) | |||
3:36 | TV timeout | |||
3:36 | +1 | Santiago Vescovi makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-39 | |
3:36 | +1 | Santiago Vescovi makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-39 | |
3:14 | +2 | Manny Obaseki makes two point jump shot | 28-41 | |
2:42 | Zakai Zeigler misses three point jump shot | |||
2:40 | Henry Coleman III defensive rebound | |||
2:11 | Tyrece Radford misses three point jump shot | |||
2:09 | Andersson Garcia offensive rebound | |||
2:08 | Dalton Knecht personal foul | |||
1:51 | Manny Obaseki misses three point jump shot | |||
1:49 | Santiago Vescovi defensive rebound | |||
1:44 | Jace Carter blocks Santiago Vescovi's two point layup | |||
1:43 | Aggies defensive rebound | |||
1:22 | Jonas Aidoo shooting foul (Tyrece Radford draws the foul) | |||
1:22 | Tyrece Radford misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
1:22 | +1 | Tyrece Radford makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-42 | |
1:14 | Solomon Washington blocks Zakai Zeigler's two point layup | |||
1:14 | Aggies defensive rebound | |||
0:45 | Jace Carter misses two point jump shot | |||
0:43 | Andersson Garcia offensive rebound | |||
0:43 | Zakai Zeigler personal foul | |||
0:39 | Jace Carter misses two point layup | |||
0:37 | Zakai Zeigler defensive rebound | |||
0:30 | Jordan Gainey misses three point jump shot | |||
0:28 | Andersson Garcia defensive rebound | |||
0:04 | Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot | |||
0:02 | Zakai Zeigler defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |