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No. 20 Texas A&M beats No. 21 Creighton 77-73, hands Bluejays third straight loss

AP
Nov 28, 2024

LAS VEGAS (AP) Wade Taylor IV scored 18 points to lead No. 20 Texas A&M Aggies past No. 21 Creighton Bluejays, 77-73, in the Players Era Festival on Wednesday.

Henry Coleman added 17 points, and Andersson Garcia and Solomon Washington each scored 10 for the Aggies (5-2).

Pop Isaacs led all scorers with 25 points with five 3-pointers as the Bluejays (4-3) dropped their third straight game. Jackson McAndrew added 16 points, and Steven Ashworth scored 14 points.

Texas A&M: The Aggies outscored the Bluejays 42-20 in the paint despite the presence of Creighton's 7-foot-1 center Ryan Kalkbrenner, who had five blocks. Texas A&M also won the rebound battle 48-37.

Creighton: Despite Ashworth returning from an injury sustained in Friday's 74-63 loss to Nebraska, the Bluejays lost their third straight game. Creighton also lost 71-53 to San Diego State on Tuesday.

Washington drove to the basket with 35 seconds remaining, made the basket and was fouled by Kalkbrenner to put the Aggies up 71-70. He made the free throw, and the Aggies led 72-70. After Kalkbrenner cut the lead to to 72-71 by hitting one of two free throws, Texas A&M's Coleman beat the press for a dunk with 16 seconds left, and the Bluejays never challenged after that.

The Aggies bench outscored Creighton's 20-2, with Garcia's 10 points leading the way. The lone points for the Bluejays came from Fredrick King.

Texas A&M will play Rutgers in the fifth place game Saturday, while Creighton will play Notre Dame in the seventh place game. ---

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1st Half
TXAM
Aggies
27
CREI
Bluejays
31

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Henry Coleman III vs. Jackson McAndrew (Steven Ashworth gains possession)
19:39		Pop Isaacs misses three point jump shot
19:37		Jackson McAndrew offensive rebound
19:37	+2	Jackson McAndrew makes two point jump shot	0-2
19:29		Jace Carter misses three point jump shot
19:27		Solomon Washington offensive rebound
19:25		Solomon Washington personal foul
19:25	+1	Jackson McAndrew makes regular free throw 1 of 3	0-3
19:25	+1	Jackson McAndrew makes regular free throw 2 of 3	0-4
19:25	+1	Jackson McAndrew makes regular free throw 3 of 3	0-5
19:13		Solomon Washington turnover (bad pass) (Ryan Kalkbrenner steals)
18:42		Wade Taylor IV turnover (lost ball)
18:42	+3	Steven Ashworth makes three point jump shot (Jamiya Neal assists)	0-8
18:33	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point layup (Solomon Washington assists)	2-8
18:05		Jamiya Neal misses three point jump shot
18:03		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
17:58		Jace Carter misses three point jump shot
17:56		Jamiya Neal defensive rebound
17:37		Jackson McAndrew turnover (bad pass)
17:28		Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks Zhuric Phelps's two point layup
17:26		Aggies offensive rebound
17:21		Jace Carter turnover (lost ball)
17:03	+2	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point dunk (Pop Isaacs assists)	2-10
16:55	+2	Wade Taylor IV makes two point jump shot	4-10
16:33		Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot
16:31		Jamiya Neal offensive rebound
16:28		Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot
16:26		Hayden Hefner defensive rebound
16:19		Steven Ashworth personal foul
16:19		Wade Taylor IV misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:19	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-10
16:06	+3	Steven Ashworth makes three point jump shot (Pop Isaacs assists)	5-13
15:52		Andersson Garcia misses two point layup
15:50		Henry Coleman III offensive rebound
15:49	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point layup	7-13
15:40		Jamiya Neal misses two point alley-oop dunk
15:38		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
15:27		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
15:27		Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound
15:27		Jackson McAndrew misses three point jump shot
15:24		Aggies defensive rebound
15:23		TV timeout
15:01		Jamiya Neal blocks Zhuric Phelps's three point jump shot
14:59		Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound
14:59		Bluejays turnover (shot clock violation)
14:26		Andersson Garcia misses three point jump shot
14:24		Jamiya Neal defensive rebound
13:59	+2	Jamiya Neal makes two point layup	7-15
13:38		Ryan Kalkbrenner personal foul
13:38		Pharrel Payne misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:38	+1	Pharrel Payne makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-15
13:29		Manny Obaseki personal foul
13:22		Bluejays 30 second timeout
13:15		Jackson McAndrew misses three point jump shot
13:13		Aggies defensive rebound
12:51		Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks Andersson Garcia's two point layup
12:49		Jace Carter offensive rebound
12:49		Ty Davis personal foul
12:49	+1	Jace Carter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-15
12:48		Jace Carter misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:47		Isaac Traudt defensive rebound
12:32		Isaac Traudt turnover (traveling)
12:32		Zhuric Phelps misses three point jump shot
12:30		Jace Carter offensive rebound
12:30	+3	Andersson Garcia makes three point jump shot	12-15
11:55		TV timeout
11:51	+3	Pop Isaacs makes three point jump shot (Isaac Traudt assists)	12-18
11:27		Solomon Washington offensive foul
11:27		Solomon Washington turnover (offensive foul)
11:05		Pharrel Payne blocks Fredrick King's two point layup
11:03		Fredrick King offensive rebound
11:00	+2	Fredrick King makes two point layup	12-20
10:51		Isaac Traudt personal foul
10:51	+1	Andersson Garcia makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-20
10:51	+1	Andersson Garcia makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-20
10:31		Jamiya Neal misses three point jump shot
10:29		Fredrick King offensive rebound
10:13		Isaac Traudt misses three point jump shot
10:11		Pharrel Payne defensive rebound
10:05		Steven Ashworth personal foul
10:03	+2	Wade Taylor IV makes two point jump shot (Henry Coleman III assists)	16-20
9:50		Pop Isaacs misses three point jump shot
9:48		Isaac Traudt offensive rebound
9:38		Zhuric Phelps personal foul
9:31		Pop Isaacs turnover (bad pass) (Henry Coleman III steals)
9:19		Zhuric Phelps misses two point layup
9:17		Bluejays defensive rebound
8:53		Jamiya Neal misses two point jump shot
8:51		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
8:44		Wade Taylor IV misses two point layup
8:42		Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound
8:38	+3	Pop Isaacs makes three point jump shot (Jamiya Neal assists)	16-23
8:12		Zhuric Phelps turnover (bad pass) (Pop Isaacs steals)
8:07		Wade Taylor IV blocks Pop Isaacs's two point layup
8:05		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
8:02		Zhuric Phelps misses three point jump shot
8:00		Isaac Traudt defensive rebound
7:41		Jamiya Neal misses three point jump shot
7:39		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
7:14		Henry Coleman III misses two point jump shot
7:12		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
7:07		Andersson Garcia misses three point jump shot
7:05		Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound
6:45		Jasen Green misses three point jump shot
6:43		Bluejays offensive rebound
6:42		TV timeout
6:28		Jasen Green misses two point layup
6:26		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
6:08		Henry Coleman III turnover (traveling)
5:56		Jackson McAndrew misses three point jump shot
5:54		Mason Miller offensive rebound
5:51	+2	Jackson McAndrew makes two point layup (Mason Miller assists)	16-25
5:44		Jackson McAndrew personal foul
5:34		Henry Coleman III misses two point jump shot
5:32		Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound
5:22		Jamiya Neal misses three point jump shot
5:20		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
5:14	+3	Wade Taylor IV makes three point jump shot	19-25
4:56		Mason Miller misses three point jump shot
4:54		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
4:53		Jackson McAndrew personal foul
4:53	+1	Andersson Garcia makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-25
4:53	+1	Andersson Garcia makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-25
4:23		Pop Isaacs misses two point jump shot
4:21		Bluejays offensive rebound
4:14		Wade Taylor IV personal foul
4:10		Zhuric Phelps personal foul
4:08	+3	Steven Ashworth makes three point jump shot (Ryan Kalkbrenner assists)	21-28
3:57		Wade Taylor IV misses two point layup
3:55		Mason Miller defensive rebound
3:52		Isaac Traudt misses three point jump shot
3:50		Henry Coleman III defensive rebound
3:40	+3	Wade Taylor IV makes three point jump shot	24-28
3:38		TV timeout
3:14		Pop Isaacs turnover (lost ball) (Manny Obaseki steals)
3:01		Pop Isaacs personal foul
3:01		Manny Obaseki misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:01	+1	Manny Obaseki makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-28
2:36		Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot
2:34		Aggies defensive rebound
2:23		Henry Coleman III offensive foul
2:23		Henry Coleman III turnover (offensive foul)
2:13		Bluejays 30 second timeout
2:02		Steven Ashworth turnover (out of bounds)
1:46		Pharrel Payne misses two point layup
1:44		Bluejays defensive rebound
1:28		Pharrel Payne blocks Pop Isaacs's two point layup
1:26		Henry Coleman III defensive rebound
1:19		Aggies 30 second timeout
1:11		Wade Taylor IV misses two point jump shot
1:09		Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound
0:40	+3	Jamiya Neal makes three point jump shot (Pop Isaacs assists)	25-31
0:13	+2	Manny Obaseki makes two point layup	27-31
0:04		Jamiya Neal offensive foul
0:04		Jamiya Neal turnover (offensive foul)
0:01		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
0:00		Pharrel Payne offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
TXAM
Aggies
50
CREI
Bluejays
42

Time		Play	Score
19:52		Zhuric Phelps misses two point layup
19:50		Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound
19:33		Pop Isaacs turnover (bad pass) (Jace Carter steals)
19:21	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point layup (Wade Taylor IV assists)	29-31
19:08		Jackson McAndrew misses three point jump shot
19:06		Jace Carter defensive rebound
18:58		Wade Taylor IV misses two point jump shot
18:56		Pop Isaacs defensive rebound
18:51		Pop Isaacs misses three point jump shot
18:49		Zhuric Phelps defensive rebound
18:34		Jamiya Neal blocks Zhuric Phelps's two point layup
18:32		Henry Coleman III offensive rebound
18:22		Pop Isaacs blocks Wade Taylor IV's three point jump shot
18:20		Jace Carter offensive rebound
18:17	+2	Jace Carter makes two point layup	31-31
18:04	+2	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point dunk (Pop Isaacs assists)	31-33
17:49	+3	Solomon Washington makes three point jump shot (Wade Taylor IV assists)	34-33
17:28	+2	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point layup	34-35
17:17	+2	Zhuric Phelps makes two point layup	36-35
16:50	+3	Pop Isaacs makes three point jump shot (Jamiya Neal assists)	36-38
16:21		Solomon Washington misses three point jump shot
16:19		Bluejays defensive rebound
16:10		Jackson McAndrew misses three point jump shot
16:08		Henry Coleman III defensive rebound
15:58		Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks Zhuric Phelps's two point layup
15:56		Jackson McAndrew defensive rebound
15:52		Solomon Washington personal foul
15:52		TV timeout
15:52	+1	Pop Isaacs makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-39
15:52	+1	Pop Isaacs makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-40
15:44		Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks Pharrel Payne's two point layup
15:42		Isaac Traudt defensive rebound
15:20	+3	Steven Ashworth makes three point jump shot (Pop Isaacs assists)	36-43
14:59		Wade Taylor IV misses two point jump shot
14:57		Pharrel Payne offensive rebound
14:55	+2	Pharrel Payne makes two point layup	38-43
14:41		Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot
14:39		Jamiya Neal offensive rebound
14:35		Pop Isaacs misses three point jump shot
14:33		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
14:20		Manny Obaseki misses two point jump shot
14:18		Solomon Washington offensive rebound
14:18		Steven Ashworth shooting foul
14:18	+1	Solomon Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-43
14:18	+1	Solomon Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-43
14:09		Andersson Garcia blocks Pop Isaacs's two point layup
14:07		Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound
14:04	+2	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point dunk	40-45
13:42	+2	Pharrel Payne makes two point hook shot	42-45
13:30		Manny Obaseki personal foul
13:22		Manny Obaseki shooting foul
13:22	+1	Pop Isaacs makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-46
13:22	+1	Pop Isaacs makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-47
13:13	+2	Wade Taylor IV makes two point layup	44-47
12:58		Pop Isaacs turnover (bad pass) (Pharrel Payne steals)
12:54		Ty Davis shooting foul
12:54	+1	Zhuric Phelps makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-47
12:54		Zhuric Phelps misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:54		Solomon Washington offensive rebound
12:52		Solomon Washington turnover (Ty Davis steals)
12:52		Hayden Hefner personal foul
12:33		Jamiya Neal turnover (lost ball)
12:21	+2	Pharrel Payne makes two point layup	47-47
12:07		Wade Taylor IV personal foul
11:53		Ryan Kalkbrenner turnover
11:53		TV timeout
11:40		Pharrel Payne turnover (Ryan Kalkbrenner steals)
11:16		Jackson McAndrew misses three point jump shot
11:14		Hayden Hefner defensive rebound
11:08	+2	Wade Taylor IV makes two point jump shot	49-47
10:35		Ryan Kalkbrenner turnover (Pharrel Payne steals)
10:18		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
10:16		Bluejays defensive rebound
10:03		Pharrel Payne personal foul
9:54	+3	Pop Isaacs makes three point jump shot (Jamiya Neal assists)	49-50
9:36		Zhuric Phelps misses two point layup
9:34		Henry Coleman III offensive rebound
9:32	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point tip dunk	51-50
9:12		Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot
9:10		Solomon Washington defensive rebound
8:49		Zhuric Phelps misses three point jump shot
8:47		Aggies offensive rebound
8:47		Pop Isaacs personal foul
8:42		Solomon Washington misses two point jump shot
8:40		Jace Carter offensive rebound
8:37		Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks Jace Carter's two point layup
8:35		Pop Isaacs defensive rebound
8:32	+3	Pop Isaacs makes three point jump shot	51-53
8:16		Zhuric Phelps misses two point layup
8:14		Pop Isaacs defensive rebound
8:08		Jackson McAndrew misses two point layup
8:06		Henry Coleman III defensive rebound
7:48	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point layup (Zhuric Phelps assists)	53-53
7:35		Steven Ashworth misses two point jump shot
7:33		Zhuric Phelps defensive rebound
7:18		Zhuric Phelps misses two point jump shot
7:16		Steven Ashworth defensive rebound
7:09	+3	Jackson McAndrew makes three point jump shot (Steven Ashworth assists)	53-56
6:57		Aggies 30 second timeout
6:57		TV timeout
6:46		CJ Wilcher misses three point jump shot
6:44		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
6:28		Jace Carter misses three point jump shot
6:26		Aggies offensive rebound
6:25		TV timeout
6:17		Andersson Garcia misses two point layup
6:15		Henry Coleman III offensive rebound
6:13	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point tip dunk	55-56
5:54	+3	Jackson McAndrew makes three point jump shot (Pop Isaacs assists)	55-59
5:42		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
5:40		Jace Carter offensive rebound
5:38	+2	Jace Carter makes two point layup	57-59
5:10		Steven Ashworth turnover (Jace Carter steals)
5:05		CJ Wilcher misses three point jump shot
5:03		Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound
4:53		Henry Coleman III personal foul
4:53	+1	Pop Isaacs makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-60
4:53	+1	Pop Isaacs makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-61
4:44	+2	Zhuric Phelps makes two point layup	59-61
4:28		Zhuric Phelps personal foul
4:28		Steven Ashworth misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:28		Henry Coleman III defensive rebound
4:07		Jamiya Neal personal foul
4:07	+1	Zhuric Phelps makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-61
4:07	+1	Zhuric Phelps makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-61
3:53		Pop Isaacs misses three point jump shot
3:51		Solomon Washington defensive rebound
3:43	+3	Wade Taylor IV makes three point jump shot	64-61
3:35		Zhuric Phelps personal foul
3:35		TV timeout
3:35	+1	Steven Ashworth makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-62
3:35	+1	Steven Ashworth makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-63
3:23		Wade Taylor IV turnover (Jamiya Neal steals)
3:10		Ryan Kalkbrenner misses two point jump shot
3:08		Jamiya Neal offensive rebound
3:05		Jamiya Neal misses two point layup
3:03		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
2:55		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
2:53		Aggies offensive rebound
2:52		Jackson McAndrew personal foul
2:52	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point jump shot (Wade Taylor IV assists)	66-63
2:40		Andersson Garcia blocks Steven Ashworth's two point layup
2:38		Aggies defensive rebound
2:23	+2	Andersson Garcia makes two point layup (Wade Taylor IV assists)	68-63
2:08	+2	Jamiya Neal makes two point layup	68-65
1:41		Wade Taylor IV misses two point jump shot
1:39		Jamiya Neal defensive rebound
1:33	+2	Pop Isaacs makes two point layup (Jamiya Neal assists)	68-67
1:19		Aggies 30 second timeout
1:16		Ryan Kalkbrenner personal foul
1:16	+1	Andersson Garcia makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-67
1:16		Andersson Garcia misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:16		Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound
0:58	+3	Jackson McAndrew makes three point jump shot (Jamiya Neal assists)	69-70
0:56		Bluejays 30 second timeout
0:49		Zhuric Phelps misses two point layup
0:47		Solomon Washington offensive rebound
0:45		Aggies 30 second timeout
0:35	+2	Solomon Washington makes two point layup	71-70
0:35		Ryan Kalkbrenner shooting foul
0:35	+1	Solomon Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 1	72-70
0:22		Andersson Garcia personal foul
0:22		Ryan Kalkbrenner misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:22	+1	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-71
0:16	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point dunk (Zhuric Phelps assists)	74-71
0:10		Bluejays 60 second timeout
0:10		Bluejays turnover (5-second violation)
0:09		Jasen Green personal foul
0:09	+1	Henry Coleman III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-71
0:09		Henry Coleman III misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:09		Jamiya Neal defensive rebound
0:08		Jamiya Neal turnover (lost ball) (Solomon Washington steals)
0:03	+2	Solomon Washington makes two point layup	77-71
0:01		Solomon Washington personal foul
0:01	+1	Pop Isaacs makes regular free throw 1 of 2	77-72
0:01	+1	Pop Isaacs makes regular free throw 2 of 2	77-73
0:00		End of period

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Pop Isaacs makes regular free throw 2 of 2