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Taylor's 18 points leads No. 8 Texas A&M to 69-61 win over Arkansas

AP
Feb 15, 2025

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) Wade Taylor IV scored 18 points and No. 8 Texas A&M extended its winning streak to five games with a 69-61 victory over Arkansas on Saturday.

The game was tied with less than 10 minutes to go before the Aggies (20-5, 9-3 Southeastern Conference) used a 9-0 run to take a 59-50 lead with five minutes left. Taylor got things going with a 3-pointer and Andersson Garcia added four points in that stretch to help Texas A&M build the lead.

Karter Knox ended an Arkansas scoring drought of almost seven minutes with about 4 1/2 minutes left, but Jace Carter had a layup for the Aggies seconds later.

Zhuric Phelps had 12 points and nine rebounds for Texas A&M, which improved to 12-1 at home this season. Garcia finished with 11 points.

Knox led Arkansas (15-10, 4-8) with 17 points as the Razorbacks lost for the second time in three games. Zvonimir Ivisic, a 7-foot-2 sophomore, was limited to 13 points Saturday after combining for 52 points in the last two games.

Arkansas: The Razorbacks must take better care of the ball after their 17 turnovers led to 22 points for A&M.

Texas A&M: The Aggies need to find a way to start games better. After trailing Georgia by 9 at halftime Tuesday, A&M fell behind 8-0 Saturday before getting its offense going.

Taylor’s 3-pointer started the big run and put the Aggies on top for good.

The Aggies outscored Arkansas 34-22 in the paint.

The Aggies visit No. 22 Mississippi State on Tuesday night and Arkansas hosts top-ranked Auburn on Wednesday night.

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1st Half
ARK
Razorbacks
28
TXAM
Aggies
33

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Zvonimir Ivišić vs. Pharrel Payne (Adou Thiero gains possession)
19:42		Johnell Davis misses two point jump shot
19:40		Adou Thiero offensive rebound
19:40		Manny Obaseki shooting foul (Adou Thiero draws the foul)
19:40		Adou Thiero misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:40	+1	Adou Thiero makes regular free throw 2 of 2	1-0
19:31		Manny Obaseki turnover (bad pass) (Johnell Davis steals)
19:25	+2	Karter Knox makes two point layup	3-0
19:04		Zhuric Phelps misses three point jump shot
19:02		Adou Thiero defensive rebound
18:54		Zvonimir Ivišić turnover (lost ball)
18:43		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
18:41		Johnell Davis defensive rebound
18:36		Johnell Davis misses three point jump shot
18:34		Zhuric Phelps defensive rebound
18:23		Manny Obaseki misses two point jump shot
18:21		Johnell Davis defensive rebound
18:21		Johnell Davis turnover (double dribble)
18:05		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
18:03		Zvonimir Ivišić defensive rebound
18:03		Pharrel Payne flagrant 1 (Zvonimir Ivišić draws the foul)
18:03	+1	Zvonimir Ivišić makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2	4-0
18:03	+1	Zvonimir Ivišić makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2	5-0
17:43		Adou Thiero turnover (lost ball) (Wade Taylor IV steals)
17:35		Adou Thiero personal foul (Wade Taylor IV draws the foul)
17:14		Manny Obaseki misses two point layup
17:12		Aggies offensive rebound
17:08		Zhuric Phelps misses two point jump shot
17:06		Aggies offensive rebound
17:06		Aggies turnover (shot clock violation)
16:42	+3	Johnell Davis makes three point jump shot (Zvonimir Ivišić assists)	8-0
16:30		Zvonimir Ivišić blocks Henry Coleman III's two point jump shot
16:28		Karter Knox defensive rebound
16:23		Henry Coleman III personal foul
16:06		D.J. Wagner misses three point jump shot
16:04		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
15:42		Wade Taylor IV turnover (lost ball) (Karter Knox steals)
15:42		TV timeout
15:18		Johnell Davis turnover (bad pass) (Wade Taylor IV steals)
15:12		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
15:10		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
15:00	+2	Zhuric Phelps makes two point jump shot	8-2
14:36		Karter Knox turnover (lost ball) (Wade Taylor IV steals)
14:31	+3	Zhuric Phelps makes three point jump shot (Wade Taylor IV assists)	8-5
14:12		Solomon Washington blocks Johnell Davis's two point layup
14:10		Aggies defensive rebound
14:00	+2	Pharrel Payne makes two point dunk (Wade Taylor IV assists)	8-7
13:44		Billy Richmond III misses two point jump shot
13:42		Pharrel Payne defensive rebound
13:24		Adou Thiero blocks Wade Taylor IV's two point jump shot
13:22		D.J. Wagner defensive rebound
13:17		Adou Thiero misses two point dunk
13:15		Zhuric Phelps defensive rebound
12:59	+2	Pharrel Payne makes two point layup	8-9
12:50		Razorbacks 30 second timeout
12:29	+2	Karter Knox makes two point jump shot (Johnell Davis assists)	10-9
11:59		Solomon Washington misses two point jump shot
11:57		Pharrel Payne offensive rebound
11:54		Pharrel Payne misses two point layup
11:52		Trevon Brazile defensive rebound
11:46		Johnell Davis misses three point jump shot
11:44		Zhuric Phelps defensive rebound
11:11		Zvonimir Ivišić shooting foul (Andersson Garcia draws the foul)
11:11		TV timeout
11:11	+1	Andersson Garcia makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-10
11:11	+1	Andersson Garcia makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-11
10:42		D.J. Wagner misses two point layup
10:41		Billy Richmond III offensive rebound
10:41		Razorbacks turnover (shot clock violation)
10:26	+2	Solomon Washington makes two point dunk (Wade Taylor IV assists)	10-13
9:52	+2	D.J. Wagner makes two point layup (Adou Thiero assists)	12-13
9:32		Johnell Davis shooting foul (Hayden Hefner draws the foul)
9:32	+1	Hayden Hefner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-14
9:32	+1	Hayden Hefner makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-15
9:13		D.J. Wagner personal foul (Andersson Garcia draws the foul)
9:13		D.J. Wagner turnover (offensive foul)
8:57	+2	Andersson Garcia makes two point layup	12-17
8:38		Hayden Hefner shooting foul (Zvonimir Ivišić draws the foul)
8:38	+1	Zvonimir Ivišić makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-17
8:38		Zvonimir Ivišić misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:38		Jace Carter defensive rebound
8:26		Johnell Davis shooting foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul)
8:26		Pharrel Payne misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:26		Pharrel Payne misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:26		Billy Richmond III defensive rebound
8:08	+2	Karter Knox makes two point jump shot (Jonas Aidoo assists)	15-17
7:57		Hayden Hefner misses three point jump shot
7:55		Karter Knox defensive rebound
7:47		CJ Wilcher shooting foul (Adou Thiero draws the foul)
7:47		TV timeout
7:47	+1	Adou Thiero makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-17
7:47	+1	Adou Thiero makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-17
7:36		Wade Taylor IV turnover (bad pass)
7:31		Adou Thiero misses two point layup
7:29		Pharrel Payne defensive rebound
7:25	+3	CJ Wilcher makes three point jump shot (Wade Taylor IV assists)	17-20
7:06		Jace Carter personal foul (D.J. Wagner draws the foul)
6:57	+2	Jonas Aidoo makes two point layup (Billy Richmond III assists)	19-20
6:30		Wade Taylor IV turnover (bad pass) (D.J. Wagner steals)
6:11		Billy Richmond III misses two point layup
6:09		Zhuric Phelps defensive rebound
6:02		Billy Richmond III shooting foul (Zhuric Phelps draws the foul)
6:02	+1	Zhuric Phelps makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-21
6:02	+1	Zhuric Phelps makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-22
5:55		Billy Richmond III turnover (bad pass) (Zhuric Phelps steals)
5:44		Zhuric Phelps misses three point jump shot
5:42		Billy Richmond III defensive rebound
5:31		Pharrel Payne shooting foul (Jonas Aidoo draws the foul)
5:31	+1	Jonas Aidoo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-22
5:31		Jonas Aidoo misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:31		Zhuric Phelps defensive rebound
5:08		D.J. Wagner shooting foul (Wade Taylor IV draws the foul)
5:08		Wade Taylor IV misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:08	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-23
4:46		Billy Richmond III turnover (bad pass) (Zhuric Phelps steals)
4:36		Billy Richmond III shooting foul (Wade Taylor IV draws the foul)
4:36	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-24
4:36	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-25
4:10	+3	Karter Knox makes three point jump shot (Trevon Brazile assists)	23-25
3:52		Andersson Garcia turnover (lost ball) (Billy Richmond III steals)
3:52		TV timeout
3:32		Billy Richmond III turnover (lost ball)
3:19		Solomon Washington misses three point jump shot
3:17		Karter Knox defensive rebound
3:11		Hayden Hefner shooting foul (Billy Richmond III draws the foul)
3:11	+1	Billy Richmond III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-25
3:11	+1	Billy Richmond III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-25
2:54	+3	Wade Taylor IV makes three point jump shot (Andersson Garcia assists)	25-28
2:27		Trevon Brazile misses three point jump shot
2:25		Solomon Washington defensive rebound
2:09		Jonas Aidoo blocks Andersson Garcia's two point layup
2:07		Solomon Washington offensive rebound
2:05		Karter Knox blocks Solomon Washington's two point layup
2:05		Aggies offensive rebound
1:53	+2	Manny Obaseki makes two point jump shot	25-30
1:36	+3	Adou Thiero makes three point jump shot (Billy Richmond III assists)	28-30
1:16		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
1:14		Billy Richmond III defensive rebound
0:50		Karter Knox misses three point jump shot
0:48		Zhuric Phelps defensive rebound
0:37		Aggies 30 second timeout
0:25	+3	CJ Wilcher makes three point jump shot (Zhuric Phelps assists)	28-33
0:03		Trevon Brazile misses three point jump shot
0:01		Aggies defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ARK
Razorbacks
33
TXAM
Aggies
36

Time		Play	Score
19:46		Zhuric Phelps turnover (lost ball) (Johnell Davis steals)
19:42		Johnell Davis turnover (bad pass) (Zhuric Phelps steals)
19:22		Zvonimir Ivišić blocks Henry Coleman III's two point layup
19:20		Karter Knox defensive rebound
19:04		Manny Obaseki blocks Johnell Davis's two point jump shot
19:02		Henry Coleman III defensive rebound
18:54	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point layup (Wade Taylor IV assists)	28-35
18:35		Pharrel Payne blocks D.J. Wagner's two point layup
18:33		Razorbacks offensive rebound
18:26		Adou Thiero misses two point jump shot
18:24		Zvonimir Ivišić offensive rebound
18:24		Manny Obaseki shooting foul (Zvonimir Ivišić draws the foul)
18:24	+1	Zvonimir Ivišić makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-35
18:24	+1	Zvonimir Ivišić makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-35
18:14		Karter Knox shooting foul (Wade Taylor IV draws the foul)
18:14	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-36
18:14	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-37
18:05	+2	Johnell Davis makes two point layup	32-37
17:51	+2	Pharrel Payne makes two point dunk	32-39
17:37		Karter Knox misses two point layup
17:35		Zvonimir Ivišić offensive rebound
17:33	+2	Zvonimir Ivišić makes two point hook shot	34-39
17:12		Henry Coleman III misses two point layup
17:10		Pharrel Payne offensive rebound
17:08		Zvonimir Ivišić blocks Pharrel Payne's two point layup
17:06		Zvonimir Ivišić defensive rebound
16:57		Zvonimir Ivišić misses three point jump shot
16:55		Adou Thiero offensive rebound
16:55		Pharrel Payne shooting foul (Adou Thiero draws the foul)
16:55	+1	Adou Thiero makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-39
16:55	+1	Adou Thiero makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-39
16:39		Adou Thiero personal foul (Henry Coleman III draws the foul)
16:33		Zhuric Phelps misses three point jump shot
16:31		Razorbacks defensive rebound
16:24		D.J. Wagner turnover (lost ball)
16:17		Wade Taylor IV misses two point layup
16:15		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
16:15		Jump ball. (Aggies gains possession)
16:00		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
15:58		Zvonimir Ivišić defensive rebound
15:42		Zvonimir Ivišić misses two point jump shot
15:40		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
15:34	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point layup (Wade Taylor IV assists)	36-41
15:08	+3	Karter Knox makes three point jump shot (Adou Thiero assists)	39-41
14:48	+3	Wade Taylor IV makes three point jump shot	39-44
14:29		Adou Thiero turnover (lost ball) (Zhuric Phelps steals)
14:26	+2	Zhuric Phelps makes two point dunk (Manny Obaseki assists)	39-46
14:26		Razorbacks 30 second timeout
14:26		TV timeout
14:00		D.J. Wagner misses three point jump shot
13:58		Billy Richmond III offensive rebound
13:51	+2	Adou Thiero makes two point layup (D.J. Wagner assists)	41-46
13:24		Wade Taylor IV turnover (bad pass) (Jonas Aidoo steals)
13:21	+2	Johnell Davis makes two point layup	43-46
12:48		Henry Coleman III misses two point jump shot
12:46		D.J. Wagner defensive rebound
12:40		TV timeout
12:35	+2	Billy Richmond III makes two point dunk (Jonas Aidoo assists)	45-46
12:22	+2	Solomon Washington makes two point jump shot	45-48
12:01		Solomon Washington blocks Billy Richmond III's two point dunk
11:59		Hayden Hefner defensive rebound
11:49		Zhuric Phelps misses two point jump shot
11:47		Jonas Aidoo defensive rebound
11:29	+3	Karter Knox makes three point jump shot (Adou Thiero assists)	48-48
11:22		TV timeout
11:03		CJ Wilcher misses three point jump shot
11:01		Billy Richmond III defensive rebound
10:56		Johnell Davis misses three point jump shot
10:54		Zhuric Phelps defensive rebound
10:49		Zhuric Phelps turnover (bad pass)
10:36		Billy Richmond III turnover (bad pass) (Andersson Garcia steals)
10:32	+2	Zhuric Phelps makes two point dunk (Andersson Garcia assists)	48-50
10:11		Johnell Davis misses two point jump shot
10:09		Karter Knox offensive rebound
10:04		Johnell Davis misses three point jump shot
10:02		Solomon Washington defensive rebound
9:49		Andersson Garcia misses three point jump shot
9:47		Jonas Aidoo defensive rebound
9:24	+2	Billy Richmond III makes two point layup (Jonas Aidoo assists)	50-50
8:58		Trevon Brazile blocks Andersson Garcia's two point layup
8:58		Aggies offensive rebound
8:54		CJ Wilcher misses three point jump shot
8:52		Jonas Aidoo defensive rebound
8:25		Johnell Davis turnover (bad pass) (Solomon Washington steals)
8:07		Jonas Aidoo personal foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul)
8:02	+3	Wade Taylor IV makes three point jump shot (Andersson Garcia assists)	50-53
7:59		Aggies 30 second timeout
7:59		TV timeout
7:33		Adou Thiero turnover (bad pass) (Jace Carter steals)
7:24	+2	Andersson Garcia makes two point layup (Wade Taylor IV assists)	50-55
6:54		Billy Richmond III misses three point jump shot
6:52		Henry Coleman III defensive rebound
6:51		Adou Thiero personal foul (Henry Coleman III draws the foul)
6:31	+2	Andersson Garcia makes two point layup	50-57
6:31		Karter Knox shooting foul (Andersson Garcia draws the foul)
6:31		Andersson Garcia misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:31		Trevon Brazile defensive rebound
6:07		Henry Coleman III personal foul (D.J. Wagner draws the foul)
6:01		D.J. Wagner turnover (bad pass) (Andersson Garcia steals)
5:45		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
5:43		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
5:25		Zvonimir Ivišić blocks Wade Taylor IV's two point layup
5:23		Aggies offensive rebound
5:21		Adou Thiero personal foul (Henry Coleman III draws the foul)
5:11		Andersson Garcia misses two point layup
5:09		Henry Coleman III offensive rebound
5:08	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point layup	50-59
4:59		Razorbacks 30 second timeout
4:38	+2	Karter Knox makes two point layup	52-59
4:19	+2	Jace Carter makes two point layup (Wade Taylor IV assists)	52-61
3:55		Henry Coleman III personal foul (Trevon Brazile draws the foul)
3:55		TV timeout
3:46		Pharrel Payne shooting foul (Jonas Aidoo draws the foul)
3:46		Jonas Aidoo misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:46	+1	Jonas Aidoo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-61
3:32	+2	Andersson Garcia makes two point layup (Wade Taylor IV assists)	53-63
3:09		Johnell Davis misses three point jump shot
3:07		Solomon Washington defensive rebound
2:48		Zhuric Phelps misses two point jump shot
2:46		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
2:45		Jonas Aidoo personal foul (Andersson Garcia draws the foul)
2:45	+1	Andersson Garcia makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-64
2:45		Andersson Garcia misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:45		Johnell Davis defensive rebound
2:32	+3	Zvonimir Ivišić makes three point jump shot (Adou Thiero assists)	56-64
2:01	+2	Wade Taylor IV makes two point jump shot	56-66
1:59		Aggies 30 second timeout
1:41	+3	Zvonimir Ivišić makes three point jump shot (D.J. Wagner assists)	59-66
1:16		Wade Taylor IV turnover (bad pass) (Adou Thiero steals)
1:08		Johnell Davis misses three point jump shot
1:05		Aggies defensive rebound
0:52		Johnell Davis personal foul (Zhuric Phelps draws the foul)
0:52	+1	Zhuric Phelps makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-67
0:52		Zhuric Phelps misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:52		Zvonimir Ivišić defensive rebound
0:42		Adou Thiero misses three point jump shot
0:40		Zhuric Phelps defensive rebound
0:21		Adou Thiero personal foul (Wade Taylor IV draws the foul)
0:21	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-68
0:21	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-69
0:15	+2	D.J. Wagner makes two point dunk	61-69
0:15		Solomon Washington shooting foul (D.J. Wagner draws the foul)
0:15		D.J. Wagner misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:15		Zhuric Phelps defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Zhuric Phelps defensive rebound