What a sport, plain and easy. Texas A&M, who stood at 8-5 coming into their first SEC sport of the season on the street vs. the 7-6 Florida Gators didn’t begin off the way in which that they had deliberate, forgetting their game-day jerseys on the group resort simply minutes earlier than tip-off in one of many extra humorous but barely embarrassing moments through the Buzz William’s period. Leading to a single free-throw try because of the infraction, the Aggies began off down 1-0 in what would quickly be a heart-pounding 40-minute tour solely the hardest of followers may endure.
Going with the identical beginning lineup for the third straight sport consisting of Wade Taylor IV, Tyrece Radford, Julius Marble, Henry Coleman III, and Dexter Dennis, Williams knew that the Coleman and Marble’s dimension and energy on double groups in opposition to Florida’s Colin Castleton could be the one probability in neutralizing him simply sufficient to maintain it aggressive all through.
The Aggies began off scorching on each ends, using their high-energy press protection within the half-court early and sometimes whereas getting environment friendly inside seems to be to Julius Marble, who ended with a season-high 17 factors and 6 rebounds on the evening. After mounting an 8-4 lead early, the group relied closely on free throws, ultimately hitting 11 with simply six minutes left within the first half to take a 23-17 lead. After a number of stops on protection mixed with a Wade Taylor 3-pointer, the Aggies led 28-17, making it an 8-0 run, with 8 factors coming off of 6 Florida turnovers.
Going into halftime with a commanding 34-23 lead, The Gators rapidly stormed again within the second half to go on their very own 8-0 run, and shortly tied the sport at 36 as Aggie’s momentum appeared to be slipping away. After a Henry Coleman harm that led to a locker room go to, Marble’s effectiveness inside by no means wained, because the maroon and white went on a 9-0 run with 11 minutes left off 5 factors from the Michigan State switch, together with an incredible put-back dunk that rocked the O’Connell Middle.
So, right here is how the final 10 or so minutes of the sport performed out; Florida lastly took benefit of house court docket, outscoring the Aggies 12-5 on a six-minute barrage, taking a 54-53 lead after a Will Richard three-pointer, and Colin Castelton layup and free throw try. After Andersson Garcia put the Aggies again forward 55-54 with a layup, the foul sport ensued, and the Aggies hit 7 free throws within the last 5 minutes of the second half.
Wade Taylor IV, who scored 17 factors on the evening hit two clutch layups and two free throws within the mentioned last 5 minutes and was the first offensive catalyst paired with fellow guard Tyrece Radford who additionally scored 17, and hit the ultimate throw of 18 makes on the evening to seal the a lot want Quad 1 victory for the now 9-5 and 1-0 SEC Texas A&M squad.
The Aggies will return house to Reed Area to face the 12-2 LSU Tigers on Saturday afternoon, which can air on the SEC Community at 5:00 PM CT.
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