Texas A&M
15-4,4-2SEC
Arkansas
14-5,4-3SEC
Aggies Battle at Arkansas
Jan 22, 2022 | Men's Basketball
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — JD Notae scored 17 points and Arkansas held off a late Texas A&M rally for a 76-73 overtime victory on Saturday night.
Texas A&M scored the last six points of regulation to tie it at 64-all, and took its first lead of the game on Quenton Jackson's layup to start overtime.
But Arkansas jumped out to a 72-68 lead with 1:11 to play in the extra period. Wade Taylor IV's 3-pointer pulled Texas A&M to 72-71 with 42 seconds left. Jaylin Williams answered with a jumper and following a pair of Taylor free throws, the Razorbacks' Stanley Umude ended it with a dunk.
Arkansas (14-5, 4-3 Southeastern Conference) avenged a five-point loss to Texas A&M on Jan. 8 and are 8-1 at home against the Aggies since the 2012-13 season.
Texas A&M (15-4, 4-2), which lost 64-58 to No. 12 Kentucky, has lost consecutive games for the first time this season.
Williams collected his fourth double-double in five games for the Razorbacks, with 14 points and 11 rebounds to go with a career-best six steals. Umude finished with 15 points and Au'Diese Toney added 12.
Taylor scored a career-high 25 points to lead Texas A&M. Jackson had 13 points and Tyrece Radford added nine points and 11 rebounds.
The Razorbacks led 64-58 with 58 seconds to play in regulation, but Umude fouled Jackson on a 3-point shot. Jackson made all three free throws and later Hassan Diarra hit a 3 with 9.1 seconds to go. The Razorbacks didn't get off a shot on their last possession.
Texas A&M plays at No. 13 LSU on Wednesday. Arkansas is on the road against Mississippi on Wednesday.
Texas A&M Men's Basketball Postgame Notes
Arkansas 76, Texas A&M 73
Bud Walton Arena (Fayetteville, Ark.)
RECORDS & SERIES NOTES
- The Aggies battled but ultimately fell to Arkansas, 76-73, in overtime Saturday night to fall to 15-4 (4-2 SEC) on the year.
TEAM NOTES
- Despite trailing by as many as 16 in the first half, the Aggies closed down the final 5:23 on a 10-3 run to enter halftime down 33-29. The Aggies continued to battle in the second half and forced overtime as Hassan Diarra hit a 3-pointer with 9.1 remaining.
- Texas A&M's stifling defense forced 11 steals. The Aggies have recorded 10-or-more in five of their six conference games.
- A&M shot 95% from the charity stripe, hitting 19 of its 20 attempts. It was the highest free-throw percentage in a single game since the Aggies hit all 20 of their free throws against Florida A&M on Dec. 15, 2008.
- The Aggies recorded nine blocks, tying their season high previously set in the first matchup against the Razorbacks this season on Jan. 8.
- The Aggies used the starting lineup of Marcus Williams, Ethan Henderson, Henry Coleman III, Andre Gordon and Tyrece Radford for the seventh time this season (5-2).
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
- Wade Taylor scored a season-high 26 points and was 5-of-8 from 3-point range. His 26 points were the most by a freshman against a conference opponent since TJ Starks had 26 against Alabama in the SEC Tournament on March 6, 2018.
- Tyrece Radford hauled in a season-high 11 rebounds. Boots moves into second all-time for most rebounds in a single season by an Aggie 6-foot-2 or shorter since 1996-97 with 108. He trails only Clifton Cook, who hauled in 145 in 1998-99.
- Quenton Jackson swatted four shots, matching his career high of four blocks set against Dallas Christian on Dec. 27. Jackson added 13 points and was a perfect 7-of-7 from the free-throw line.
UP NEXT
The Aggies travel to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to take on LSU on Wednesday at 8 p.m. The game can be seen on SEC Network.
