OXFORD – The Texas A&M women's basketball team used a dominant third quarter to turn a tightly contested game into a 72-53 thumping of the Ole Miss Rebels inside SJB Pavilion Thursday night.
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Texas A&M (16-6, 4-5 SEC) outscored Ole Miss (16-7, 6-4 SEC) 21-7 in the third quarter, including 16-2 in the final 6:22 of the period to stretch a six-point halftime lead out to a 56-36 margin at the last break.
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Janiah Barker and Lauren Ware each hit the 20-point mark for the second time on the season. Barker scored 21 points on 9-of-15 (60.0%) shooting from the field, including 3-5 from long range. She added five rebounds, three assists, one block and one steal. Ware registered her ninth double-double of the season with 20 points and 11 rebounds. She hit 9-of-13 (69.2%) from the field.
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Texas A&M pounded the boards with a 41-29 rebounding edge, including 21-11 in the second half. The Maroon & White were perfect from the charity stripe, hitting 12-of-12, including 6-of-6 by Endyia Rogers.
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Rogers tallied 12 points along with five assists, three rebounds and two steals.
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The Aggies stymied Rebels' top dog Marquesha Davis, who entered the game averaging 17.6 points in SEC games, was only able to muster four points on 1-of-6 shooting. Ole Miss, who entered the game shooting 44.6% from the field in home games, made just 20-of-55 (36.4%) against A&M's relentless defense.
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Barker paced the Aggies in the first quarter with seven points. After Texas A&M fell behind, 13-6, a 3-pointer by Barker sparked a 9-1 run. The burst culminated in a Ware layup, staking the Maroon & White to a 15-14 advantage with 35 seconds left in the quarter. Ole Miss hit a pair of free throws to head into the first break up 16-15.
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After the lead seesawed early in the second quarter, Ware and Barker combined on 10 points in a 13-4 spurt as Texas A&M claimed its biggest lead of the half, 30-22, at the 3:50 mark. The Rebels responded with a 7-0 run to cut the deficit to one point with 1:57 remaining in the half. Rogers broke her scoreless first half with a 3-pointer and two free throws in the waning moments as Texas A&M went into halftime with a 35-29 edge.
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Leading 40-34 with 6:51 left in the third quarter, Texas A&M had two sets of two made free throws by Rogers bookend a 14-0 run as the Maroon & White grabbed its first 20-point lead of the game at the 1:23 mark. The run included a pair of 3-pointers by Barker.
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Texas A&M inflated the cushion to 68-39 at the midway point of the fourth quarter, before the Rebels went on a cosmetic 14-4 surge to close out the contest.
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Up Next
The Aggies stay on the road for a game at Kentucky on Sunday, Feb. 11 at 3 p.m.
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POSTGAME NOTES
RECORDS & SERIES NOTES
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Aicha Coulibaly
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Texas A&M (16-6, 4-5 SEC) outscored Ole Miss (16-7, 6-4 SEC) 21-7 in the third quarter, including 16-2 in the final 6:22 of the period to stretch a six-point halftime lead out to a 56-36 margin at the last break.
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Janiah Barker and Lauren Ware each hit the 20-point mark for the second time on the season. Barker scored 21 points on 9-of-15 (60.0%) shooting from the field, including 3-5 from long range. She added five rebounds, three assists, one block and one steal. Ware registered her ninth double-double of the season with 20 points and 11 rebounds. She hit 9-of-13 (69.2%) from the field.
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Texas A&M pounded the boards with a 41-29 rebounding edge, including 21-11 in the second half. The Maroon & White were perfect from the charity stripe, hitting 12-of-12, including 6-of-6 by Endyia Rogers.
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Rogers tallied 12 points along with five assists, three rebounds and two steals.
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The Aggies stymied Rebels' top dog Marquesha Davis, who entered the game averaging 17.6 points in SEC games, was only able to muster four points on 1-of-6 shooting. Ole Miss, who entered the game shooting 44.6% from the field in home games, made just 20-of-55 (36.4%) against A&M's relentless defense.
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Barker paced the Aggies in the first quarter with seven points. After Texas A&M fell behind, 13-6, a 3-pointer by Barker sparked a 9-1 run. The burst culminated in a Ware layup, staking the Maroon & White to a 15-14 advantage with 35 seconds left in the quarter. Ole Miss hit a pair of free throws to head into the first break up 16-15.
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After the lead seesawed early in the second quarter, Ware and Barker combined on 10 points in a 13-4 spurt as Texas A&M claimed its biggest lead of the half, 30-22, at the 3:50 mark. The Rebels responded with a 7-0 run to cut the deficit to one point with 1:57 remaining in the half. Rogers broke her scoreless first half with a 3-pointer and two free throws in the waning moments as Texas A&M went into halftime with a 35-29 edge.
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Leading 40-34 with 6:51 left in the third quarter, Texas A&M had two sets of two made free throws by Rogers bookend a 14-0 run as the Maroon & White grabbed its first 20-point lead of the game at the 1:23 mark. The run included a pair of 3-pointers by Barker.
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Texas A&M inflated the cushion to 68-39 at the midway point of the fourth quarter, before the Rebels went on a cosmetic 14-4 surge to close out the contest.
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Up Next
The Aggies stay on the road for a game at Kentucky on Sunday, Feb. 11 at 3 p.m.
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POSTGAME NOTES
RECORDS & SERIES NOTES
- The Aggies improve to 11-6 all-time versus Ole Miss and 5-3 in Oxford.
- Snapped a four-game losing streak to the Rebels.
- A&M recorded its first win at Ole Miss since Feb. 21, 2021, when the Aggies won 66-55.
- Joni Taylor's career record improves to 165-101 all-time and to 25-26 in her two seasons with the Aggies.
- Texas A&M is now 15-0 this season and 22-1 during the Taylor era when leading at the half.
- The Aggies held Ole Miss to seven points in the third quarter, tied for the second lowest for the Rebels this year.
- The Maroon & White defense held Ole Miss to its lowest point total of the season. The Rebels' previous low was 55 on Jan. 4 versus Alabama.
- The Aggies matched the most conference wins in a season since the 2021-22 season.
- The Maroon & White is now 5-1 this season following a loss.
- A&M recorded multiple SEC road wins for the first time since the 2020-21 campaign.
- The Maroon & White registered their largest road win since Jan. 28, 2021, when they dominated Auburn, 84-69.
- Texas A&M began with a starting lineup of Endyia Rogers, Aicha Coulibaly, Janiah Barker, Sahara Jones and Lauren Ware (15-3).
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Aicha Coulibaly
- Swiped four steals, the second most this season. Was also the 11th game this year with three-or-more steals.
- Came up two points shy of a career-high and registered the second 20-point game of her season.
- Locked in a team-best ninth double-double with 11 rebounds on top of her 20-point performance.
- Posted nine made field goals, the most this season in league play for the sophomore. Her 21 points was season best.
- Averaging 21.5 points per game versus the Ole Miss Rebels, the highest average against any team for Barker.
- Most points scored since pouring in 22 against Ole Miss in the quarterfinals of the 2023 SEC Tournament.
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