Wade Taylor IV scored 17 factors and No. 22 Texas A&M dominated the second half in a 66-52 victory over LSU within the Southeastern Convention regular-season finale Saturday in Baton Rouge, La.
Henry Coleman III had 11 factors and 10 rebounds and Andersson Garcia added eight factors and 10 rebounds for the Aggies (22-9, 11-7 SEC), who began the second half with a 23-5 run on their approach to their second consecutive victory after a four-game shedding streak.
Jordan Sears scored 21, however simply 5 after halftime, to guide the Tigers (14-17, 3-15), who performed with out main rebounder Corey Chest (foot) and third-leading scorer Vyctorius Miller (ankle) and misplaced their fifth straight recreation.
Texas A&M, which defeated visiting LSU 68-57 on Jan. 18, dominated inside, ending with a 42-27 rebounding edge and outscoring LSU in second-chance factors (17-9) and factors within the paint (34-12).
Coleman scored the Aggies’ first six factors of the second half, beginning a 12-2 run that turned a two-point halftime deficit right into a 42-34 lead.
Texas A&M expanded the result in 16 as LSU went practically 11 minutes with out making a area purpose.
Sears made a 3-pointer to finish the drought and Cam Carter, the staff’s main scorer who shot simply 2-of-12 from the ground whereas scoring seven factors, adopted with one other 3-pointer to get the Tigers inside 10. They received inside 10 three extra occasions, however did not get any nearer.
Taylor made three 3-pointers and totaled 11 factors to assist the Aggies race to a 19-9 lead. 4 Tigers mixed for 9 factors and Sears adopted with eight straight as LSU used a 17-0 run to take a 26-19 lead.
Solomon Washington made a free throw to finish Texas A&M’s scoring drought of greater than six minutes, however Daimion Collins answered with a 3-pointer.
Garcia made a layup for the Aggies’ first area purpose in seven minutes they usually received inside 32-30 at halftime after the Tigers made only one area purpose within the ultimate 5:38.
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