NCAAB

Arkansas Razorbacks at Texas A&M Aggies

· NCAA Men's Basketball
15-10, 3-4 Away
Final
61 - 69
20-5, 12-1 Home

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

Aggies crowd fired up for this Zhuric Phelps alley-oop jam

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.

Takeaways 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.

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

Key stat The Aggies outscored Arkansas 34-22 in the paint.

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

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 61 - 69
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 61 - 69
2nd 0:13 Zhuric Phelps Defensive Rebound. 61 - 69
2nd 0:14 D.J. Wagner missed Free Throw. 61 - 69
2nd 0:15 Johnell Davis subbing in for Arkansas 59 - 69

Statistics

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20-48 FG 24-57
41.7 Field Goal % 42.1
7-21 3PT 6-20
33.3 Three Point % 30.0
14-19 FT 15-21
73.7 Free Throw % 71.4
32 Rebounds 35
8 Offensive Rebounds 12
24 Defensive Rebounds 23
14 Assists 14
7 Steals 11
8 Blocks 4
17 Turnovers 10
1 Team Turnovers 1
17 Total Turnovers 10
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
7 Points Off Turnovers 22
4 Fast Break Points 10
22 Points in Paint 34
17 Fouls 14
8 Largest Lead 11

Game Information

Reed Arena

Location: College Station, TX
Attendance: 10,752 | Capacity:

2024-25 Southeastern Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Auburn 15-3 - 32-5
Florida 14-4 1 34-4
Alabama 13-5 2 28-9
Tennessee 12-6 3 30-8
Texas A&M 11-7 4 23-11
Ole Miss 10-8 5 24-12
Kentucky 10-8 5 24-12
Missouri 10-8 5 22-12
Mississippi State 8-10 7 21-13
Arkansas 8-10 7 22-14
Georgia 8-10 7 20-13
Vanderbilt 8-10 7 20-13
Oklahoma 6-12 9 20-14
Texas 6-12 9 19-16
LSU 3-15 12 14-18
South Carolina 2-16 13 12-20
Full Standings