National Basketball Association
Texas A&M 69, Missouri 60
When: 6:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 18, 2023
Where: Mizzou Arena, Columbia, Missouri
Officials:
# Tony Greene, # Rob Rorke, # Owen Shortt
Attendance:
15061
By Field Level Media
Wade Taylor IV scored 21 points and dished six assists as visiting Texas A&M defeated Missouri 69-60 Saturday in Columbia, Mo., to continue its roll in the Southeastern Conference.
Dexter Dennis scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Aggies (20-7, 12-2 SEC), who won their fifth consecutive game to stay within one game of league-leading Alabama.
Tyrece Radford added 12 points for Texas A&M and Julius Marble had seven points and eight rebounds.
Kobe Brown scored 24 points and D'Moi Hodge added 12 for the Tigers (19-8, 7-7), who have suffered back-to-back losses for just the second time this season.
Texas A&M outrebounded Missouri 41-23 while dominating the lane at both ends of the court. The Aggies also outscored the Tigers 17-11 at the free-throw line.
The Aggies jumped to a quick 5-0 lead, but they couldn't pull away early despite Missouri's cold shooting. The Tigers missed their first five shots from 3-point range and 9 of 10 shots overall.
Missouri forced seven early turnovers and pulled ahead 11-9 on a Hodge's 3-point shot. Texas A&M responded with a 7-0 run, capped by Dennis' 3-point jumper, to take a 16-11 lead.
The Tigers pulled within one, 20-19, on another Hodge 3-pointer.
But the Aggies got their offense rolling with Taylor hitting a 3-pointer and four three throws to get them into a higher gear. They closed the first half with a 19-6 run -- capped by Taylor's deep 3-pointer as the clock wound down -- to move out to a 39-25 lead.
After Missouri cut its deficit to 45-35 on Mohamed Diarra's three-point play off of an offensive rebound, Texas A&M scored the next eight points to reaffirm its upper hand.
Missouri mustered an 8-0 run, capped by Hodge's 3-pointer, to cut its deficit to 56-48. But the Tigers could get no closer as the Aggies closed out the game with authority.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Texas A&M |
|
Missouri |
|
Wade Taylor IV 21 |
Scoring |
Kobe Brown 24 |
|
Wade Taylor IV 6 |
Assists |
Noah Carter 3 |
|
Dexter Dennis 10 |
Rebounds |
Mohamed Diarra 7 |
|
Wade Taylor IV 10 |
Free Throws Made |
Kobe Brown 3 |
|
Wade Taylor IV 2 |
Steals |
D'Moi Hodge 6 |
|
Dexter Dennis 1 |
Blocks |
Mohamed Diarra 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Texas A&M
|
69 |
44.0 |
8-21 |
17-19 |
12 |
38 |
1 |
3 |
21 |
| Missouri
|
60 |
39.2 |
9-26 |
11-16 |
11 |
22 |
3 |
14 |
12 |
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