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Taylor sets school scoring mark as No. 22 Texas A&M beats LSU 66-52

AP
Mar 08, 2025

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Wade Taylor IV scored 17 points to become Texas A&M's all-time scoring leader as the 22nd-ranked Aggies beat LSU 66-52 on Saturday in the SEC regular-season finale for both teams.

The Aggies (22-9, 11-7 Southeastern) were coming off Tuesday’s home upset of No. 1 Auburn.

Taylor has amassed 1,999 points in his four seasons with the Aggies, surpassing Bernard King, who scored 1,990 from 1999-2003.

Texas A&M, the nation’s leading offensive rebounding team, went to work in the second half when it converted 10 offensive rebounds into 10 points. The Aggies finished with 14 offensive rebounds and 17 second-chance points.

Jordan Sears led LSU (14-17, 3-15) with 21 points.

Texas A&M: Aggies senior guard Taylor, who missed three of their first four SEC games healing from a knee injury, is his team’s undisputed key to a deep postseason run. Taylor, who has averaged 15.4 points in eight career games vs. LSU, scored 11 (including going 3 of 3 on 3-pointers) of A&M’s first 15 points on Saturday in the opening 5:11.

LSU: Tigers’ fifth-year senior transfer guard Sears can blow very hot or extremely cold.

In a 15-3 A&M rally that broke a 34-34 tie and gave the Aggies a 49-37 lead in the first 10:30 of the second half, A&M grabbed seven offensive rebounds, leading to 11 second-chance points.

The Aggies outrebounded the Tigers 28-13 in the second half to finish with a 42-27 advantage.

LSU is set as the No. 15 seed in the SEC Tournament in Nashville. The Tigers will play in Wednesday’s first round, vs. No. 10 seed Mississippi State. Texas A&M is projected as the No. 5 seed and will open play in Thursday’s second round vs. either Vanderbilt, Texas or Oklahoma. The Aggies are a projected No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament as one of 12 SEC teams predicted to receive invites.

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1st Half
TXAM
Aggies
30
LSU
Tigers
32

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Aggies gains possession)
19:32	+3	Wade Taylor IV makes three point jump shot (Manny Obaseki assists)	3-0
19:10		Cam Carter misses three point jump shot
19:08		Aggies defensive rebound
18:56		Hayden Hefner misses three point jump shot
18:54		Cam Carter defensive rebound
18:35		Derek Fountain misses two point layup
18:33		Tigers offensive rebound
18:18	+2	Jordan Sears makes two point layup	3-2
18:02		Cam Carter personal foul
17:55	+2	Manny Obaseki makes two point layup (Andersson Garcia assists)	5-2
17:31		Cam Carter turnover (bad pass) (Wade Taylor IV steals)
17:25	+2	Wade Taylor IV makes two point layup	7-2
16:58		Manny Obaseki personal foul
16:49		Henry Coleman III shooting foul
16:49	+1	Derek Fountain makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-3
16:49	+1	Derek Fountain makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-4
16:33	+3	Wade Taylor IV makes three point jump shot	10-4
16:06		Jordan Sears misses three point jump shot
16:04		Zhuric Phelps defensive rebound
15:38	+2	Pharrel Payne makes two point layup	12-4
15:13	+3	Jordan Sears makes three point jump shot (Dji Bailey assists)	12-7
14:53		Zhuric Phelps misses two point jump shot
14:51		Wade Taylor IV offensive rebound
14:49	+3	Wade Taylor IV makes three point jump shot	15-7
14:10		Derek Fountain misses three point jump shot
14:09		Tigers turnover (shot clock violation)
14:09		TV timeout
13:52		Wade Taylor IV turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Sears steals)
13:33		Solomon Washington shooting foul
13:33	+1	Jordan Sears makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-8
13:33	+1	Jordan Sears makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-9
13:20		Daimion Collins personal foul
13:18		CJ Wilcher misses three point jump shot
13:16		Pharrel Payne offensive rebound
13:14		Daimion Collins blocks Pharrel Payne's two point layup
13:12		Jordan Sears defensive rebound
13:04		Daimion Collins turnover (traveling)
12:44	+2	Zhuric Phelps makes two point jump shot	17-9
12:39		CJ Wilcher blocks Mike Williams III's two point layup
12:20		Solomon Washington misses three point jump shot
12:18		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
12:18	+2	Andersson Garcia makes two point tip layup	19-9
11:59	+2	Robert Miller III makes two point jump shot	19-11
11:50		Zhuric Phelps turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Sears steals)
11:48		TV timeout
11:28		Pharrel Payne shooting foul
11:28		Derek Fountain misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:28	+1	Derek Fountain makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-12
11:11		Solomon Washington turnover (lost ball) (Mike Williams III steals)
10:48		Cam Carter misses two point layup
10:46		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
10:46		Robert Miller III personal foul
10:26		Andersson Garcia turnover (lost ball) (Mike Williams III steals)
10:19	+3	Cam Carter makes three point jump shot (Mike Williams III assists)	19-15
10:05		Zhuric Phelps misses two point jump shot
10:03		Curtis Givens III defensive rebound
9:57		Curtis Givens III turnover (bad pass) (CJ Wilcher steals)
9:49		CJ Wilcher turnover (bad pass) (Curtis Givens III steals)
9:44		Jace Carter personal foul
9:32		Henry Coleman III blocks Curtis Givens III's two point jump shot
9:30		Tigers offensive rebound
9:20		Mike Williams III misses three point jump shot
9:18		Henry Coleman III defensive rebound
9:17		Robert Miller III personal foul
9:17		Manny Obaseki personal foul
9:04		Mike Williams III personal foul
8:53		Manny Obaseki misses two point jump shot
8:51		Derek Fountain defensive rebound
8:30	+2	Mike Williams III makes two point jump shot (Derek Fountain assists)	19-17
8:30		Jace Carter shooting foul
8:30	+1	Mike Williams III makes regular free throw 1 of 1	19-18
8:18		Zhuric Phelps misses three point jump shot
8:16		Daimion Collins defensive rebound
7:52		Henry Coleman III shooting foul
7:52		TV timeout
7:52	+1	Jordan Sears makes regular free throw 1 of 3	19-19
7:52	+1	Jordan Sears makes regular free throw 2 of 3	19-20
7:52	+1	Jordan Sears makes regular free throw 3 of 3	19-21
7:33		Derek Fountain personal foul
7:26		Pharrel Payne turnover (bad pass)
6:58		Dji Bailey misses three point jump shot
6:56		Jordan Sears offensive rebound
6:55	+2	Jordan Sears makes two point tip layup	19-23
6:43		Derek Fountain blocks Wade Taylor IV's two point layup
6:41		Cam Carter defensive rebound
6:37	+3	Jordan Sears makes three point jump shot (Cam Carter assists)	19-26
6:36		Aggies 30 second timeout
6:21		Daimion Collins blocks Solomon Washington's two point dunk
6:19		Cam Carter defensive rebound
6:15		Cam Carter turnover (lost ball)
6:03		Derek Fountain shooting foul
6:03		Solomon Washington misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:03	+1	Solomon Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-26
5:38	+3	Daimion Collins makes three point jump shot (Jordan Sears assists)	20-29
5:24		Cam Carter personal foul
5:24		Solomon Washington misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:24		Daimion Collins defensive rebound
5:20		Cam Carter turnover (lost ball) (Andersson Garcia steals)
5:18	+2	Andersson Garcia makes two point layup	22-29
4:52		Cam Carter misses three point jump shot
4:50		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
4:43	+2	Hayden Hefner makes two point layup	24-29
4:11		Mike Williams III misses two point jump shot
4:09		Aggies defensive rebound
3:53		Hayden Hefner turnover (lost ball) (Curtis Givens III steals)
3:32		Solomon Washington shooting foul
3:32		TV timeout
3:32	+1	Jordan Sears makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-30
3:32		Jordan Sears misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:32		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
3:11		Daimion Collins shooting foul
3:11		Jace Carter misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:11		Jace Carter misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:11		Dji Bailey defensive rebound
2:59		Jordan Sears misses three point jump shot
2:57		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
2:46		Pharrel Payne misses two point layup
2:44		Mike Williams III defensive rebound
2:37		Mike Williams III turnover (bad pass) (Hayden Hefner steals)
2:32		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
2:30		Mike Williams III defensive rebound
1:58		Tigers turnover (shot clock violation)
1:41		Daimion Collins shooting foul
1:41	+1	Pharrel Payne makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-30
1:41	+1	Pharrel Payne makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-30
1:18		Dji Bailey misses two point layup
1:16		Pharrel Payne defensive rebound
1:11	+2	Wade Taylor IV makes two point layup	28-30
0:56	+2	Dji Bailey makes two point layup	28-32
0:44		Wade Taylor IV misses two point jump shot
0:42		Henry Coleman III offensive rebound
0:32		Robert Miller III personal foul
0:32	+1	Zhuric Phelps makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-32
0:32	+1	Zhuric Phelps makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-32
0:19		Tigers 30 second timeout
0:03		Derek Fountain misses two point layup
0:01		Henry Coleman III defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
TXAM
Aggies
36
LSU
Tigers
20

Time		Play	Score
19:51	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point jump shot	32-32
19:30		Dji Bailey misses two point layup
19:28		Derek Fountain offensive rebound
19:24		Derek Fountain turnover (lost ball)
19:03		Derek Fountain blocks Henry Coleman III's two point layup
19:01		Henry Coleman III offensive rebound
18:59		Henry Coleman III misses two point jump shot
18:57		Tigers defensive rebound
18:30		Mike Williams III misses three point jump shot
18:28		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
18:24		Mike Williams III blocks Wade Taylor IV's two point layup
18:22		Andersson Garcia personal foul
17:55	+2	Mike Williams III makes two point layup	32-34
17:41		Henry Coleman III misses two point jump shot
17:39		Henry Coleman III offensive rebound
17:36		Henry Coleman III misses two point layup
17:34		Jordan Sears defensive rebound
17:10		Dji Bailey misses two point layup
17:08		Tigers offensive rebound
16:58		Jordan Sears misses two point layup
16:56		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
16:36		Wade Taylor IV misses two point layup
16:34		Henry Coleman III offensive rebound
16:33	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point layup	34-34
16:32		TV timeout
16:07		Cam Carter misses two point layup
16:05		Zhuric Phelps defensive rebound
15:57		Mike Williams III personal foul
15:52		Mike Williams III blocks Wade Taylor IV's three point jump shot
15:50		Henry Coleman III offensive rebound
15:47	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point layup	36-34
15:19		Mike Williams III misses two point layup
15:17		Solomon Washington defensive rebound
15:10	+2	Zhuric Phelps makes two point layup	38-34
14:43		Cam Carter misses three point jump shot
14:41		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
14:22		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
14:20		Solomon Washington offensive rebound
14:19		Curtis Givens III shooting foul (Solomon Washington draws the foul)
14:19	+1	Solomon Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-34
14:19		Solomon Washington misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:19		Solomon Washington offensive rebound
14:15	+2	Solomon Washington makes two point layup	41-34
14:14		Tigers 30 second timeout
14:04		Cam Carter misses three point jump shot
13:55		Solomon Washington personal foul
13:46		Curtis Givens III misses two point jump shot
13:44		Henry Coleman III defensive rebound
13:26		Solomon Washington turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Sears steals)
13:23		Jordan Sears turnover (double dribble)
13:05		Robert Miller III blocks Solomon Washington's two point layup
13:03		Zhuric Phelps offensive rebound
12:53		Zhuric Phelps misses three point jump shot
12:51		Pharrel Payne offensive rebound
12:48		Derek Fountain shooting foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul)
12:48	+1	Pharrel Payne makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-34
12:48		Pharrel Payne misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:48		Curtis Givens III defensive rebound
12:38		Jordan Sears misses three point jump shot
12:36		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
12:19		Zhuric Phelps misses two point jump shot
12:17		Henry Coleman III offensive rebound
12:10		Zhuric Phelps turnover (lost ball) (Robert Miller III steals)
12:06		Henry Coleman III shooting foul (Curtis Givens III draws the foul)
12:06	+1	Curtis Givens III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-35
12:06	+1	Curtis Givens III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-36
11:48	+2	Pharrel Payne makes two point dunk (Andersson Garcia assists)	44-36
11:26		Cam Carter misses three point jump shot
11:24		Solomon Washington defensive rebound
11:11		Wade Taylor IV turnover (bad pass)
11:11		TV timeout
11:04		Cam Carter misses three point jump shot
11:02		Aggies defensive rebound
10:51		Robert Miller III personal foul
10:48		Pharrel Payne turnover (lost ball) (Curtis Givens III steals)
10:26		Solomon Washington personal foul (Cam Carter draws the foul)
10:26	+1	Cam Carter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-37
10:26		Cam Carter misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:26		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
10:08	+3	CJ Wilcher makes three point jump shot (Pharrel Payne assists)	47-37
9:57		Manny Obaseki shooting foul (Curtis Givens III draws the foul)
9:57		Curtis Givens III misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:57		Curtis Givens III misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:57		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
9:43		Pharrel Payne misses two point layup
9:41		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
9:34		Daimion Collins personal foul
9:26	+2	Manny Obaseki makes two point layup	49-37
8:55		Jordan Sears misses three point jump shot
8:53		Henry Coleman III defensive rebound
8:29		Dji Bailey personal foul
8:24		Jordan Sears personal foul
8:24	+1	Pharrel Payne makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-37
8:24	+1	Pharrel Payne makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-37
8:10		Cam Carter misses two point jump shot
8:08		Pharrel Payne defensive rebound
7:51	+2	CJ Wilcher makes two point layup (Manny Obaseki assists)	53-37
7:30		Dji Bailey misses three point jump shot
7:28		Cam Carter offensive rebound
7:25		Manny Obaseki personal foul
7:25		TV timeout
7:12	+3	Jordan Sears makes three point jump shot	53-40
6:51		Robert Miller III blocks Manny Obaseki's two point jump shot
6:49		Cam Carter defensive rebound
6:41		Mike Williams III misses three point jump shot
6:39		Pharrel Payne defensive rebound
6:22		Manny Obaseki misses two point jump shot
6:20		Robert Miller III defensive rebound
6:03	+3	Cam Carter makes three point jump shot (Dji Bailey assists)	53-43
5:47		Dji Bailey personal foul
5:47	+1	Andersson Garcia makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-43
5:47		Dji Bailey technical foul
5:47		Hayden Hefner technical foul
5:47		Hayden Hefner turnover (offensive foul)
5:47	+1	Andersson Garcia makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-43
5:22		Cam Carter misses three point jump shot
5:20		Dji Bailey offensive rebound
5:18		Wade Taylor IV personal foul
5:18	+1	Dji Bailey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-44
5:18	+1	Dji Bailey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-45
4:59		Mike Williams III shooting foul (Henry Coleman III draws the foul)
4:59	+1	Henry Coleman III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-45
4:59		Henry Coleman III misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:59		Mike Williams III defensive rebound
4:45		Jordan Sears misses two point jump shot
4:43		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
4:41		Robert Miller III personal foul
4:41	+1	Andersson Garcia makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-45
4:41	+1	Andersson Garcia makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-45
4:24	+3	Mike Williams III makes three point jump shot (Jordan Sears assists)	58-48
4:20		Tigers 30 second timeout
4:04		Daimion Collins shooting foul (Wade Taylor IV draws the foul)
4:04	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-48
4:04	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-48
3:44		Jordan Sears turnover (bad pass) (Solomon Washington steals)
3:23		Solomon Washington misses three point jump shot
3:21		Derek Fountain defensive rebound
3:14	+2	Jordan Sears makes two point layup	60-50
2:41		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
2:39		Mike Williams III defensive rebound
2:35		Mike Williams III turnover (bad pass) (Henry Coleman III steals)
2:15	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point layup (Zhuric Phelps assists)	62-50
1:56		Mike Williams III misses three point jump shot
1:54		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
1:51		Jordan Sears personal foul
1:51	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-50
1:51	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-50
1:42		Jordan Sears misses three point jump shot
1:40		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
1:11	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point jump shot	66-50
0:48		Mike Williams III misses two point jump shot
0:46		Solomon Washington defensive rebound
0:22		Zhuric Phelps misses three point jump shot
0:20		Dji Bailey defensive rebound
0:15	+2	Dji Bailey makes two point dunk	66-52
0:00		End of period

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Dji Bailey makes two point dunk