GAMEDAY Mens Basketball
Texas A&M 67, Arkansas 61
By MARK MCGEE
Associated Press
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Wade Taylor scored 18 points and No. 18 Texas A&M rallied from a 13-point deficit early in the second half to beat Arkansas 67-61 in the quarterfinals of the Southeastern Conference Tournament.
Texas A&M (24-8) advanced for the second straight year to the semifinals. The Aggies lost to Tennessee in the 2022 championship game.
Henry Coleman III had 16 points and 11 rebounds for Texas A&M. Dennis Dexter and Radford each added 11 points.
Arkansas (20-13) now must wait until's NCAA Tournament bracket announcement to learn its postseason fate.
Nick Smith led Arkansas with 16 points and Makhi Mitchell finished with 15.
Jordan Walsh made a 3-point shot at the buzzer to give the Razorbacks a 38-25 lead at halftime.
Texas A&M trailed 40-27 early in the second half before surging to take a 46-45 lead on Dexter's jump shot with 10:26 remaining.
BIG PICTURE
Texas A&M outrebounded Arkansas 43-26 and had a 36-28 scoring edge in the paint. ... Arkansas had nine steals in forcing Texas A&M into 15 turnovers. The Razorbacks used that to give them a 15-5 scoring difference in fast-break points. They also had a big advantage in blocked shots at 11-2.
March 10, 2023
| Arkansas | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| M. Mitchell | F | 30 | 6-6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
| M. Mitchell | F | 15 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| N. Smith Jr. | G | 39 | 6-20 | 2-4 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 16 |
| D. Davis | G | 37 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 1-5 | 2-6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| A. Black | G | 35 | 3-8 | 2-4 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| J. Walsh | 24 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 0-3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| R. Council IV | 19 | 1-7 | 3-4 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| Totals | 199 | 22-54 (.407) |
12-19 (.632) |
5-20 (.250) |
8-26 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 61 | |
| Texas A&M | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| H. Coleman III | F | 32 | 5-9 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 4-11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 16 |
| J. Marble | F | 20 | 1-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| D. Dennis | G | 36 | 5-10 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 1-5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| T. Radford | G | 35 | 3-8 | 5-6 | 0-1 | 4-8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| W. Taylor IV | G | 29 | 6-17 | 6-6 | 0-4 | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 18 |
| A. Gordon | 15 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| S. Washington | 15 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| A. Garcia | 12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
| M. Obaseki | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Hefner | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 200 | 24-57 (.421) |
18-24 (.750) |
1-10 (.100) |
17-43 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 67 | |
