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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Texas A&M 66, Louisiana State 52
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 8, 2025
Where: Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Officials: # Olandis Poole, # Garrick Shannon, # Courtney Green
Attendance: 6766

Wade Taylor IV scored 17 points and No. 22 Texas A&M dominated the second half in a 66-52 victory over LSU in the Southeastern Conference regular-season finale Saturday in Baton Rouge, La.

Henry Coleman III had 11 points and 10 rebounds and Andersson Garcia added eight points and 10 rebounds for the Aggies (22-9, 11-7 SEC), who started the second half with a 23-5 run on their way to their second consecutive victory after a four-game losing streak.

Jordan Sears scored 21, but just five after halftime, to lead the Tigers (14-17, 3-15), who played without leading rebounder Corey Chest (foot) and third-leading scorer Vyctorius Miller (ankle) and lost their fifth straight game.

Texas A&M, which defeated visiting LSU 68-57 on Jan. 18, dominated inside, finishing with a 42-27 rebounding edge and outscoring LSU in second-chance points (17-9) and points in the paint (34-12).

Coleman scored the Aggies' first six points of the second half, starting a 12-2 run that turned a two-point halftime deficit into a 42-34 lead.

Texas A&M expanded the lead to 16 as LSU went nearly 11 minutes without making a field goal.

Sears made a 3-pointer to end the drought and Cam Carter, the team's leading scorer who shot just 2-of-12 from the floor while scoring seven points, followed with another 3-pointer to get the Tigers within 10. They got within 10 three more times, but didn't get any closer.

Taylor made three 3-pointers and totaled 11 points to help the Aggies race to a 19-9 lead. Four Tigers combined for nine points and Sears followed with eight straight as LSU used a 17-0 run to take a 26-19 lead.

Solomon Washington made a free throw to end Texas A&M's scoring drought of more than six minutes, but Daimion Collins answered with a 3-pointer.

Garcia made a layup for the Aggies' first field goal in seven minutes and they got within 32-30 at halftime after the Tigers made just one field goal in the final 5:38.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Texas A&M   Louisiana State
Wade Taylor IV 17 Scoring Jordan Sears 21
Andersson Garcia 2 Assists Dji Bailey 2
Henry Coleman III 10 Rebounds Cam Carter 5
Pharrel Payne 5 Free Throws Made Jordan Sears 6
Henry Coleman III 1 Steals Curtis Givens III 3
Henry Coleman III 1 Blocks Daimion Collins 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Texas A&M 66 42.3 4-15 18-25 6 39 2 6 12
Louisiana State 52 30.0 7-26 15-20 7 23 8 9 12