National Basketball Association
Texas A&M 86, Prairie View A&M 66
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, December 30, 2022
Where: Reed Arena, College Station, Texas
Officials:
# Tony Green, # Jason Baker, # Lucas Santos
Attendance:
7124
By Field Level Media
Tyrece Radford scored 20 points and Wade Taylor IV added 17 to help Texas A&M roll to an 86-66 victory over Prairie View A&M in nonconference play on Friday night at College Station, Texas.
Radford was 6-of-7 shooting and made all four of his 3-point attempts as Texas A&M (8-5) won its second straight game. Taylor made 5 of 7 shots and was 3 of 5 from behind the arc as the Aggies improved to 14-0 all-time against the Panthers.
Manny Obaseki added 13 points and Henry Coleman III tallied 12 on 5-of-7 shooting for Texas A&M.
Will Douglas scored 15 points for Prairie View A&M (4-9), which lost its seventh straight game.
Jeremiah Gambrell and Yahuza Rasas added 12 points apiece as the Panthers fell to 1-8 on the road.
The Aggies made 54 percent from the field, including 8 of 18 from 3-point range. Radford reached at least 20 points for the second straight game and third time this season.
Prairie View shot 41.7 percent and was 8 of 19 from behind the arc.
Texas A&M hit 24 of 28 free throws, while the Panthers were 8 of 10.
Radford scored 18 first-half points as the Aggies led 53-32 at the break.
Prairie View played well early and used a 13-4 run to hold a 14-10 lead with 13:23 left in the half.
A basket by Douglas gave the Panthers a 20-18 advantage with 10:51 remaining before the Aggies exploded with 16 straight points. Obaseki scored seven points during the span, including a 3-pointer to end it and make it 34-20 with 5:38 remaining.
The run reached 26-3 when Radford made two free throws to give Texas A&M a 44-23 lead with 2:33 left.
The onslaught continued in the second half as the Aggies opened with a 14-2 surge. Radford culminated it with a layup to increase the lead to 67-34 with 15:39 to play.
The Panthers outscored Texas A&M 32-19 the rest of the way to keep the margin from getting more out of hand.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Prairie View A&M |
|
Texas A&M |
Will Douglas 15 |
Scoring |
Tyrece Radford 20 |
Kyle Harding 4 |
Assists |
Henry Coleman III 3 |
Hegel Augustin 6 |
Rebounds |
Henry Coleman III 6 |
Jeremiah Gambrell Jr. 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Manny Obaseki 6 |
Hegel Augustin 3 |
Steals |
Andersson Garcia 2 |
Brian Myles 3 |
Blocks |
Hayden Hefner 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Prairie View A&M
|
66 |
41.7 |
8-19 |
8-10 |
15 |
25 |
4 |
9 |
16 |
Texas A&M
|
86 |
54.0 |
8-18 |
24-28 |
12 |
33 |
3 |
6 |
17 |