Davis, Williams help Memphis hold on, beat Texas A&M 83-79
Wade Taylor IV gets the basket plus the foul
Wade Taylor IV gets the basket plus the foul.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- — Kendric Davis had 23 points — including a career-high 14 made free throws — and nine assists, DeAndre Williams scored all his 15 points in the second half and Memphis beat Texas A&M 83-79 Saturday night.
Davis shot just 4 of 13 from the field but missed just 2 of 16 from the free-throw line and added three steals. Johnathan Lawson made 3 of 3 from behind the arc and finished with 10 points for Memphis (9-3).
The Tigers rebounded from a 91-88 loss at No. 4 Alabama on Tuesday to win for the seventh time in eight games.
Julius Marble scored inside to cap an 8-1 spurt that gave Texas A&M a one-point lead — its first since midway through the first half — with 3:20 to play but the Aggies committed turnovers on their next two possessions and Williams scored six consecutive points to give Memphis a 74-69 lead with 2 minutes remaining.
Davis made 7-of-8 free throws thereon to seal it for the Tigers.
Wade Taylor IV hit four 3-pointers and tied his career high with 25 points for Texas A&M (6-4). Marble added 16 points on 6-of-6 shooting, Manny Obaseki scored 14, and Henry Coleman III 12.
The Aggies made just 9 of 27 (33%) from the field in the first half but shot 81% from the free-throw line, where the outscored Memphis 13-7 before the break.
Taylor made a layup followed by a 3-pointer and added another 3 in a 12-3 run — during which Memphis went 4-plus minutes without a made field goal — that pulled the Aggies within three when Obaseki threw down a dunk to make it 53-50 with 13 minutes to play.
Tyrece Radford scored eight points — on just 1-of-13 shooting — but grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds. The graduate transfer from Virginia Tech is the only active Division-I player that is 6-2 or shorter with at least 1,000 career points (1,093) and 600 (608) career rebounds.
Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu was fouled as he threw down a dunk and made the and-1 free throw that made it 18-all and sparked 20-6 spurt that gave Memphis a 13-point lead with 5 minutes left in the first half. The Tigers made three 3-pointers — two by Johnathan Lawson and another by Davis — over a 72-second span in the middle of the spurt and Alex Lomax hit a jumper to make it 37-24.
Memphis holds a 5-4 advantage in the all-time series between the schools with all but one of the contests happening before 1970.
Texas A&M set single-game season highs for free throws made (27) and free-throw percentage (81.8) on 33 attempts.
UP NEXT
Texas A&M kicks off a three-game home stand Tuesday when Wofford visits College Station.
Memphis plays the second of consecutive home games Wednesday against Alabama State.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Byron Jarrett
- K.B. Burdett
- Pat Adams
2023-24 Southeastern Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Tennessee | 14-4 | - | 27-9 |
Auburn | 13-5 | 1 | 27-8 |
South Carolina | 13-5 | 1 | 26-8 |
Kentucky | 13-5 | 1 | 23-10 |
Alabama | 13-5 | 1 | 25-12 |
Florida | 11-7 | 3 | 24-12 |
Texas A&M | 9-9 | 5 | 21-15 |
LSU | 9-9 | 5 | 17-16 |
Mississippi State | 8-10 | 6 | 21-14 |
Ole Miss | 7-11 | 7 | 20-12 |
Georgia | 6-12 | 8 | 20-17 |
Arkansas | 6-12 | 8 | 16-17 |
Vanderbilt | 4-14 | 10 | 9-23 |
Missouri | 0-18 | 14 | 8-24 |
2023-24 American Athletic Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
South Florida | 16-2 | - | 25-8 |
Florida Atlantic | 14-4 | 2 | 25-9 |
Charlotte | 13-5 | 3 | 19-12 |
UAB | 12-6 | 4 | 23-12 |
Memphis | 11-7 | 5 | 22-10 |
SMU | 11-7 | 5 | 20-13 |
North Texas | 10-8 | 6 | 19-15 |
Tulsa | 7-11 | 9 | 16-15 |
East Carolina | 7-11 | 9 | 15-18 |
Tulane | 5-13 | 11 | 14-17 |
Temple | 5-13 | 11 | 16-20 |
Wichita State | 5-13 | 11 | 15-19 |
UTSA | 5-13 | 11 | 11-21 |
Rice | 5-13 | 11 | 11-21 |