Texas A&M (14-4, 3-2 SEC) earned a much-needed victory over one of the bottom feeders in the SEC, holding the LSU Tigers (12-5, 1-4 SEC) to a season-low 57 points in one of the Aggies best defensive performances on the year.
Forcing 18 turnovers on the night, the offense also showed improvement in the second half, led by the return of star point guard Wade Taylor IV (12 points), who slowed things down and allowed the rest of the team, especially fellow senior guard Zhuric Phelps, who led the Aggies with 13 points including several late buckets to put the game away.
With the victory, Texas A&M is above .500 in conference play and should only improve with Taylor’s return. But before the Aggies hit the road to face Ole Miss on Wednesday night, coach Buzz Williams received good news after early-season wins over Creighton and Wake Forest resulted in Quad 1 and Quad 2 boosts.
Creighton’s win over Connecticut rose the Bluejays’ NET ranking to No. 44, making Texas A&M’s win over the program a Quad 1 victory. In contrast, Wake Forest’s win over Virginia Tech moved the Deamon Deacons to No. 76, which now qualifies as a Quad 2 win for the Aggies.
As TexAgs’ Luke Evangelist points out, Texas A&M’s combined Quad 1 and Quad 2 record, 8-4, is tied for the fourth-best record nationally.
Texas A&M will face No. 21 Ole Miss on the road on Jan. 22 at 8:00 p.m. CST. The game can be watched on ESPN2.
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