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No. 23 Texas A&M overcomes 16-point deficit with big 2nd half in 71-54 win over Southern

AP
Nov 20, 2024

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) Wade Taylor IV scored 17 points and Zhuric Phelps added 16 as No. 23 Texas A&M erased a 16-point deficit Wednesday night in a 71-54 victory over Southern.

The slow-starting Aggies (4-1) shot 23% from the field in the first half (8 for 35) and fell behind 39-25 at the break. Texas A&M used a 19-0 run midway through the second to repel Southern's upset bid, outscoring the Jaguars 46-15 in the final 20 minutes.

Jordan Johnson had 19 points for Southern (1-4). He helped the Jaguars build their big early lead by hitting a trio of 3-pointers in the first half.

Texas A&M: Coming off a 14-point home victory over then-No. 21 Ohio State last Friday night, the Aggies learned a valuable lesson about letdowns.

Southern: The Jaguars would love to bottle their first 20 minutes against Texas A&M to use throughout their Southwestern Athletic Conference schedule.

After trailing by 16 late in the first half, Texas A&M was clinging to a 45-44 lead midway through the second when forward Solomon Washington chased down Johnson on a wide-open fast break and swatted away what otherwise would have been a sure layup. Southern failed to score over the next four minutes as the Aggies built a comfortable lead.

Texas A&M grabbed 29 offensive rebounds to 10 for the undersized Jaguars as the Aggies finally took control thanks to their aggressiveness following missed shots.

Southern hosts Champion Christian College on Monday. Texas A&M plays Oregon on Tuesday in the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas.

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1st Half
SOU
Jaguars
39
TXAM
Aggies
25

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Brentay Noel vs. Pharrel Payne (Jordan Johnson gains possession)
19:42		Brentay Noel turnover (Andersson Garcia steals)
19:34		Brentay Noel blocks Pharrel Payne's two point jump shot
19:32		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
19:28		Zhuric Phelps misses three point jump shot
19:26		Pharrel Payne offensive rebound
19:21		Pharrel Payne misses two point jump shot
19:19		Brentay Noel defensive rebound
19:07		Brentay Noel misses two point jump shot
19:05		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
18:42		DaMariee Jones personal foul
18:39	+2	Andersson Garcia makes two point layup (Wade Taylor IV assists)	0-2
18:23	+2	Michael Jacobs makes two point layup (Tidjiane Dioumassi assists)	2-2
17:53		Jordan Johnson blocks Solomon Washington's two point layup
17:51		Aggies offensive rebound
17:46		Aggies turnover (shot clock violation)
17:20		Michael Jacobs misses two point jump shot
17:18		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
17:00		Solomon Washington misses three point jump shot
16:58		Aggies offensive rebound
16:44		Tidjiane Dioumassi blocks Zhuric Phelps's two point layup
16:42		Aggies offensive rebound
16:36	+3	Wade Taylor IV makes three point jump shot (Andersson Garcia assists)	2-5
16:21		Wade Taylor IV personal foul
16:09		Tidjiane Dioumassi misses two point jump shot
16:07		Solomon Washington defensive rebound
15:46		Dionjahe Thomas blocks Zhuric Phelps's two point jump shot
15:44		Pharrel Payne offensive rebound
15:42		Pharrel Payne misses two point layup
15:42		Derrick Tezeno defensive rebound
15:42		Pharrel Payne personal foul
15:41		TV timeout
15:31		Jordan Johnson misses three point jump shot
15:29		Derrick Tezeno offensive rebound
15:22	+2	Derrick Tezeno makes two point layup	4-5
15:15	+3	Wade Taylor IV makes three point jump shot	4-8
14:56	+3	Jordan Johnson makes three point jump shot (Derrick Tezeno assists)	7-8
14:41		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
14:39		Dionjahe Thomas defensive rebound
14:22		Jordan Johnson misses three point jump shot
14:20		Dionjahe Thomas offensive rebound
14:12	+2	Dionjahe Thomas makes two point layup	9-8
14:01		Manny Obaseki misses two point jump shot
13:59		Jace Carter offensive rebound
13:52		Wade Taylor IV turnover (Jordan Johnson steals)
13:46	+2	Derrick Tezeno makes two point layup (Jordan Johnson assists)	11-8
13:30	+2	Manny Obaseki makes two point jump shot	11-10
13:06	+3	Jordan Johnson makes three point jump shot	14-10
12:50		Manny Obaseki turnover (Tidjiane Dioumassi steals)
12:44		Manny Obaseki shooting foul (Tidjiane Dioumassi draws the foul)
12:44	+1	Tidjiane Dioumassi makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-10
12:44	+1	Tidjiane Dioumassi makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-10
12:20		Dionjahe Thomas shooting foul (Jace Carter draws the foul)
12:20		Jace Carter misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:20	+1	Jace Carter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-11
11:51	+3	Cam Amboree makes three point jump shot	19-11
11:31		Dionjahe Thomas shooting foul (Jace Carter draws the foul)
11:31		TV timeout
11:31		Jace Carter misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:31		Jace Carter misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:31		AJ Barnes defensive rebound
11:09		Cam Amboree misses three point jump shot
11:07		Joe Manning offensive rebound
11:01	+2	Joe Manning makes two point layup	21-11
10:44		Jace Carter misses three point jump shot
10:44		Solomon Washington offensive rebound
10:44		Derrick Tezeno personal foul
10:36		Cam Amboree personal foul
10:27		Derrick Tezeno blocks Wade Taylor IV's two point layup
10:25		Cam Amboree defensive rebound
9:58		Cam Amboree misses three point jump shot
9:56		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
9:47		Wade Taylor IV turnover (Joe Manning steals)
9:40		Cam Amboree turnover (Henry Coleman III steals)
9:26		Solomon Washington misses three point jump shot
9:24		Henry Coleman III offensive rebound
9:18		Tidjiane Dioumassi personal foul
9:18		Hayden Hefner misses three point jump shot
9:16		Henry Coleman III offensive rebound
9:10		Hayden Hefner misses two point layup
9:08		Aggies offensive rebound
9:06		Henry Coleman III misses two point layup
9:04		Aggies offensive rebound
9:01	+3	CJ Wilcher makes three point jump shot (Wade Taylor IV assists)	21-14
8:53		Solomon Washington personal foul
8:34		Andre Nunley misses two point jump shot
8:32		Jaguars offensive rebound
8:30		Michael Jacobs turnover (Henry Coleman III steals)
8:25	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point dunk	21-16
8:11	+2	Derrick Tezeno makes two point layup (Jordan Johnson assists)	23-16
7:48		AJ Barnes personal foul
7:48		TV timeout
7:48	+1	Hayden Hefner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-17
7:38		Hayden Hefner misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:38		Tidjiane Dioumassi defensive rebound
7:36		Andersson Garcia blocks Michael Jacobs's two point layup
7:34		Jaguars offensive rebound
7:33		Brentay Noel turnover
7:18		Hayden Hefner misses two point jump shot
7:16		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
7:04		CJ Wilcher misses three point jump shot
7:02		Derrick Tezeno defensive rebound
7:02		Hayden Hefner personal foul
6:52		Derrick Tezeno misses two point layup
6:50		Henry Coleman III defensive rebound
6:34		Henry Coleman III turnover (Tidjiane Dioumassi steals)
6:13		Jordan Johnson misses three point jump shot
6:11		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
5:59		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
5:57		Jordan Johnson defensive rebound
5:46	+2	Tidjiane Dioumassi makes two point layup	25-17
5:46		CJ Wilcher shooting foul (Tidjiane Dioumassi draws the foul)
5:46		Tidjiane Dioumassi misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:45		Manny Obaseki defensive rebound
5:39		Zhuric Phelps misses two point layup
5:37		Pharrel Payne offensive rebound
5:31		Puoch Dobuol blocks Zhuric Phelps's two point layup
5:29		Pharrel Payne offensive rebound
5:29		Tidjiane Dioumassi personal foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul)
5:29		Pharrel Payne misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:29		Zhuric Phelps offensive rebound
5:25		Manny Obaseki misses three point jump shot
5:23		Puoch Dobuol defensive rebound
5:17		Manny Obaseki blocks Puoch Dobuol's two point layup
5:15		Puoch Dobuol offensive rebound
5:03		Puoch Dobuol misses three point jump shot
5:01		Zhuric Phelps defensive rebound
4:49		Zhuric Phelps turnover (out of bounds)
4:40	+2	Jordan Johnson makes two point jump shot	27-17
4:40		Zhuric Phelps shooting foul (Jordan Johnson draws the foul)
4:40	+1	Jordan Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	28-17
4:28		Zhuric Phelps misses three point jump shot
4:26		AJ Barnes defensive rebound
4:17		Michael Jacobs misses two point layup
4:15		Pharrel Payne defensive rebound
4:15		DaMariee Jones personal foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul)
4:15		Pharrel Payne misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:15		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
4:02		Wade Taylor IV offensive foul
4:02		Wade Taylor IV turnover (offensive foul)
3:42	+3	Jordan Johnson makes three point jump shot (Michael Jacobs assists)	31-17
3:19		Aggies 30 second timeout
3:19		TV timeout
3:06	+2	Zhuric Phelps makes two point jump shot (Manny Obaseki assists)	31-19
2:37	+2	Derrick Tezeno makes two point jump shot (Tidjiane Dioumassi assists)	33-19
2:25		Jace Carter misses three point jump shot
2:23		Solomon Washington offensive rebound
2:22		Michael Jacobs personal foul (Solomon Washington draws the foul)
2:22	+1	Solomon Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-20
2:22	+1	Solomon Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-21
2:13		Jaguars 30 second timeout
2:07	+2	Tidjiane Dioumassi makes two point layup (Michael Jacobs assists)	35-21
1:48		Solomon Washington misses two point layup
1:46		Derrick Tezeno defensive rebound
1:32	+2	AJ Barnes makes two point layup (Michael Jacobs assists)	37-21
1:06		CJ Wilcher misses three point jump shot
1:04		Zhuric Phelps offensive rebound
1:00		Zhuric Phelps misses two point layup
0:58		Henry Coleman III offensive rebound
0:58		Derrick Tezeno personal foul (Henry Coleman III draws the foul)
0:58	+1	Henry Coleman III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-22
0:58	+1	Henry Coleman III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-23
0:37		Jordan Johnson misses three point jump shot
0:35		Henry Coleman III defensive rebound
0:20	+2	Jace Carter makes two point layup (CJ Wilcher assists)	37-25
0:01	+2	Michael Jacobs makes two point jump shot	39-25
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
SOU
Jaguars
15
TXAM
Aggies
46

Time		Play	Score
19:49		Zhuric Phelps misses three point jump shot
19:47		Jaguars defensive rebound
19:40		Michael Jacobs turnover (bad pass) (Zhuric Phelps steals)
19:38		Michael Jacobs personal foul
19:28	+2	Wade Taylor IV makes two point jump shot	39-27
19:10		Tidjiane Dioumassi misses two point layup
19:08		Zhuric Phelps defensive rebound
19:07		Dionjahe Thomas personal foul
18:49		Andersson Garcia turnover (lost ball) (Tidjiane Dioumassi steals)
18:22		Michael Jacobs turnover (lost ball) (Henry Coleman III steals)
18:18		Zhuric Phelps turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Johnson steals)
18:15		Jordan Johnson misses three point jump shot
18:13		Henry Coleman III defensive rebound
18:05		Michael Jacobs personal foul
17:57		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
17:55		Dionjahe Thomas defensive rebound
17:39		Dionjahe Thomas misses two point jump shot
17:37		Tidjiane Dioumassi offensive rebound
17:35		Cam Amboree misses three point jump shot
17:33		Jordan Johnson offensive rebound
17:25		Cam Amboree offensive foul
17:25		Cam Amboree turnover (offensive foul)
17:10	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point dunk (Zhuric Phelps assists)	39-29
16:54		Henry Coleman III personal foul
16:51	+3	Jordan Johnson makes three point jump shot (Tidjiane Dioumassi assists)	42-29
16:42	+2	Zhuric Phelps makes two point layup	42-31
16:11		Derrick Tezeno misses two point jump shot
16:09		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
16:02		Zhuric Phelps misses two point layup
16:00		Zhuric Phelps offensive rebound
15:55	+2	Zhuric Phelps makes two point layup	42-33
15:36		Derrick Tezeno turnover (lost ball) (Wade Taylor IV steals)
15:31		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
15:30		Solomon Washington offensive rebound
15:29		Dionjahe Thomas shooting foul
15:29		TV timeout
15:29		Solomon Washington misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:29	+1	Solomon Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-34
15:18	+2	AJ Barnes makes two point jump shot	44-34
15:08		AJ Barnes personal foul
15:06		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
15:04		Solomon Washington offensive rebound
14:59		Zhuric Phelps misses three point jump shot
14:57		DaMariee Jones defensive rebound
14:25		Jordan Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Jace Carter steals)
14:17	+3	Wade Taylor IV makes three point jump shot (Solomon Washington assists)	44-37
14:02		Jaguars 30 second timeout
14:02		TV timeout
13:42		Wade Taylor IV personal foul
13:40		Jordan Johnson misses three point jump shot
13:38		Solomon Washington defensive rebound
13:29		Andre Nunley personal foul
13:29		Zhuric Phelps misses regular free throw 1 of 1
13:29		Jordan Johnson defensive rebound
13:18		Jace Carter blocks Tidjiane Dioumassi's two point layup
13:16		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
13:11		Jordan Johnson shooting foul
13:11	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-38
13:11		Wade Taylor IV misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:11		Derrick Tezeno defensive rebound
12:45		Michael Jacobs misses three point jump shot
12:43		Jace Carter defensive rebound
12:36	+3	Wade Taylor IV makes three point jump shot	44-41
12:14		Jordan Johnson misses three point jump shot
12:12		Jace Carter defensive rebound
12:04	+2	Zhuric Phelps makes two point layup (Wade Taylor IV assists)	44-43
11:49		TV timeout
11:32		Andre Nunley misses three point jump shot
11:30		Jace Carter defensive rebound
11:13	+2	Jace Carter makes two point layup	44-45
10:54		AJ Barnes misses two point jump shot
10:52		Solomon Washington defensive rebound
10:32		Manny Obaseki turnover (bad pass) (AJ Barnes steals)
10:27		Solomon Washington blocks Jordan Johnson's two point layup
10:25		Jace Carter defensive rebound
10:10		Jace Carter misses three point jump shot
10:08		Andre Nunley defensive rebound
9:46		Jordan Johnson misses three point jump shot
9:44		Andre Nunley offensive rebound
9:30		Jordan Johnson misses three point jump shot
9:28		Solomon Washington defensive rebound
9:17	+2	Manny Obaseki makes two point layup	44-47
9:17		AJ Barnes shooting foul
9:17	+1	Manny Obaseki makes regular free throw 1 of 1	44-48
9:00		Dionjahe Thomas turnover (lost ball) (Henry Coleman III steals)
8:44		Manny Obaseki misses two point layup
8:42		Jayce Depron defensive rebound
8:36		Zhuric Phelps personal foul
8:35		Joe Manning turnover (bad pass) (Zhuric Phelps steals)
8:31		Joe Manning personal foul
8:31	+1	Zhuric Phelps makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-49
8:31	+1	Zhuric Phelps makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-50
8:11		Tidjiane Dioumassi turnover (lost ball) (Zhuric Phelps steals)
8:05		Manny Obaseki misses three point jump shot
8:03		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
7:58		Aggies 30 second timeout
7:58		TV timeout
7:56		Brentay Noel personal foul
7:56		Henry Coleman III misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:56	+1	Henry Coleman III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-51
7:38		Jayce Depron misses three point jump shot
7:36		Jace Carter defensive rebound
7:26	+2	Manny Obaseki makes two point layup	44-53
7:04		Brentay Noel turnover (lost ball) (Jace Carter steals)
6:38		Manny Obaseki misses three point jump shot
6:36		Jayce Depron defensive rebound
6:31		Zhuric Phelps personal foul
6:11	+3	Jayce Depron makes three point jump shot (Puoch Dobuol assists)	47-53
5:47		Puoch Dobuol blocks Manny Obaseki's two point layup
5:45		Puoch Dobuol defensive rebound
5:40		Jayce Depron misses three point jump shot
5:38		Jace Carter defensive rebound
5:23		Aggies 30 second timeout
5:11		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
5:09		Jace Carter offensive rebound
5:03		Manny Obaseki misses two point layup
5:01		Puoch Dobuol defensive rebound
4:44	+2	Jayce Depron makes two point jump shot	49-53
4:28	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point layup (Wade Taylor IV assists)	49-55
4:05		Jordan Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Jace Carter steals)
4:00	+2	Manny Obaseki makes two point dunk (Wade Taylor IV assists)	49-57
3:48		Tidjiane Dioumassi turnover (lost ball) (Jace Carter steals)
3:45		Tidjiane Dioumassi personal foul
3:45		TV timeout
3:45		Jace Carter misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:45		Jace Carter misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:45		Solomon Washington offensive rebound
3:37	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point layup (Wade Taylor IV assists)	49-59
3:25		Henry Coleman III personal foul
3:21		Jayce Depron misses three point jump shot
3:19		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
3:02		Henry Coleman III misses two point layup
3:00		Solomon Washington offensive rebound
2:59	+2	Solomon Washington makes two point layup	49-61
2:43		Wade Taylor IV shooting foul
2:43		Jordan Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 3
2:43	+1	Jordan Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 3	50-61
2:43	+1	Jordan Johnson makes regular free throw 3 of 3	51-61
2:25		Michael Jacobs blocks Wade Taylor IV's two point layup
2:23		Aggies offensive rebound
2:15		Henry Coleman III misses two point layup
2:13		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
2:11	+2	Andersson Garcia makes two point layup	51-63
1:55		Derrick Tezeno misses three point jump shot
1:53		Jaguars offensive rebound
1:50		Jordan Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Zhuric Phelps steals)
1:46	+2	Zhuric Phelps makes two point dunk	51-65
1:30		Solomon Washington personal foul
1:30	+1	Derrick Tezeno makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-65
1:30		Derrick Tezeno misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:30		Solomon Washington defensive rebound
1:27		Solomon Washington turnover (bad pass) (Derrick Tezeno steals)
1:26		Derrick Tezeno turnover (lost ball)
1:20		Derrick Tezeno personal foul
1:20	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-66
1:20	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-67
1:12		Jayce Depron turnover (lost ball)
0:50	+2	Zhuric Phelps makes two point layup	52-69
0:46	+2	Jordan Johnson makes two point layup (Michael Jacobs assists)	54-69
0:44		Jaguars 30 second timeout
0:20	+2	Zhuric Phelps makes two point layup	54-71
0:12		Zhuric Phelps shooting foul
0:12		Michael Jacobs misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:12		Michael Jacobs misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:12		Jace Carter defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Jace Carter defensive rebound