Saturday, December 18
Corvallis, OR
5:00 PM
Oregon State
1-10
73
vs
83
Texas A&M
8-2
1
2
F
Texas A&M
36
47
83
Oregon State
29
44
73
Photo by: Scobel Wiggins/Oregon State Athletics
Beavers Fall To Texas A&M
December 18, 2021 | Men's Basketball
and CORVALLIS, Ore. – Freshman Wade Taylor IV scored a season-high 19 points off the bench and Texas A&M defeated Oregon State 83-73 on Saturday night at Gill Coliseum.
Oregon State had 21 assists on 26 made baskets but committed 20 turnovers, 11 of which were steals by Texas A&M.
Jarod Lucas scored 13 of Oregon State's final 22 points, twice converting three free throws after being fouled on a 3-point try. Lucas led Oregon State (1-10) with a season-high 25 points. He made five 3-pointers and was 8 for 8 from the line.
Ahmad Rand added 11 points, five rebounds and five blocked shots. Xzavier Malone-Key finished with nine points, four rebounds and three assists.
Taylor made 7 of 9 from the field, including 5 of 6 from 3-point distance.
Quenton Jackson, another reserve, added 16 points for the Aggies (8-2). Henry Coleman III had 16 points and Andre Gordon 11.
Texas A&M pushed its seven-point halftime lead to 15 points early in the second half. The lead was 55-44 at the under-12 timeout but the Beavers had turnovers on their next four possessions and the Aggies' lead ballooned to 68-45 by the under-8 timeout.
Texas A&M took a 3-2 lead in the series between the two. It was the first time the two teams played in Corvallis.
Oregon State will next face Nicholls State at 8 p.m. on Tuesday at Gill Coliseum in a game televised on Pac-12 Network.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
Oregon State had 21 assists on 26 made baskets but committed 20 turnovers, 11 of which were steals by Texas A&M.
Jarod Lucas scored 13 of Oregon State's final 22 points, twice converting three free throws after being fouled on a 3-point try. Lucas led Oregon State (1-10) with a season-high 25 points. He made five 3-pointers and was 8 for 8 from the line.
Ahmad Rand added 11 points, five rebounds and five blocked shots. Xzavier Malone-Key finished with nine points, four rebounds and three assists.
Taylor made 7 of 9 from the field, including 5 of 6 from 3-point distance.
Quenton Jackson, another reserve, added 16 points for the Aggies (8-2). Henry Coleman III had 16 points and Andre Gordon 11.
Texas A&M pushed its seven-point halftime lead to 15 points early in the second half. The lead was 55-44 at the under-12 timeout but the Beavers had turnovers on their next four possessions and the Aggies' lead ballooned to 68-45 by the under-8 timeout.
Texas A&M took a 3-2 lead in the series between the two. It was the first time the two teams played in Corvallis.
Oregon State will next face Nicholls State at 8 p.m. on Tuesday at Gill Coliseum in a game televised on Pac-12 Network.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
Team Stats
TA&M
OSU
FG%
.484
.520
3FG%
.417
.409
FT%
.733
.857
RB
33
26
TO
11
20
STL
11
4
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
25
FGM
6
3FGM
5
FTM
8
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
8
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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