In a recreation the place three Texas A&M gamers scored not less than 20 factors, the Aggies routed Nebraska to maneuver on to the Spherical of 32 within the NCAA Event.
Wade Taylor IV, Tyrece Radford and Manny Obaseki all scored not less than 20 factors, with Taylor scoring 25 factors to guide the Aggies to a 98-83 victory over the Cornhuskers.
A&M shot 54.2 % from three and 75 % from the foul line, scoring their second-highest level whole of the season once they wanted to most. Nebraska’s offense was additionally good, capturing 22-24 from the free throw line, however a 7-22 mark from past the arc doomed the Cornhuskers in a recreation the place the Aggies lit up the three-point line.
Texas A&M additionally out-rebounded Nebraska by 12, successful the battle on the glass 40-28. The Aggies additionally doubled Nebraska in offensive rebounds, 14-7.
Guard Brice Williams led the Cornhuskers with 24 factors on 7-of-15 capturing, with ahead Keisei Tominaga including 21 factors of his personal. Finally, it wasn’t sufficient to drive Nebraska for victory, however each gamers simply went over their season averages in factors in Nebraska’s largest recreation of the 12 months.
Texas A&M gave the impression to be useless within the water after enduring a five-game shedding streak that included losses to convention cellar dwellers in Arkansas and Vanderbilt. After the fifth lack of that streak, a 70-68 determination in opposition to South Carolina, the Aggies received 5 video games in a row, together with two within the SEC Event, earlier than falling to Florida within the SEC Event semifinals.
Regardless of the loss to Florida, the Aggies bounced again and performed their finest basketball of the 12 months on Friday, organising a date with the winner of the Houston-Longwood matchup.
