Wade Taylor IV scores 15 points and No. 22 Texas A&M beats Wake Forest 57-44
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) Wade Taylor IV scored 15 points and Pharrel Payne and Henry Coleman III each added 10 as No. 22 Texas A&M beat Wake Forest 57-44 on Tuesday night.
Hunter Sallis led Wake Forest with a game-high 19 points, and Davin Cosby added 11 points.
Texas A&M (7-2) shot 39% from the floor (19 of 49) and Wake Forest (7-3) shot 28% (17 of 60) from the floor.
The Aggies led 47-42 lead with 6:46 remaining when Taylor stole the ball and Coleman finished the possession with a dunk to give the Aggies to an insurmountable seven-point lead.
Wake Forest also led by seven points a little more than seven minutes into the game before falling behind by halftime. Texas A&M's Andersson Garcia grabbed a game-high 16 rebounds.
Texas A&M: The usually-hustling Aggies appeared a bit lethargic after playing three games in the previous week, including an 81-77 victory over Rutgers on Saturday, in the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas. Texas A&M, which won its third consecutive game, took comfort in playing its first home game in 13 days.
Wake Forest: The Demon Deacons were unable to carry over the momentum from a 57-51 victory over Minnesota on Friday in the third-place game of the ESPN Events Invitational in Kissimmee, Florida. Sallis got back on track, however, after finishing 1 of 11 from the floor against Minnesota.
Taylor banked a 3-pointer with 25 seconds remaining in the first half to lift the Aggies to a 29-26 lead at the break.
The Aggies made 14 of 17 of their free throws for 82%, 14% better than their average entering the game.
The Aggies face Texas Tech on Sunday in Fort Worth’s Dickies Arena in a neutral-site match between the old Southwest Conference and Big 12 foes. The Demon Deacons host Boston College on Saturday in their ACC opener.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | Efton Reid III vs. Henry Coleman III (Aggies gains possession) | Â |
| 19:33 | | +2 | Henry Coleman III makes two point hook shot (Wade Taylor IV assists) | 0-2 |
| 19:09 |  | Â | Hunter Sallis misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:07 | | Â | Zhuric Phelps defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:37 | | Â | Solomon Washington misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:35 | | Â | Demon Deacons defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:27 | | Â | Cameron Hildreth turnover (bad pass) (Wade Taylor IV steals) | Â |
| 18:19 | | Â | Jace Carter turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 18:07 | | +2 | Cameron Hildreth makes two point jump shot | 2-2 |
| 17:46 | | Â | Davin Cosby blocks Jace Carter's two point layup | Â |
| 17:44 | | Â | Hunter Sallis defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:33 | | Â | Cameron Hildreth misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:31 | | Â | Solomon Washington defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:23 | | Â | Solomon Washington turnover (bad pass) (Cameron Hildreth steals) | Â |
| 17:18 | | +2 | Cameron Hildreth makes two point layup | 4-2 |
| 17:00 | | +2 | Solomon Washington makes two point jump shot | 4-4 |
| 16:30 | | +3 | Davin Cosby makes three point jump shot (Cameron Hildreth assists) | 7-4 |
| 16:15 | | Â | Wade Taylor IV turnover (lost ball) (Hunter Sallis steals) | Â |
| 16:09 | | +2 | Hunter Sallis makes two point dunk | 9-4 |
| 15:56 | | Â | Cameron Hildreth personal foul (Wade Taylor IV draws the foul) | Â |
| 15:56 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:39 | | +3 | CJ Wilcher makes three point jump shot (Zhuric Phelps assists) | 9-7 |
| 15:21 | | Â | Davin Cosby turnover (bad pass) (Andersson Garcia steals) | Â |
| 15:09 | | Â | CJ Wilcher misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:07 | | Â | Davin Cosby defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:00 | | +3 | Hunter Sallis makes three point jump shot (Cameron Hildreth assists) | 12-7 |
| 14:41 | | Â | Zhuric Phelps turnover (lost ball) (Hunter Sallis steals) | Â |
| 14:24 | | Â | Hunter Sallis misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 14:22 | | Â | Zhuric Phelps defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:15 | | Â | Wade Taylor IV misses two point layup | Â |
| 14:13 | | Â | Davin Cosby defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:37 | | Â | Cameron Hildreth misses two point layup | Â |
| 13:35 | | Â | Andersson Garcia defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:32 | | Â | Parker Friedrichsen shooting foul (Andersson Garcia draws the foul) | Â |
| 13:32 | | +1 | Andersson Garcia makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-8 |
| 13:32 | | +1 | Andersson Garcia makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-9 |
| 13:04 | | +2 | Hunter Sallis makes two point jump shot | 14-9 |
| 12:51 | | Â | CJ Wilcher turnover (lost ball) (Tre'Von Spillers steals) | Â |
| 12:51 | | Â | Andersson Garcia blocks Cameron Hildreth's two point layup | Â |
| 12:49 | | Â | Demon Deacons offensive rebound | Â |
| 12:39 | | +2 | Tre'Von Spillers makes two point dunk (Cameron Hildreth assists) | 16-9 |
| 12:36 | | Â | Wade Taylor IV turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 12:36 | | +2 | Pharrel Payne makes two point layup (Manny Obaseki assists) | 16-11 |
| 12:16 | | Â | Ty-Laur Johnson misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 12:14 | | Â | Solomon Washington defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:56 | | +2 | Pharrel Payne makes two point layup (Manny Obaseki assists) | 16-11 |
| 11:29 | | Â | Tre'Von Spillers misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 11:27 | | Â | Manny Obaseki defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:23 | | Â | Manny Obaseki misses two point layup | Â |
| 11:21 | | Â | Hunter Sallis defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:11 | | Â | Ty-Laur Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Zhuric Phelps steals) | Â |
| 11:06 | | +2 | Zhuric Phelps makes two point dunk | 16-13 |
| 10:35 | | Â | Ty-Laur Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Zhuric Phelps steals) | Â |
| 10:32 | | +2 | Solomon Washington makes two point layup (Andersson Garcia assists) | 16-15 |
| 10:32 | | Â | Parker Friedrichsen shooting foul (Solomon Washington draws the foul) | Â |
| 10:32 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 10:32 | | +1 | Solomon Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 16-16 |
| 10:01 | | Â | Parker Friedrichsen misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:59 | | Â | Andersson Garcia defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:40 | | Â | Andersson Garcia turnover (bad pass) (Davin Cosby steals) | Â |
| 9:33 | | Â | Cameron Hildreth misses two point layup | Â |
| 9:31 | | Â | Andersson Garcia defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:15 | | +2 | Zhuric Phelps makes two point layup | 16-18 |
| 8:49 | | Â | Hunter Sallis misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 8:47 | | Â | Andersson Garcia defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:33 | | Â | Manny Obaseki turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 8:24 | | Â | Davin Cosby misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:22 | | Â | Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:09 | | Â | Manny Obaseki misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 8:08 | | Â | Aggies offensive rebound | Â |
| 7:57 | | +3 | Wade Taylor IV makes three point jump shot (Manny Obaseki assists) | 16-21 |
| 7:24 | | Â | Hunter Sallis turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 7:24 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:14 | | +2 | Hayden Hefner makes two point jump shot (Wade Taylor IV assists) | 16-23 |
| 6:48 | | Â | Hunter Sallis misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:46 | | Â | Efton Reid III offensive rebound | Â |
| 6:37 | | +3 | Davin Cosby makes three point jump shot (Efton Reid III assists) | 19-23 |
| 6:21 | | Â | Henry Coleman III misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 6:19 | | Â | Efton Reid III defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:02 | | Â | Tre'Von Spillers misses two point layup | Â |
| 6:00 | | Â | Andersson Garcia defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:45 | | +3 | Wade Taylor IV makes three point jump shot (Zhuric Phelps assists) | 19-26 |
| 5:12 | | Â | Davin Cosby misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:10 | | Â | Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:55 | | Â | Henry Coleman III turnover (lost ball) (Hunter Sallis steals) | Â |
| 4:49 | | Â | Hayden Hefner shooting foul (Hunter Sallis draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:49 | | +1 | Hunter Sallis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-26 |
| 4:49 | | +1 | Hunter Sallis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-26 |
| 4:37 | | Â | Solomon Washington turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 4:10 | | Â | Hunter Sallis misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:08 | | Â | Tre'Von Spillers offensive rebound | Â |
| 3:58 | | Â | Davin Cosby misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:56 | | Â | Efton Reid III offensive rebound | Â |
| 3:51 | | +3 | Hunter Sallis makes three point jump shot (Cameron Hildreth assists) | 24-26 |
| 3:33 | | Â | Jace Carter offensive foul (Hunter Sallis draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:33 | | Â | Jace Carter turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 3:33 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:14 | | Â | Cameron Hildreth misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 3:12 | | Â | Manny Obaseki defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:49 | | Â | Hunter Sallis personal foul (Zhuric Phelps draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:35 | | Â | Manny Obaseki misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:33 | | Â | Zhuric Phelps offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:32 | | Â | Cameron Hildreth personal foul | Â |
| 2:28 | | Â | Pharrel Payne turnover (bad pass) (Cameron Hildreth steals) | Â |
| 2:15 | | Â | Tre'Von Spillers misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 2:13 | | Â | Tre'Von Spillers offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:05 | | Â | Hunter Sallis misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:03 | | Â | Tre'Von Spillers offensive rebound | Â |
| 1:54 | | +2 | Tre'Von Spillers makes two point layup (Cameron Hildreth assists) | 26-26 |
| 1:36 | | Â | Pharrel Payne turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 1:09 | | Â | Cameron Hildreth misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:07 | | Â | Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:59 | | Â | Wade Taylor IV turnover (bad pass) (Davin Cosby steals) | Â |
| 0:44 | | Â | Cameron Hildreth misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 0:42 | | Â | Andersson Garcia defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:36 | | Â | Aggies 30 second timeout | Â |
| 0:25 | | +3 | Wade Taylor IV makes three point jump shot (Zhuric Phelps assists) | 26-29 |
| 0:12 | | Â | Wade Taylor IV personal foul (Davin Cosby draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:04 | | Â | Hunter Sallis misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:02 | | Â | Efton Reid III offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | Tre'Von Spillers misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | Zhuric Phelps defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |