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Davis has 26 points, Martin adds 25, No. 19 Florida Atlantic beats No. 12 Texas A&M 96-89

AP
Nov 24, 2023

KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) Johnell Davis scored 26 points, Alijah Martin added 25 and No. 19 Florida Atlantic beat No. 12 Texas A&M 96-89 in a semifinal at the ESPN Events Invitational on Friday.

Davis and Martin combined for 11 3-pointers as the Owls (4-1) went 16 of 30 (53.3%) from behind the arc.

“I thought our guys simply played off of each other and made the right plays,” FAU coach Dusty May said.

Wade Taylor IV had 35 points for the Aggies (5-1).

Texas A&M played the second half without Henry Coleman III, who turned his ankle with three minutes left before halftime. The forward led the Aggies with 24 points in a 89-77 win over Butler on Thursday.

Tyrece Radford, who entered the game averaging 15.2 points, played just 18 minutes because of illness and had two points.

“I thought our group did incredibly well without Henry and without Boots (Radford),” Texas A&M coach Buzz Williams said.

After trailing by 18 points, the Aggies got within 89-84 on Taylor’s 3-point play with 1:36 to go, but they could get no closer.

Jalen Gaffney hit a pair of long-range shots to key FAU's 16-3 run to start the second half and take a 62-47 lead.

“Awful start,” Williams said. “Bad closeouts. Bad rotations.”

Coleman had a pair of layups to spur a first half-ending 16-6 run that got Texas A&M within 46-44.

Vladislav Goldin, a 7-foot-1 center who scored 19 points in Thursday's 91-86 win over Butler, didn't take his first shot until 13 minutes into the game when he converted after a rebound. It was part of a 15-0 run that included three 3s by Martin to put FAU ahead 40-28.

Goldin made a pair of key free throws in the final minute of the game and finished with 10 points.

BIG PICTURE

FAU: Last season's surprise Final Four team looks liked it found its groove again after a stunning 60-51 home loss to Bryant last Saturday. “We showed up the next day with our hardhats on,” Martin said. “We knew right after the game like, we were not going to let it define us this one loss to Bryant.” A win in Sunday’s title game could help Owls resume their climb in the rankings.

Texas A&M: Losing to FAU will drop the Aggies in the rankings, but they would show with a victory in Sunday's third-place game that they are still a Top 25 team.

TAYLOR-MADE

Taylor has scored double-digit points in 18 consecutive games. Along with Radford, the pair have combined for five 20-point games and 10 double-figure efforts in the team’s first six games.

UP NEXT

FAU: Seeks the tournament title against Virginia Tech on Sunday.

Texas A&M: Faces Iowa State on Sunday in the third-place game.

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1st Half
TXAM
Aggies
44
FAU
Owls
46

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Wildens Leveque vs. Vladislav Goldin (Owls gains possession)
19:45		Johnell Davis turnover (bad pass) (Tyrece Radford steals)
19:22		Wade Taylor IV misses two point jump shot
19:20		Johnell Davis defensive rebound
19:12		Jalen Gaffney misses three point jump shot
19:10		Brandon Weatherspoon offensive rebound
19:08	+2	Brandon Weatherspoon makes two point jump shot	0-2
18:41	+2	Hayden Hefner makes two point jump shot	2-2
18:17	+2	Brandon Weatherspoon makes two point layup (Vladislav Goldin assists)	2-4
17:50		Hayden Hefner misses three point jump shot
17:48		Jalen Gaffney defensive rebound
17:39		Tyrece Radford personal foul
17:34		Wade Taylor IV personal foul
17:30	+2	Alijah Martin makes two point layup	2-6
17:20	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point layup (Wade Taylor IV assists)	4-6
17:09		Henry Coleman III personal foul
16:56	+2	Alijah Martin makes two point layup (Johnell Davis assists)	4-8
16:42	+2	Tyrece Radford makes two point jump shot	6-8
16:07		Jalen Gaffney misses two point layup
16:05		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
15:58		Vladislav Goldin personal foul
15:58		TV timeout
15:42	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point layup (Wade Taylor IV assists)	8-8
15:24	+3	Johnell Davis makes three point jump shot (Jalen Gaffney assists)	8-11
15:07	+3	Hayden Hefner makes three point jump shot (Tyrece Radford assists)	11-11
14:50	+2	Bryan Greenlee makes two point layup	11-13
14:37	+3	Hayden Hefner makes three point jump shot (Henry Coleman III assists)	14-13
14:25		Bryan Greenlee misses three point jump shot
14:23		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
14:12		Hayden Hefner misses three point jump shot
14:10		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
14:02	+2	Wade Taylor IV makes two point jump shot	16-13
13:38	+3	Johnell Davis makes three point jump shot (Jalen Gaffney assists)	16-16
13:23		Tyrece Radford turnover (lost ball)
13:11		Jump ball. Bryan Greenlee vs. Andersson Garcia (Aggies gains possession)
13:11		Bryan Greenlee turnover (lost ball) (Andersson Garcia steals)
13:00		Eli Lawrence misses two point jump shot
12:58		Owls defensive rebound
12:43		Solomon Washington personal foul
12:18		Bryan Greenlee misses two point jump shot
12:16		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
12:07		Tyrece Radford misses two point jump shot
12:05		Tyrece Radford offensive rebound
11:59		Brandon Weatherspoon personal foul
11:59		TV timeout
11:51		Eli Lawrence misses three point jump shot
11:49		Solomon Washington offensive rebound
11:48	+2	Solomon Washington makes two point layup	18-16
11:19	+2	Johnell Davis makes two point layup	18-18
10:56	+2	Eli Lawrence makes two point layup (Solomon Washington assists)	20-18
10:34	+3	Johnell Davis makes three point jump shot (Bryan Greenlee assists)	20-21
10:20	+3	Wade Taylor IV makes three point jump shot	23-21
10:04		Johnell Davis misses three point jump shot
10:02		Aggies defensive rebound
9:49		Jalen Gaffney personal foul
9:33		Wade Taylor IV misses two point jump shot
9:31		Alijah Martin defensive rebound
9:22		Manny Obaseki shooting foul (Jalen Gaffney draws the foul)
9:22	+1	Jalen Gaffney makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-22
9:22	+1	Jalen Gaffney makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-23
9:10	+2	Manny Obaseki makes two point layup	25-23
9:07		Solomon Washington technical foul
9:07	+1	Jalen Gaffney makes technical free throw 1 of 2	25-24
9:07	+1	Jalen Gaffney makes technical free throw 2 of 2	25-25
8:49		Brandon Weatherspoon misses two point jump shot
8:47		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
8:42	+3	Hayden Hefner makes three point jump shot (Wade Taylor IV assists)	28-25
8:24		Alijah Martin misses three point jump shot
8:22		Brandon Weatherspoon offensive rebound
8:17	+3	Alijah Martin makes three point jump shot (Jalen Gaffney assists)	28-28
7:53		Brenen Lorient personal foul
7:53		TV timeout
7:49		Wade Taylor IV turnover (lost ball) (Brandon Weatherspoon steals)
7:32	+2	Johnell Davis makes two point jump shot (Alijah Martin assists)	28-30
7:18		Vladislav Goldin blocks Manny Obaseki's two point layup
7:16		Manny Obaseki offensive rebound
7:11		Manny Obaseki misses two point layup
7:11		Alijah Martin defensive rebound
6:58		Alijah Martin misses three point jump shot
6:56		Vladislav Goldin offensive rebound
6:52	+2	Vladislav Goldin makes two point layup	28-32
6:39		Hayden Hefner turnover (out of bounds)
6:29		Aggies 30 second timeout
6:25	+3	Alijah Martin makes three point jump shot (Johnell Davis assists)	28-35
6:04		Hayden Hefner turnover (lost ball) (Bryan Greenlee steals)
5:58	+2	Johnell Davis makes two point layup (Bryan Greenlee assists)	28-37
5:46		Wade Taylor IV turnover (bad pass)
5:38	+3	Alijah Martin makes three point jump shot (Johnell Davis assists)	28-40
5:26	+3	Wade Taylor IV makes three point jump shot	31-40
4:51	+3	Alijah Martin makes three point jump shot (Bryan Greenlee assists)	31-43
4:32		Henry Coleman III misses two point layup
4:30		Tyrece Radford offensive rebound
4:26		Solomon Washington misses three point jump shot
4:24		Tre Carroll defensive rebound
4:12		Alijah Martin misses three point jump shot
4:10		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
4:05		Wade Taylor IV misses two point layup
4:03		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
4:03		Bryan Greenlee personal foul (Andersson Garcia draws the foul)
3:51	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point layup	33-43
3:19		Tre Carroll turnover (lost ball) (Henry Coleman III steals)
3:04	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point layup	35-43
3:03		TV timeout
2:42		Wildens Leveque blocks Alijah Martin's two point dunk
2:40		Wildens Leveque defensive rebound
2:34		Wade Taylor IV misses two point jump shot
2:32		Jace Carter offensive rebound
2:12		Vladislav Goldin shooting foul (Jace Carter draws the foul)
2:12	+1	Jace Carter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-43
2:12		Jace Carter misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:12		Jalen Gaffney defensive rebound
1:55		Jace Carter shooting foul (Tre Carroll draws the foul)
1:55		Tre Carroll misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:55	+1	Tre Carroll makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-44
1:37		Wade Taylor IV misses two point jump shot
1:35		Solomon Washington offensive rebound
1:30	+3	Wade Taylor IV makes three point jump shot	39-44
1:28		Wade Taylor IV technical foul
1:28	+1	Jalen Gaffney makes technical free throw 1 of 2	39-45
1:28	+1	Jalen Gaffney makes technical free throw 2 of 2	39-46
0:58		Tre Carroll misses two point jump shot
0:56		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
0:49	+3	Wade Taylor IV makes three point jump shot	42-46
0:38		Tyrece Radford personal foul (Tre Carroll draws the foul)
0:38		Tre Carroll misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:38		Solomon Washington defensive rebound
0:14		Wade Taylor IV misses two point jump shot
0:12		Aggies offensive rebound
0:11		Isaiah Gaines personal foul (Solomon Washington draws the foul)
0:11	+1	Solomon Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-46
0:11	+1	Solomon Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-46
0:01		Alijah Martin misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
TXAM
Aggies
45
FAU
Owls
50

Time		Play	Score
19:48		Johnell Davis misses three point jump shot
19:46		Jalen Gaffney offensive rebound
19:43		Alijah Martin misses three point jump shot
19:43		Wildens Leveque personal foul
19:36	+3	Jalen Gaffney makes three point jump shot	44-49
19:15		Hayden Hefner misses three point jump shot
19:13		Solomon Washington offensive rebound
19:09		Solomon Washington misses two point layup
19:07		Alijah Martin defensive rebound
18:55	+3	Jalen Gaffney makes three point jump shot	44-52
18:41		Johnell Davis personal foul (Wade Taylor IV draws the foul)
18:41		Wade Taylor IV misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:41	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-52
18:22		Andersson Garcia personal foul
18:20		Jace Carter personal foul
18:20	+1	Vladislav Goldin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-53
18:20	+1	Vladislav Goldin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-54
18:00		Andersson Garcia turnover (Alijah Martin steals)
17:44	+3	Johnell Davis makes three point jump shot (Brandon Weatherspoon assists)	45-57
17:26	+2	Wade Taylor IV makes two point layup	47-57
17:07	+3	Johnell Davis makes three point jump shot (Vladislav Goldin assists)	47-60
16:55		Aggies 30 second timeout
16:55		TV timeout
16:45		Andersson Garcia offensive foul
16:45		Andersson Garcia turnover (offensive foul)
16:29		Solomon Washington blocks Johnell Davis's two point layup
16:27		Alijah Martin offensive rebound
16:20	+2	Alijah Martin makes two point jump shot	47-62
16:20		Andersson Garcia personal foul
16:17		Johnell Davis misses three point jump shot
16:15		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
16:03		Hayden Hefner misses three point jump shot
16:01		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
15:50		Wade Taylor IV misses two point jump shot
15:48		Jalen Gaffney defensive rebound
15:34		Vladislav Goldin misses two point layup
15:34		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
15:34		Vladislav Goldin personal foul
15:34		TV timeout
15:23	+2	Wade Taylor IV makes two point layup	49-62
15:23		Brenen Lorient personal foul
15:23	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 1 of 1	50-62
14:54		Owls 30 second timeout
14:52		Jalen Gaffney turnover (bad pass) (Manny Obaseki steals)
14:36		Manny Obaseki turnover
14:11		Brenen Lorient turnover (Andersson Garcia steals)
14:03		Wade Taylor IV turnover
13:34		Alijah Martin offensive foul
13:34		Alijah Martin turnover (offensive foul)
13:25		Johnell Davis personal foul
13:10		Bryce Lindsay turnover
12:51	+3	Johnell Davis makes three point jump shot (Bryan Greenlee assists)	50-65
12:29		Eli Lawrence misses three point jump shot
12:27		Alijah Martin defensive rebound
12:21	+3	Brandon Weatherspoon makes three point jump shot (Bryan Greenlee assists)	50-68
12:07		Johnell Davis personal foul
12:07		Bryce Lindsay misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:07		Bryce Lindsay misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:07		Alijah Martin defensive rebound
11:47		Bryan Greenlee turnover (Jace Carter steals)
11:45		Tre Carroll personal foul
11:45		TV timeout
11:45	+1	Jace Carter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-68
11:45	+1	Jace Carter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-68
11:30		Alijah Martin misses three point jump shot
11:28		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
11:19	+2	Manny Obaseki makes two point jump shot	54-68
10:45		Owls turnover
10:39	+2	Wade Taylor IV makes two point layup	56-68
10:21		Brandon Weatherspoon misses three point jump shot
10:19		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
10:12		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
10:10		Jace Carter offensive rebound
9:59		Wade Taylor IV misses two point layup
9:59		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
9:59		Tre Carroll personal foul
9:59	+1	Andersson Garcia makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-68
9:59	+1	Andersson Garcia makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-68
9:33	+3	Alijah Martin makes three point jump shot (Jalen Gaffney assists)	58-71
9:18	+2	Jace Carter makes two point jump shot (Wade Taylor IV assists)	60-71
9:15		Brandon Weatherspoon personal foul
9:15	+1	Solomon Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-71
9:15	+1	Solomon Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-71
8:59	+2	Vladislav Goldin makes two point dunk (Jalen Gaffney assists)	62-73
8:50		Wade Taylor IV misses two point jump shot
8:48		Vladislav Goldin defensive rebound
8:38		Alijah Martin misses two point jump shot
8:35		Vladislav Goldin offensive rebound
8:35		Andersson Garcia personal foul
8:15		Jalen Gaffney misses two point layup
8:13		Solomon Washington defensive rebound
8:01		Wade Taylor IV misses two point layup
7:59		Wildens Leveque offensive rebound
7:56	+2	Wildens Leveque makes two point dunk	64-73
7:53		Manny Obaseki personal foul
7:53		TV timeout
7:53	+1	Alijah Martin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-74
7:53	+1	Alijah Martin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-75
7:36	+2	Manny Obaseki makes two point layup	66-75
7:19		Alijah Martin misses three point jump shot
7:17		Jace Carter defensive rebound
6:58		Wildens Leveque misses two point layup
6:56		Solomon Washington offensive rebound
6:41	+2	Wade Taylor IV makes two point jump shot	68-75
6:41		Vladislav Goldin personal foul
6:41	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 1 of 1	69-75
6:15		Alijah Martin misses two point jump shot
6:13		Manny Obaseki defensive rebound
6:04	+2	Wade Taylor IV makes two point layup	71-75
5:35	+3	Bryan Greenlee makes three point jump shot (Brandon Weatherspoon assists)	71-78
5:23		Tre Carroll personal foul
5:23	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-78
5:23	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-78
4:56		Andersson Garcia blocks Johnell Davis's two point layup
4:54		Hayden Hefner defensive rebound
4:48		Manny Obaseki turnover (Johnell Davis steals)
4:43	+2	Alijah Martin makes two point layup	73-80
4:18		Manny Obaseki misses two point layup
4:16		Jace Carter offensive rebound
4:16		Jace Carter turnover (traveling)
3:52	+3	Bryan Greenlee makes three point jump shot	73-83
3:44	+3	Wade Taylor IV makes three point jump shot	76-83
3:40		Aggies 30 second timeout
3:40		TV timeout
3:28		Bryan Greenlee misses three point jump shot
3:26		Johnell Davis offensive rebound
3:08	+2	Vladislav Goldin makes two point layup	76-85
2:50	+2	Manny Obaseki makes two point layup	78-85
2:50		Johnell Davis shooting foul (Manny Obaseki draws the foul)
2:50		Manny Obaseki misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:50		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
2:46		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
2:44		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
2:40		Manny Obaseki misses two point layup
2:38		Manny Obaseki offensive rebound
2:32		Vladislav Goldin blocks Manny Obaseki's two point layup
2:30		Alijah Martin defensive rebound
2:25		Manny Obaseki shooting foul (Johnell Davis draws the foul)
2:25	+1	Johnell Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	78-86
2:25	+1	Johnell Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-87
2:09	+3	Manny Obaseki makes three point jump shot (Wade Taylor IV assists)	81-87
1:43	+2	Bryan Greenlee makes two point jump shot	81-89
1:36	+2	Wade Taylor IV makes two point layup	83-89
1:36		Alijah Martin shooting foul (Wade Taylor IV draws the foul)
1:36	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 1 of 1	84-89
1:07		Johnell Davis misses two point layup
1:05		Manny Obaseki defensive rebound
1:03		Aggies 60 second timeout
0:52		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
0:49		Vladislav Goldin defensive rebound
0:49		Andersson Garcia personal foul
0:49	+1	Vladislav Goldin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	84-90
0:49	+1	Vladislav Goldin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	84-91
0:42		Manny Obaseki misses three point jump shot
0:40		Jace Carter offensive rebound
0:37		Wade Taylor IV misses two point layup
0:35		Solomon Washington offensive rebound
0:31		Solomon Washington misses two point layup
0:29		Brandon Weatherspoon defensive rebound
0:29		Jace Carter personal foul
0:29	+1	Brandon Weatherspoon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	84-92
0:29		Brandon Weatherspoon misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:29		Solomon Washington defensive rebound
0:25		Vladislav Goldin blocks Hayden Hefner's three point jump shot
0:23		Aggies offensive rebound
0:21	+3	Hayden Hefner makes three point jump shot	87-92
0:19		Owls 30 second timeout
0:18		Jace Carter personal foul
0:18	+1	Brandon Weatherspoon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	87-93
0:18	+1	Brandon Weatherspoon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	87-94
0:12	+2	Manny Obaseki makes two point layup	89-94
0:09		Hayden Hefner personal foul
0:09	+1	Bryan Greenlee makes regular free throw 1 of 2	89-95
0:09	+1	Bryan Greenlee makes regular free throw 2 of 2	89-96
0:06		Solomon Washington misses two point jump shot
0:04		Brandon Weatherspoon defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Brandon Weatherspoon defensive rebound