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Taylor, Washington help No. 12 Texas A&M rally from 21-point deficit to beat Iowa State 73-69

AP
Nov 26, 2023

KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) Solomon Washington had 18 points, Wade Taylor IV scored 12 of his 14 points in the second half and No. 12 Texas A&M rallied from a 21-point deficit to beat Iowa State 73-69 in the third-place game at the ESPN Events Invitational on Sunday night.

Taylor, who averaged 29 points in the first two games of the tourney, hit a jumper from the foul line to make it 66-60 with 1:18 to play.

“I just admire our guys so much,” Texas A&M coach Buzz Williams said. “I knew we were bad in the first half in many respects. I did not completely realize we were down 21.”

Texas A&M forward Henry Coleman III, who left Friday’s loss to No. 19 Florida Atlantic late in the first half with an ankle injury, didn’t play. Guard Tyrece Radford, limited to 18 minutes against the Owls due to breathing issues, also sat out.

Iowa State (5-2) got 15 points from Milan Momcilovic. Keshon Gilbert scored 14 points and Tamin Lipsey had 10 points, 14 rebounds and four assists.

“I don't have a great answer for it,” Iowa State coach T.J. Otzelberger said of the Cyclones' for 9-for-33 shooting in the second half. “We were really confident making those shots in the first half. We've got to stay the course and continue it in the second half.”

After trailing by 21 points late in the first half, Wildens Leveque's layup tied it before Andersson Garcia's basket gave Texas A&M (6-1) its first lead, at 45-43 with 12 1/2 minutes left.

Hayden Hefner hit a 3-pointer to complete an 16-0 run as Texas A&M pulled within 35-30 early in the second half.

“I thought we were true to our identity,” Williams said. “I thought we played incredibly hard. I thought we were unselfish. I thought we were connected. I thought we played with phenomenal fight.”

Curtis Jones' long-range jumper and layup put Iowa State up 35-14 with 5 1/2 minutes remaining in the first half. He finished with 12 points.

Washington made a pair of 3s to help the Aggies get within 35-25 at the half. He left the game with 8 minutes left in the opening session after landing hard on the floor, but returned three minutes later.

BIG PICTURE

Iowa State: Lipsey is the lone returning fulltime starter on a squad that includes six true freshmen.

Texas A&M: Will drop in the polls after going 2-1 at the invitational, but should remain in the Top 25.

NEGATIVE NUMBERS

Iowa State: Went 2 of 19 from 3-point range in the second half after making 7 of 15 in the first.

Texas A&M: Was 15 of 25 from the foul line and had 13 turnovers, including eight by Taylor. The Aggies averaged 8.5 turnovers entering the game.

UP NEXT

Iowa State: Plays Friday night at DePaul as part of the Big East/Big 12 Battle.

Texas A&M: Takes part in the ACC/SEC Challenge at Virginia on Wednesday night.

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1st Half
TXAM
Aggies
25
IAST
Cyclones
35

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Cyclones gains possession)
19:49	+2	Robert Jones makes two point layup (Tamin Lipsey assists)	0-2
19:36		Solomon Washington misses three point jump shot
19:34		Tamin Lipsey defensive rebound
19:18		Milan Momcilovic misses three point jump shot
19:16		Tamin Lipsey offensive rebound
19:01		Tre King turnover
18:32	+2	Jace Carter makes two point layup (Solomon Washington assists)	2-2
18:22		Tamin Lipsey misses two point layup
18:07		Hayden Hefner misses three point jump shot
18:06		Tamin Lipsey defensive rebound
18:06		Wildens Leveque personal foul
17:52	+3	Milan Momcilovic makes three point jump shot (Keshon Gilbert assists)	2-5
17:41		Solomon Washington turnover
17:18	+3	Keshon Gilbert makes three point jump shot (Tamin Lipsey assists)	2-8
17:07		Wade Taylor IV misses two point jump shot
17:05		Jace Carter offensive rebound
16:50		Wade Taylor IV turnover
16:28		Milan Momcilovic misses three point jump shot
16:26		Hayden Hefner defensive rebound
16:02		Jace Carter misses three point jump shot
16:00		Aggies offensive rebound
15:58		TV timeout
15:52		Hayden Hefner misses three point jump shot
15:50		Tamin Lipsey defensive rebound
15:34	+2	Tamin Lipsey makes two point jump shot	2-10
15:20		Wade Taylor IV turnover
15:09		Tre King misses two point layup
15:07		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
14:57	+2	Hayden Hefner makes two point jump shot	4-10
14:40	+2	Keshon Gilbert makes two point layup	4-12
14:40		Hayden Hefner shooting foul
14:40	+1	Keshon Gilbert makes regular free throw 1 of 1	4-13
14:25		Jackson Paveletzke personal foul
14:09		Hayden Hefner misses two point layup
14:07		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
14:05	+2	Andersson Garcia makes two point layup	6-13
13:45		Curtis Jones misses three point jump shot
13:43		Cyclones offensive rebound
13:38	+3	Jackson Paveletzke makes three point jump shot (Curtis Jones assists)	6-16
13:16		Wade Taylor IV turnover (Keshon Gilbert steals)
13:16		Wade Taylor IV personal foul
13:02		Jackson Paveletzke turnover (Wade Taylor IV steals)
12:56		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
12:54		Jackson Paveletzke defensive rebound
12:47		Curtis Jones turnover (Andersson Garcia steals)
12:35		Jump ball. (Aggies gains possession)
12:18		Jace Carter misses two point jump shot
12:16		Keshon Gilbert defensive rebound
12:03		Tre King turnover (Andersson Garcia steals)
12:03		Manny Obaseki misses two point layup
12:01		Jace Carter offensive rebound
11:55		Tre King shooting foul (Jace Carter draws the foul)
11:55		TV timeout
11:55	+1	Jace Carter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-16
11:55	+1	Jace Carter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-16
11:39		Solomon Washington shooting foul (Robert Jones draws the foul)
11:39	+1	Robert Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	8-17
11:39	+1	Robert Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-18
11:16	+2	Solomon Washington makes two point layup	10-18
10:56	+3	Keshon Gilbert makes three point jump shot	10-21
10:26		Manny Obaseki misses two point jump shot
10:24		Cyclones defensive rebound
10:09		Curtis Jones misses three point jump shot
10:07		Solomon Washington defensive rebound
10:03		Tamin Lipsey personal foul
9:55		Eli Lawrence misses three point jump shot
9:53		Curtis Jones defensive rebound
9:40		Keshon Gilbert misses two point layup
9:38		Eli Lawrence defensive rebound
9:22		Eli Lawrence misses three point jump shot
9:20		Andersson Garcia personal foul
9:03		Robert Jones misses two point jump shot
9:01		Eli Lawrence defensive rebound
8:50		Wade Taylor IV misses two point jump shot
8:48		Keshon Gilbert defensive rebound
8:38		Jackson Paveletzke misses three point jump shot
8:36		Curtis Jones offensive rebound
8:36	+3	Curtis Jones makes three point jump shot (Keshon Gilbert assists)	10-24
8:36		Aggies 30 second timeout
8:36		TV timeout
8:18	+2	Wildens Leveque makes two point dunk (Eli Lawrence assists)	12-24
7:57		Keshon Gilbert misses two point jump shot
7:55		Wildens Leveque defensive rebound
7:54		TV timeout
7:41		Hayden Hefner misses three point jump shot
7:39		Tamin Lipsey defensive rebound
7:26		Tamin Lipsey turnover (Hayden Hefner steals)
7:19		Curtis Jones shooting foul (Andersson Garcia draws the foul)
7:19		Andersson Garcia misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:19		Andersson Garcia misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:19		Tamin Lipsey defensive rebound
7:02		Keshon Gilbert offensive foul
7:02		Keshon Gilbert turnover (offensive foul)
6:51		Eli Lawrence misses two point jump shot
6:49		Cyclones defensive rebound
6:39		Jackson Paveletzke misses three point jump shot
6:37		Wildens Leveque defensive rebound
6:22		Wade Taylor IV turnover (Tamin Lipsey steals)
6:08	+2	Milan Momcilovic makes two point layup (Keshon Gilbert assists)	12-26
5:51		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
5:49		Jace Carter offensive rebound
5:46		Robert Jones blocks Jace Carter's two point layup
5:44		Tamin Lipsey defensive rebound
5:39	+3	Milan Momcilovic makes three point jump shot (Keshon Gilbert assists)	12-29
5:39		Aggies 30 second timeout
5:15	+2	Solomon Washington makes two point layup	14-29
5:15		Robert Jones shooting foul (Solomon Washington draws the foul)
5:15		Solomon Washington misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:15		Tamin Lipsey defensive rebound
4:49		Keshon Gilbert turnover (Andersson Garcia steals)
4:29		Manny Obaseki misses three point jump shot
4:27		Robert Jones defensive rebound
4:01		Tamin Lipsey misses three point jump shot
3:59		Robert Jones offensive rebound
3:49		Manny Obaseki shooting foul (Tamin Lipsey draws the foul)
3:49		TV timeout
3:49		Tamin Lipsey misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:49	+1	Tamin Lipsey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-30
3:32		Solomon Washington misses two point layup
3:30		Tre King defensive rebound
3:11		Curtis Jones misses two point layup
3:09		Omaha Biliew offensive rebound
3:05	+3	Curtis Jones makes three point jump shot (Jackson Paveletzke assists)	14-33
2:49		Manny Obaseki turnover (Omaha Biliew steals)
2:44	+2	Curtis Jones makes two point layup (Tamin Lipsey assists)	14-35
2:28	+3	Solomon Washington makes three point jump shot (Andersson Garcia assists)	17-35
2:08		Jackson Paveletzke misses two point layup
2:06		Tre King offensive rebound
2:03		Tre King misses two point layup
2:01		Jace Carter defensive rebound
2:01		Jackson Paveletzke personal foul
2:01	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 1 of 1	18-35
2:01	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-35
1:52		Keshon Gilbert turnover (traveling)
1:44		Eli Lawrence misses two point jump shot
1:42		Tre King defensive rebound
1:33		Milan Momcilovic turnover (traveling)
1:20	+3	Solomon Washington makes three point jump shot (Jace Carter assists)	22-35
0:57		Milan Momcilovic misses three point jump shot
0:55		Wildens Leveque defensive rebound
0:47		Wade Taylor IV misses two point layup
0:45		Jace Carter offensive rebound
0:45		Milan Momcilovic personal foul
0:45		Cyclones 30 second timeout
0:45	+1	Jace Carter makes regular free throw 1 of 1	23-35
0:45		Jace Carter misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:45		Robert Jones defensive rebound
0:28		Keshon Gilbert turnover (Wade Taylor IV steals)
0:07		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
0:05		Wildens Leveque offensive rebound
0:00	+2	Wildens Leveque makes two point layup	25-35
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
TXAM
Aggies
48
IAST
Cyclones
34

Time		Play	Score
19:47		Milan Momcilovic misses three point jump shot
19:45		Solomon Washington defensive rebound
19:37	+2	Wade Taylor IV makes two point jump shot	27-35
19:11		Tre King offensive foul
19:11		Tre King turnover (offensive foul)
19:04		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
19:02		Tre King defensive rebound
19:01		Wildens Leveque personal foul (Tre King draws the foul)
18:50		Milan Momcilovic misses three point jump shot
18:48		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
18:43		Tre King personal foul
18:35		Wade Taylor IV turnover (bad pass)
18:26		Tamin Lipsey turnover (lost ball) (Hayden Hefner steals)
18:18	+3	Hayden Hefner makes three point jump shot (Wade Taylor IV assists)	30-35
18:16		Cyclones 30 second timeout
18:16		Wildens Leveque blocks Keshon Gilbert's two point layup
18:14		Cyclones offensive rebound
17:47		Jace Carter personal foul
17:40		Curtis Jones misses three point jump shot
17:38		Robert Jones offensive rebound
17:38		Andersson Garcia personal foul
17:33		Solomon Washington shooting foul (Tamin Lipsey draws the foul)
17:33	+1	Tamin Lipsey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-36
17:33	+1	Tamin Lipsey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-37
17:20		Milan Momcilovic blocks Solomon Washington's two point jump shot
17:18		Robert Jones defensive rebound
17:14		Hayden Hefner shooting foul (Tamin Lipsey draws the foul)
17:14	+1	Tamin Lipsey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-38
17:14		Tamin Lipsey misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:14		Tamin Lipsey offensive rebound
17:10		Curtis Jones turnover (lost ball) (Andersson Garcia steals)
17:05	+2	Andersson Garcia makes two point dunk	32-38
16:52		Curtis Jones misses three point jump shot
16:50		Solomon Washington defensive rebound
16:31		Tamin Lipsey shooting foul (Jace Carter draws the foul)
16:31	+1	Jace Carter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-38
16:31	+1	Jace Carter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-38
16:18		Tamin Lipsey misses two point layup
16:16		Curtis Jones offensive rebound
16:00		Robert Jones misses two point jump shot
16:00		Tamin Lipsey offensive rebound
16:00		Milan Momcilovic misses three point jump shot
15:58		Cyclones offensive rebound
15:58		TV timeout
15:48		Curtis Jones misses three point jump shot
15:46		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
15:31		Hayden Hefner misses two point jump shot
15:29		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
15:27	+2	Andersson Garcia makes two point layup	36-38
15:27		Robert Jones shooting foul (Andersson Garcia draws the foul)
15:27	+1	Andersson Garcia makes regular free throw 1 of 1	37-38
15:14	+3	Milan Momcilovic makes three point jump shot (Tamin Lipsey assists)	37-41
14:55		Jace Carter misses three point jump shot
14:53		Robert Jones defensive rebound
14:30		Keshon Gilbert turnover (lost ball) (Manny Obaseki steals)
14:20	+2	Wade Taylor IV makes two point jump shot	39-41
14:03		Keshon Gilbert turnover (lost ball) (Wade Taylor IV steals)
14:00	+2	Wade Taylor IV makes two point layup	41-41
13:40	+2	Robert Jones makes two point layup (Tre King assists)	41-43
13:10	+2	Wildens Leveque makes two point layup (Andersson Garcia assists)	43-43
12:48		Jackson Paveletzke misses three point jump shot
12:46		Manny Obaseki defensive rebound
12:32		Wildens Leveque misses two point jump shot
12:30		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
12:30	+2	Andersson Garcia makes two point jump shot	45-43
12:30		Tre King shooting foul (Andersson Garcia draws the foul)
12:30		Andersson Garcia misses regular free throw 1 of 1
12:30		Milan Momcilovic defensive rebound
12:16		Milan Momcilovic misses three point jump shot
12:14		Hayden Hefner defensive rebound
12:00		Tamin Lipsey personal foul
12:00		TV timeout
11:46	+2	Manny Obaseki makes two point layup	47-43
11:21		Manny Obaseki shooting foul (Milan Momcilovic draws the foul)
11:21	+1	Milan Momcilovic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-44
11:21		Milan Momcilovic misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:21		Wildens Leveque defensive rebound
11:11		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
11:09		Omaha Biliew defensive rebound
11:00	+2	Tamin Lipsey makes two point jump shot	47-46
10:41		Manny Obaseki misses two point layup
10:39		Manny Obaseki offensive rebound
10:35		Manny Obaseki misses two point layup
10:33		Solomon Washington offensive rebound
10:29		Manny Obaseki misses three point jump shot
10:27		Tamin Lipsey defensive rebound
10:22		Wade Taylor IV personal foul (Tamin Lipsey draws the foul)
10:22		Tamin Lipsey misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:22		Tamin Lipsey misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:22		Jace Carter defensive rebound
10:10		Jace Carter misses two point layup
10:08		Jace Carter offensive rebound
10:04	+2	Jace Carter makes two point layup	49-46
9:57		Eli Lawrence blocks Tamin Lipsey's three point jump shot
9:55		Curtis Jones offensive rebound
9:45	+2	Curtis Jones makes two point layup	49-48
9:36	+3	Eli Lawrence makes three point jump shot (Wade Taylor IV assists)	52-48
9:11		Solomon Washington personal foul (Robert Jones draws the foul)
9:11		Robert Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:11	+1	Robert Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-49
8:54		Andersson Garcia turnover (lost ball) (Tamin Lipsey steals)
8:45		Tamin Lipsey misses three point jump shot
8:43		Wildens Leveque defensive rebound
8:32		Jace Carter misses three point jump shot
8:30		Tamin Lipsey defensive rebound
8:13	+2	Tamin Lipsey makes two point jump shot	52-51
7:48		Eli Lawrence misses two point jump shot
7:46		Wildens Leveque offensive rebound
7:30		TV timeout
7:26		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
7:24		Hayden Hefner offensive rebound
7:24		Curtis Jones technical foul
7:24		Hayden Hefner misses technical free throw 1 of 2
7:24		Hayden Hefner misses technical free throw 2 of 2
7:07	+2	Eli Lawrence makes two point layup	54-51
6:54		Milan Momcilovic misses three point jump shot
6:52		Solomon Washington defensive rebound
6:40		Wade Taylor IV turnover (lost ball) (Robert Jones steals)
6:35		Curtis Jones misses three point jump shot
6:33		Hayden Hefner defensive rebound
6:15		Wade Taylor IV misses two point jump shot
5:57		Wildens Leveque blocks Keshon Gilbert's two point layup
5:55		Manny Obaseki defensive rebound
5:39		Manny Obaseki turnover (lost ball) (Keshon Gilbert steals)
5:36		Manny Obaseki personal foul (Jackson Paveletzke draws the foul)
5:36		Jackson Paveletzke misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:36		Eli Lawrence defensive rebound
5:20	+3	Hayden Hefner makes three point jump shot (Manny Obaseki assists)	57-51
5:00		Keshon Gilbert misses three point jump shot
4:58		Hayden Hefner defensive rebound
4:30		Eli Lawrence misses three point jump shot
4:28		Hayden Hefner offensive rebound
4:25		Manny Obaseki turnover (bad pass) (Tamin Lipsey steals)
4:21	+2	Keshon Gilbert makes two point layup	57-53
4:21		Manny Obaseki shooting foul (Keshon Gilbert draws the foul)
4:21	+1	Keshon Gilbert makes regular free throw 1 of 1	57-54
4:05		Hayden Hefner misses two point jump shot
4:03		Jackson Paveletzke defensive rebound
4:03		Wildens Leveque personal foul (Jackson Paveletzke draws the foul)
4:03	+1	Jackson Paveletzke makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-55
4:03	+1	Jackson Paveletzke makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-56
3:57		Robert Jones personal foul (Wade Taylor IV draws the foul)
3:57		TV timeout
3:57	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-56
3:57	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-56
3:45	+2	Robert Jones makes two point layup (Keshon Gilbert assists)	59-58
3:30	+3	Solomon Washington makes three point jump shot (Wade Taylor IV assists)	62-58
3:13		Wade Taylor IV personal foul (Jackson Paveletzke draws the foul)
3:13	+1	Jackson Paveletzke makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-59
3:13		Jackson Paveletzke misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:13		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
3:01		Wade Taylor IV turnover (lost ball) (Robert Jones steals)
2:54		Milan Momcilovic misses three point jump shot
2:52		Tamin Lipsey offensive rebound
2:37		Tamin Lipsey misses two point layup
2:37		Tamin Lipsey offensive rebound
2:37		Tamin Lipsey misses two point jump shot
2:35		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
2:15	+2	Wade Taylor IV makes two point jump shot	64-59
1:51		Wade Taylor IV personal foul (Jackson Paveletzke draws the foul)
1:51	+1	Jackson Paveletzke makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-60
1:51		Jackson Paveletzke misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:51		Robert Jones offensive rebound
1:45		Tamin Lipsey misses three point jump shot
1:43		Jace Carter defensive rebound
1:18	+2	Wade Taylor IV makes two point jump shot	66-60
1:04		Curtis Jones misses three point jump shot
1:02		Solomon Washington defensive rebound
1:00		Tamin Lipsey personal foul (Solomon Washington draws the foul)
1:00	+1	Solomon Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-60
1:00		Solomon Washington misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:00		Curtis Jones defensive rebound
0:49		Curtis Jones turnover (bad pass) (Solomon Washington steals)
0:44		Tamin Lipsey personal foul (Hayden Hefner draws the foul)
0:44		Hayden Hefner misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:44	+1	Hayden Hefner makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-60
0:39		Jace Carter personal foul (Keshon Gilbert draws the foul)
0:39	+1	Keshon Gilbert makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-61
0:39	+1	Keshon Gilbert makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-62
0:38		Wade Taylor IV turnover (bad pass) (Keshon Gilbert steals)
0:34	+2	Curtis Jones makes two point layup (Keshon Gilbert assists)	68-64
0:34		Official timeout
0:29		Aggies 30 second timeout
0:25	+2	Solomon Washington makes two point dunk (Wade Taylor IV assists)	70-64
0:19		Keshon Gilbert misses two point layup
0:19		Cyclones 30 second timeout
0:18		Hayden Hefner shooting foul (Tre King draws the foul)
0:18	+1	Tre King makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-65
0:18	+1	Tre King makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-66
0:12		Demarion Watson personal foul (Solomon Washington draws the foul)
0:12	+1	Solomon Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-66
0:12	+1	Solomon Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-66
0:07		Keshon Gilbert misses three point jump shot
0:05		Cyclones offensive rebound
0:05		Official timeout
0:02	+3	Milan Momcilovic makes three point jump shot (Keshon Gilbert assists)	72-69
0:02		Cyclones 60 second timeout
0:01		Jackson Paveletzke personal foul (Eli Lawrence draws the foul)
0:01	+1	Eli Lawrence makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-69
0:01		Eli Lawrence misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:01		Robert Jones defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Robert Jones defensive rebound