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Williams scores 22 as No. 16 Auburn beats cold-shooting Texas A&M 66-55

AP
Jan 10, 2024

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) Auburn went from dominating on the road to rallying at home. But the 16th-ranked Tigers ultimately won again.

Jaylin Williams scored 22 points and Auburn didn't give up a field goal in the final nine minutes to defeat Texas A&M 66-55 on Tuesday night.

“Dang, maybe we should just stop fouling,” Williams said when told of that drought. “We fouled them a little bit down the stretch but we knew that if we stayed in front of those guards, they couldn't beat us.”

Williams' 3-pointer from the top of the key beat the shot-clock buzzer with 52 seconds left and sealed an eighth straight win for the Tigers (13-2, 2-0 Southeastern Conference).

Texas A&M (9-6, 0-2) missed its last 10 shots and didn't have a field goal after the 9:15 mark. Auburn scored the final seven points, including two free throws apiece from K.D. Johnson and Tre Donaldson.

Auburn jumped nine spots in the AP Top 25 rankings this week after an 83-51 win at Arkansas, the Razorbacks’ largest defeat at Bud Walton Arena. The Tigers found it much harder to beat the Aggies, who ended Auburn’s nation-leading 28-game home winning streak last season.

Williams shot 8 of 10 and had eight rebounds and three assists for Auburn. Johnson added 14 points off the bench and leading scorer Johni Broome had 10, going 8 of 10 from the free throw line.

Texas A&M leading scorer Wade Taylor IV had a season-low eight points, 10 below his season average. He shot 2 of 16 and missed all eight 3-point attempts.

“I challenged our guards. Wade Taylor is the preseason SEC player of the year,” Auburn coach Bruce Pearl said. “Yeah, we sent him to the foul line, but I thought our guards did a tremendous job defensively.”

Henry Coleman III led the Aggies with 17 points and Tyrece Radford scored 14. Texas A&M had 19 offensive rebounds but only 10 second-chance points.

“I thought we tried real hard,” coach Buzz Williams said. “I thought our competitive character was excellent. I thought we did a really good job on the offensive glass. It’s hard to shoot more balls than a team as talented as they are. I thought that gave us a chance.”

Coleman converted three-point plays - a basket and free throw - on three straight field goals as Texas A&M turned a nine-point deficit into a lead midway through the second half on Radford's 3-pointer.

But then Williams capped an 8-0 Auburn run with a reverse layup for a 54-48 advantage with 5:45 left. Broome had scored six straight points on four free throws and a layup before that.

The Aggies stayed close by making their first 13 free throws of the second half, but they shot 29% (18 of 62) from the floor overall.

BIG PICTURE

Texas A&M: Committed four turnovers in the final 2:54 and fell to 0-3 against ranked teams, including a 70-66 loss to No. 2 Houston and a 96-89 defeat against No. 24 Florida Atlantic. The Aggies are 5-2 against Auburn under Buzz Williams.

Auburn: Made 21 of 26 free throws (80.8%) and snapped a three-game losing streak to the Aggies. Pearl tied Cliff Ellis as Auburn's second-winningest coach with 186 victories behind Joel Eaves (213).

REACHING 90

How much experience do the Aggies have? Taylor became the seventh current Texas A&M player to appear in his 90th career Division I game, led by Radford (134).

UP NEXT

Texas A&M hosts No. 6 Kentucky on Saturday.

Auburn hosts LSU on Saturday.

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1st Half
TXAM
Aggies
22
AUB
Tigers
30

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Wildens Leveque vs. Johni Broome (Henry Coleman III gains possession)
19:43		Henry Coleman III turnover (bad pass)
19:29	+3	Aden Holloway makes three point jump shot (Johni Broome assists)	0-3
19:06	+2	Hayden Hefner makes two point jump shot	2-3
18:50	+3	Aden Holloway makes three point jump shot (Jaylin Williams assists)	2-6
18:32	+3	Hayden Hefner makes three point jump shot (Tyrece Radford assists)	5-6
18:03		Aden Holloway misses three point jump shot
18:01		Henry Coleman III defensive rebound
17:45		Wildens Leveque misses two point hook shot
17:43		Wildens Leveque offensive rebound
17:40	+2	Wildens Leveque makes two point layup	7-6
17:21		Jaylin Williams misses two point jump shot
17:19		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
17:09		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
17:07		Johni Broome personal foul
17:02		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
17:00		Tigers defensive rebound
16:53		Chad Baker-Mazara misses three point jump shot
16:51		Tyrece Radford defensive rebound
16:47		Tyrece Radford turnover (bad pass)
16:39		Chaney Johnson misses three point jump shot
16:37		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
16:22	+2	Hayden Hefner makes two point jump shot (Andersson Garcia assists)	9-6
15:59		Chad Baker-Mazara misses two point jump shot
15:57		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
15:50		Hayden Hefner misses three point jump shot
15:47		Aggies offensive rebound
15:47		TV timeout
15:42		Hayden Hefner misses three point jump shot
15:40		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
15:29		Hayden Hefner turnover (bad pass) (Dylan Cardwell steals)
15:23		Wade Taylor IV shooting foul (K.D. Johnson draws the foul)
15:23		K.D. Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:23		K.D. Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:23		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
15:15		Henry Coleman III offensive foul
15:15		Henry Coleman III turnover (offensive foul)
14:46		Tre Donaldson misses three point jump shot
14:44		K.D. Johnson offensive rebound
14:39		K.D. Johnson misses two point jump shot
14:37		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
14:17		Henry Coleman III misses two point layup
14:15		Dylan Cardwell defensive rebound
14:07	+2	Dylan Cardwell makes two point dunk (K.D. Johnson assists)	9-8
13:31		Aggies turnover (shot clock violation)
13:11		Jaylin Williams misses three point jump shot
13:09		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
12:47		Jace Carter misses three point jump shot
12:45		Tyrece Radford offensive rebound
12:43	+2	Tyrece Radford makes two point layup	11-8
12:12	+2	K.D. Johnson makes two point layup (Jaylin Williams assists)	11-10
11:49		Tyrece Radford misses two point jump shot
11:47		Chad Baker-Mazara defensive rebound
11:42	+3	K.D. Johnson makes three point jump shot (Tre Donaldson assists)	11-13
11:17		Manny Obaseki misses two point jump shot
11:15		Jace Carter offensive rebound
11:14		Jace Carter misses two point layup
11:12		Manny Obaseki offensive rebound
11:11		Chad Baker-Mazara blocks Manny Obaseki's two point layup
11:09		Dylan Cardwell defensive rebound
11:07	+2	Jaylin Williams makes two point dunk (Dylan Cardwell assists)	11-15
11:07		Andersson Garcia shooting foul (Jaylin Williams draws the foul)
11:07		TV timeout
11:07	+1	Jaylin Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 1	11-16
10:38		Johni Broome blocks Andersson Garcia's two point layup
10:36		Tigers defensive rebound
10:24		Johni Broome misses two point jump shot
10:22		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
10:09		Wade Taylor IV misses two point layup
10:07		Aden Holloway defensive rebound
9:56		Johni Broome turnover (bad pass) (Andersson Garcia steals)
9:40		Wade Taylor IV misses two point jump shot
9:38		Tyrece Radford offensive rebound
9:33		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
9:31		Johni Broome defensive rebound
9:16		Hayden Hefner personal foul
9:14		Aden Holloway misses three point jump shot
9:12		Wildens Leveque defensive rebound
9:01	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point jump shot (Tyrece Radford assists)	13-16
8:33		Chris Moore misses two point layup
8:31		Wildens Leveque defensive rebound
8:14	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point layup	15-16
7:58		Johni Broome misses two point jump shot
7:56		Wildens Leveque defensive rebound
7:34		Wildens Leveque misses two point hook shot
7:32		Jaylin Williams defensive rebound
7:11	+2	Jaylin Williams makes two point dunk (Denver Jones assists)	15-18
6:49		Tyrece Radford misses three point jump shot
6:47		Johni Broome defensive rebound
6:42		Wildens Leveque shooting foul (Denver Jones draws the foul)
6:42		TV timeout
6:42	+1	Denver Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-19
6:42	+1	Denver Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-20
6:20		Wildens Leveque misses two point jump shot
6:18		K.D. Johnson defensive rebound
6:12		Chad Baker-Mazara misses three point jump shot
6:10		Dylan Cardwell offensive rebound
6:10		Jump ball. Dylan Cardwell vs. Wildens Leveque (Tigers gains possession)
6:07		Wildens Leveque blocks K.D. Johnson's two point jump shot
6:05		Tigers offensive rebound
5:56		K.D. Johnson misses three point jump shot
5:54		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
5:54		Chaney Johnson personal foul
5:44		Wade Taylor IV turnover (lost ball) (K.D. Johnson steals)
5:39		Eli Lawrence blocks K.D. Johnson's two point layup
5:37		Chaney Johnson offensive rebound
5:36		Chaney Johnson misses two point layup
5:34		Eli Lawrence defensive rebound
5:28		Chaney Johnson personal foul
5:24		Henry Coleman III turnover (bad pass) (K.D. Johnson steals)
5:20	+2	K.D. Johnson makes two point dunk	15-22
5:02	+2	Tyrece Radford makes two point layup	17-22
4:36		Manny Obaseki personal foul
4:31	+2	Jaylin Williams makes two point layup (Chad Baker-Mazara assists)	17-24
4:17	+3	Andersson Garcia makes three point jump shot (Tyrece Radford assists)	20-24
3:56	+2	Jaylin Williams makes two point layup (Dylan Cardwell assists)	20-26
3:43		Henry Coleman III misses two point jump shot
3:41		Dylan Cardwell defensive rebound
3:33	+2	Dylan Cardwell makes two point dunk (Jaylin Williams assists)	20-28
3:29		Aggies 30 second timeout
3:29		TV timeout
3:16		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
3:13		Tigers defensive rebound
2:48		Aden Holloway turnover (bad pass) (Andersson Garcia steals)
2:43		Chad Baker-Mazara shooting foul (Hayden Hefner draws the foul)
2:43	+1	Hayden Hefner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-28
2:43		Hayden Hefner misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:43		Chad Baker-Mazara defensive rebound
2:22		Chad Baker-Mazara turnover (bad pass) (Andersson Garcia steals)
1:59		Jaylin Williams shooting foul (Andersson Garcia draws the foul)
1:59	+1	Andersson Garcia makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-28
1:59		Andersson Garcia misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:59		Johni Broome defensive rebound
1:50		Wade Taylor IV personal foul (Jaylin Williams draws the foul)
1:50	+1	Jaylin Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-29
1:50	+1	Jaylin Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-30
1:49		Wade Taylor IV turnover (bad pass) (Denver Jones steals)
1:45		Denver Jones misses three point jump shot
1:43		Henry Coleman III defensive rebound
1:21		Wade Taylor IV misses two point layup
1:19		Jaylin Williams defensive rebound
1:13		Chad Baker-Mazara turnover (bad pass) (Tyrece Radford steals)
1:01		Hayden Hefner misses three point jump shot
0:59		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
0:52		Tyrece Radford misses two point layup
0:50		Jaylin Williams defensive rebound
0:36		Aden Holloway misses three point jump shot
0:34		Aggies defensive rebound
0:06		Johni Broome blocks Tyrece Radford's two point layup
0:04		Hayden Hefner offensive rebound
0:02		Hayden Hefner misses three point jump shot
0:01		Jace Carter offensive rebound
0:01		Johni Broome blocks Jace Carter's two point layup
0:00		Jaylin Williams defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
TXAM
Aggies
33
AUB
Tigers
36

Time		Play	Score
19:40	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point layup (Hayden Hefner assists)	24-30
19:09	+2	Jaylin Williams makes two point dunk (Johni Broome assists)	24-32
18:48		Henry Coleman III misses two point layup
18:46		Aggies offensive rebound
18:40		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
18:38		Johni Broome defensive rebound
18:30		Denver Jones misses two point layup
18:28		Johni Broome offensive rebound
18:28		Wildens Leveque shooting foul (Johni Broome draws the foul)
18:28		Johni Broome misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:28	+1	Johni Broome makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-33
18:01	+2	Tyrece Radford makes two point jump shot	26-33
17:33		Chris Moore misses three point jump shot
17:31		Jaylin Williams offensive rebound
17:29		Jaylin Williams turnover (lost ball) (Wade Taylor IV steals)
17:23		Wildens Leveque offensive foul
17:23		Wildens Leveque turnover (offensive foul)
17:07		Johni Broome turnover (bad pass)
16:58		Wade Taylor IV misses two point jump shot
16:56		Jaylin Williams defensive rebound
16:51		Hayden Hefner shooting foul (Jaylin Williams draws the foul)
16:51	+1	Jaylin Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-34
16:51	+1	Jaylin Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-35
16:39		Chad Baker-Mazara shooting foul (Wade Taylor IV draws the foul)
16:39	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-35
16:39	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-35
16:31		Chaney Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Tyrece Radford steals)
16:30		Aden Holloway shooting foul (Tyrece Radford draws the foul)
16:30		TV timeout
16:30	+1	Tyrece Radford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-35
16:30	+1	Tyrece Radford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-35
16:09	+3	K.D. Johnson makes three point jump shot (Aden Holloway assists)	30-38
15:42	+2	Wade Taylor IV makes two point jump shot	32-38
15:27		Chaney Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Wade Taylor IV steals)
15:22		Eli Lawrence misses three point jump shot
15:20		Chaney Johnson defensive rebound
15:12		Chaney Johnson misses two point layup
15:10		Tyrece Radford defensive rebound
15:02	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point layup (Eli Lawrence assists)	34-38
15:02		Chaney Johnson shooting foul (Henry Coleman III draws the foul)
15:02	+1	Henry Coleman III makes regular free throw 1 of 1	35-38
14:40	+2	Chad Baker-Mazara makes two point jump shot (Tre Donaldson assists)	35-40
14:40		Andersson Garcia shooting foul (Chad Baker-Mazara draws the foul)
14:40		Chad Baker-Mazara misses regular free throw 1 of 1
14:40		Henry Coleman III defensive rebound
14:25		Tyrece Radford turnover (lost ball) (Chad Baker-Mazara steals)
14:20		Tre Donaldson turnover (lost ball) (Wade Taylor IV steals)
14:13		Eli Lawrence misses three point jump shot
14:11		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
14:08	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point layup (Andersson Garcia assists)	37-40
14:08		Dylan Cardwell shooting foul (Henry Coleman III draws the foul)
14:08	+1	Henry Coleman III makes regular free throw 1 of 1	38-40
13:42		Tre Donaldson misses three point jump shot
13:40		Jace Carter defensive rebound
13:35		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
13:33		Dylan Cardwell defensive rebound
13:25	+2	Dylan Cardwell makes two point dunk (Tre Donaldson assists)	38-42
13:09	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point layup	40-42
13:09		Dylan Cardwell shooting foul (Henry Coleman III draws the foul)
13:09	+1	Henry Coleman III makes regular free throw 1 of 1	41-42
12:47		Tre Donaldson misses three point jump shot
12:45		Chad Baker-Mazara offensive rebound
12:41		Chad Baker-Mazara misses two point layup
12:39		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
12:28	+3	Tyrece Radford makes three point jump shot (Wade Taylor IV assists)	44-42
11:58		Tre Donaldson turnover (bad pass) (Andersson Garcia steals)
11:31		TV timeout
11:30		Andersson Garcia turnover (traveling)
11:18	+2	Jaylin Williams makes two point dunk (K.D. Johnson assists)	44-44
10:55		Wade Taylor IV misses two point jump shot
10:53		K.D. Johnson defensive rebound
10:31		Chad Baker-Mazara turnover (lost ball) (Henry Coleman III steals)
10:14	+2	Wade Taylor IV makes two point jump shot	46-44
9:58		Hayden Hefner personal foul (Jaylin Williams draws the foul)
9:40	+2	Tre Donaldson makes two point jump shot	46-46
9:21		Tyrece Radford misses two point layup
9:19		Henry Coleman III offensive rebound
9:18	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point dunk	48-46
8:56		Tyrece Radford shooting foul (Johni Broome draws the foul)
8:56	+1	Johni Broome makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-47
8:56	+1	Johni Broome makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-48
8:41		Johni Broome blocks Andersson Garcia's two point layup
8:39		Johni Broome defensive rebound
8:16	+2	Johni Broome makes two point layup (Tre Donaldson assists)	48-50
7:53		TV timeout
7:38		Henry Coleman III turnover (out of bounds)
7:22		Tyrece Radford personal foul (Johni Broome draws the foul)
7:22	+1	Johni Broome makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-51
7:22	+1	Johni Broome makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-52
7:03		Denver Jones personal foul (Wade Taylor IV draws the foul)
6:57		Andersson Garcia offensive foul
6:57		Andersson Garcia turnover (offensive foul)
6:37		Denver Jones misses three point jump shot
6:35		Tyrece Radford defensive rebound
6:30		Tyrece Radford turnover (lost ball) (Denver Jones steals)
6:13		Tre Donaldson misses two point jump shot
6:11		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
6:01		Chad Baker-Mazara blocks Tyrece Radford's two point jump shot
5:59		Henry Coleman III offensive rebound
5:56		Henry Coleman III misses two point layup
5:54		Johni Broome defensive rebound
5:45	+2	Jaylin Williams makes two point layup (Tre Donaldson assists)	48-54
5:43		Aggies 30 second timeout
5:43		TV timeout
5:33		Denver Jones personal foul (Wade Taylor IV draws the foul)
5:33	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-54
5:33	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-54
5:05		Aden Holloway misses three point jump shot
5:03		Jace Carter defensive rebound
4:46		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
4:44		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
4:44		Jaylin Williams shooting foul (Andersson Garcia draws the foul)
4:44	+1	Andersson Garcia makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-54
4:44	+1	Andersson Garcia makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-54
4:29		Denver Jones misses three point jump shot
4:27		Jace Carter defensive rebound
4:07		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
4:05		Tyrece Radford offensive rebound
4:00		Tyrece Radford misses two point jump shot
3:58		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
3:53		Aggies 30 second timeout
3:53		TV timeout
3:51		Henry Coleman III turnover (lost ball) (Chad Baker-Mazara steals)
3:28		Wade Taylor IV shooting foul (Johni Broome draws the foul)
3:28	+1	Johni Broome makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-55
3:28	+1	Johni Broome makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-56
3:06		Wade Taylor IV misses two point layup
3:04		Jaylin Williams defensive rebound
2:58		Chad Baker-Mazara misses three point jump shot
2:56		Tyrece Radford defensive rebound
2:55		Chad Baker-Mazara personal foul (Tyrece Radford draws the foul)
2:55	+1	Tyrece Radford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-56
2:55	+1	Tyrece Radford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-56
2:31		Jump ball. Chad Baker-Mazara vs. Wade Taylor IV (Tigers gains possession)
2:31		Tigers 30 second timeout
2:29		Jace Carter personal foul (Johni Broome draws the foul)
2:29		Johni Broome misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:29	+1	Johni Broome makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-57
2:16		Tyrece Radford misses two point layup
2:14		Hayden Hefner offensive rebound
2:13		Hayden Hefner turnover (lost ball)
1:59		Andersson Garcia shooting foul (K.D. Johnson draws the foul)
1:59	+1	K.D. Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-58
1:59	+1	K.D. Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-59
1:59		Henry Coleman III turnover
1:40		Johni Broome misses two point layup
1:38		Chad Baker-Mazara offensive rebound
1:25		Tre Donaldson turnover (bad pass) (Tyrece Radford steals)
1:20		Chad Baker-Mazara shooting foul (Tyrece Radford draws the foul)
1:20		Tyrece Radford misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:20	+1	Tyrece Radford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-59
0:52	+3	Jaylin Williams makes three point jump shot (Tre Donaldson assists)	55-62
0:43		Henry Coleman III turnover (out of bounds)
0:41		Jace Carter personal foul (K.D. Johnson draws the foul)
0:41	+1	K.D. Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-63
0:41	+1	K.D. Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-64
0:38		Aggies 30 second timeout
0:31		Hayden Hefner turnover (lost ball)
0:30		Jace Carter personal foul (Tre Donaldson draws the foul)
0:30	+1	Tre Donaldson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-65
0:30	+1	Tre Donaldson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-66
0:24		Tyrece Radford misses two point layup
0:22		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
0:19		Andersson Garcia misses two point layup
0:17		Jaylin Williams defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Jaylin Williams defensive rebound