Williams scores 22 as No. 16 Auburn beats cold-shooting Texas A&M 66-55
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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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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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 |