Tyrece Radford scores 21 points, No. 15 Texas A&M beats Ohio State 73-66
Texas A&M forward Henry Coleman, right, shoots in front of Ohio State forward Zed Key (23) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Columbus, Ohio, Friday, Nov. 10, 2023. Credit: AP/Paul Vernon
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Tyrece Radford and Wade Taylor IV each scored 21 points to help No. 15 Texas A&M beat Ohio State 73-66 on Friday night.
Henry Coleman III added 20 points and 11 rebounds for the Aggies (2-0) in the game that had 19 lead changes and seven ties.
“I just think later on in the game, we got more locked in with each other,” Radford said. “We did a lot more talking in the second half, and I think that’s what allowed us to come together and pull out the W.”
Bruce Thornton led Ohio State (1-1) with 24 points.
Tied at 53 with 8:25 left, Texas A&M scored on its next three possessions to take a 59-54 lead. Thornton had a three-point play to cut it to 63-60 with 2:54 to go.
Ohio State could only muster one field goal in the final three minutes, while Texas A&M went 8-of-10 at the free throw line to ice the game.
The Buckeyes shot 5 of 18 in the final 10 minutes.
Texas A&M Guard Eli Lawrence, right, shoots in front of Ohio State guard Roddy Gayle, left, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Columbus, Ohio, Friday, Nov. 10, 2023. Credit: AP/Paul Vernon
“I thought our guys did some really good things, really good things,” Ohio State coach Chris Holtmann said. “We just got to do a few things a little better.”
OVERWHELMING PHYSICALITY
The Aggies had a 10-rebound advantage over the Buckeyes, and Andersson Garcia led the way with 13 boards.
Texas A&M also grabbed 12 offensive rebounds and turned them into 19 second-chance points. It was enough to keep the Buckeyes at arms length as they had nine second-chance scores.
Texas A&M guard Tyrece Radford, front right, looks to shoot in front of Ohio State forward Zed Key, left, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Columbus, Ohio, Friday, Nov. 10, 2023. Credit: AP/Paul Vernon
“We knew they were physical team,” Coleman said. “We had to match their physicality intensity. I think towards the end we were able to do it on the offensive end, guys were able to get downhill, offensive rebound at a high level. So I think our physicality kind of overwhelmed them towards the end.”
UP NEXT
Texas A&M: At SMU on Tuesday night.
Ohio State: Hosts Merrimack on Wednesday night.
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