Aggies Fall to Xavier in Final Seconds, NIT Championship: Live Game Log
The Texas A&M (27-12) men's basketball team takes on Xavier (22-13) on Thursday at 6 p.m. CT from the famed Madison Square Garden in New York City with an opportunity to win its first tournament title in more than 30 seasons.
The mid-season eight-game losing streak seems like a distant memory as the Aggies have gone 12-2 since. That skid probably cost them an NCAA tournament berth, but they have stormed through the NIT and have earned the chance to win it all.
In the semifinals Tuesday in New York, the Aggies thoroughly dominated Washington State in a 72-56 victory. Texas A&M scored 58 points in the paint – more points than the Cougars scored as a team – shot 48.5 percent, including 58.1 percent in the second half.
Xavier, out of the Big East, advanced to the finals after beating St. Bonaventure 84-77. Jack Nunge averages a team-high 13.4 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. Paul Scruggs adds 11.7 points, while Colby Jones averages 11.4 points and a team-high 7.4 rebounds.
Xavier won the tip
Wade Taylor IV made Jumper 0-2
Dwon Odom made Jumper 2-2
Colby Jones made Layup 4-2
Foul on Colby Jones
Manny Obaseki made Free Throw 4-3
Manny Obaseki made Free Throw 4-4
Jack Nunge made Layup. Assisted by Adam Kunkel 6-4
Dwon Odom made Dunk. Assisted by Jack Nunge 8-4
Tyrece Radford made Jumper 8-6
Foul on Ethan Henderson
Jack Nunge made Free Throw 9-6
Jack Nunge made Free Throw 10-6
Colby Jones made Layup 12-6
15:57 First Half: Musketeers 12, Aggies 6
Colby Jones made Three Point Jumper 15-6
Foul on Zach Freemantle
Manny Obaseki made Layup 15-8
Foul on Nate Johnson
Quenton Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Hassan Diarra 15-10
Dwon Odom made Jumper 17-10
Foul on Adam Kunkel
11:54 First Half: Musketeers 17, Aggies 10
Foul on Jack Nunge
Quenton Jackson made Free Throw 17-11
Henry Coleman III made Layup. Assisted by Hassan Diarra 17-13
Foul on Adam Kunkel
Quenton Jackson made Free Throw 17-14
Quenton Jackson made Free Throw 17-15
Foul on Hassan Diarra
Colby Jones made Layup 19-15
Quenton Jackson made Layup 19-17
Hassan Diarra made Three Point Jumper 19-20
Jack Nunge made Two Point Tip Shot 21-20
Hassan Diarra made Layup 21-22
Colby Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nate Johnson 24-22
5:59 First Half: Musketeers 24, Aggies 22
Hassan Diarra made Layup 24-24
Dwon Odom made Jumper. Assisted by Nate Johnson 26-24
Manny Obaseki made Layup 26-26
Foul on Adam Kunkel
Wade Taylor IV made Free Throw 26-27
Wade Taylor IV made Free Throw 26-28
Hassan Diarra made Three Point Jumper 26-31
Dwon Odom made Layup. Assisted by Colby Jones 28-31
Foul on Hassan Diarra
3:11 First Half: Musketeers 28, Aggies 31
Tyrece Radford made Layup 28-33
Jerome Hunter made Dunk. Assisted by Colby Jones 30-33
Foul on Jerome Hunter
Quenton Jackson made Three Point Jumper 30-36
Texas A&M Timeout at 0:58
Foul on Dwon Odom
Quenton Jackson made Free Throw 30-37
Quenton Jackson made Free Throw 30-38
Tyrece Radford made Two Point Tip Shot 30-40
Colby Jones made Layup 32-40
HALFTIME: Musketeers 32, Aggies 40
Jack Nunge made Layup. Assisted by Zach Freemantle 34-40
Foul on Jack Nunge
Henry Coleman III made Free Throw 34-41
Henry Coleman III made Layup. Assisted by Wade Taylor IV 34-43
Foul on Quenton Jackson
Zach Freemantle made Free Throw 35-43
Nate Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jack Nunge 38-43
Foul on Colby Jones
Quenton Jackson made Free Throw 38-44
Quenton Jackson made Free Throw 38-45
Foul on Henry Coleman III
Foul on Wade Taylor IV
Colby Jones made Jumper 40-45
Foul on Henry Coleman III
15:54 Second Half: Musketeers 40, Aggies 45
Dwon Odom made Jumper 42-45
Foul on Colby Jones
Foul on Adam Kunkel
Tyrece Radford made Free Throw 42-46
Tyrece Radford made Free Throw 42-47
Jack Nunge made Jumper 44-47
Foul on Manny Obaseki
Jack Nunge made Free Throw 45-47
Andre Gordon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hassan Diarra 45-50
Foul on Andre Gordon
Tyrece Radford made Jumper. Assisted by Hayden Hefner 45-52
Zach Freemantle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jack Nunge 48-52
Colby Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dwon Odom 51-52
Texas A&M Timeout at 12:09
Dwon Odom made Jumper 53-52
Hassan Diarra made Jumper 53-54
Dwon Odom made Jumper 55-54
Tyrece Radford made Layup 55-56
9:37 Second Half: Musketeers 55, Aggies 56
Adam Kunkel made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zach Freemantle 58-56
Tyrece Radford made Layup 58-58
Zach Freemantle made Two Point Tip Shot 60-58
Hayden Hefner made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyrece Radford 60-61
Foul on Wade Taylor IV
7:45 Second Half: Musketeers 60, Aggies 61
Nate Johnson made Free Throw 61-61
Jack Nunge made Layup 63-61
Quenton Jackson made Layup 63-63
Xavier Timeout at 5:25
Nate Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Adam Kunkel 66-63
Foul on Hassan Diarra
Dwon Odom made Free Throw 67-63
Dwon Odom made Free Throw 68-63
3:57 Second Half: Musketeers 68, Aggies 63
Quenton Jackson made Jumper 68-65
Foul on Dwon Odom
Foul on Nate Johnson
Foul on Zach Freemantle
Henry Coleman III made Free Throw 68-66
Henry Coleman III made Free Throw 68-67
Foul on Dwon Odom
Quenton Jackson made Free Throw 68-68
Quenton Jackson made Free Throw 68-69
Colby Jones made Jumper. Assisted by Dwon Odom 70-69
Foul on Colby Jones
1:47 Quenton Jackson made Free Throw 70-70
Foul on Quenton Jackson
1:28 Adam Kunkel made Free Throw 71-70
1:12 Xavier Timeout
0:40 Texas A&M Timeout
0:27 Foul on Dwon Odom
0:27 Quenton Jackson made Free Throw 71-71
0:27 Quenton Jackson made Free Throw 71-72
0:27 Xavier Timeout
0:04 Jack Nunge made Jumper. Assisted by Colby Jones 73-72
0:04 Texas A&M Timeout
0:02 Tyrece Radford missed Three Point Jumper
FINAL: Musketeers 73, Aggies 72
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