Arkansas Stumbles at #8/9 Texas A&M

February 15, 2025

BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas – With the game tied at 50-50, #8/9 Texas A&M went on a 9-0 run and held on for a 69-61 win over Arkansas at Reed Arena.

With the game tied, Wade Taylor IV hit a 3-pointer, Anderson Garcia made two baskets and Henry Coleman capped the run with a layup off a Razorback turnover with 5:08 to play.

Arkansas stayed close but could not make a push despite a pair of 3-pointers by Zvonimir Ivisic down the stretch.

The Razorbacks held Texas A&M in check on the boards and blocked eight shots, including four by Ivisic. However, Arkansas committed 17 turnovers, its second-most of the season as the Aggies outscored the Hogs, 22-7, on points off turnovers,

Karter Knox led Arkansas with 17 points, his best output in an SEC game this season and second-best effort of the season. Ivisic added 13 points and Adou Thiero had 10. Ivisic and Billy Richmond III each had six rebounds

Taylor led A&M with 18 points and nine assists. Zhuric Phelps added 12 points and Anderson Garcia, who was +27 in the eight-point win, scored 11 points with four offensive rebounds.

Arkansas stays on the road to play at current #1/2 Auburn on Wednesday.

FIRST HALF: Arkansas: 28 – Texas A&M: 33

Arkansas started the game on an 8-0 run, out-rebounding the Aggies 6-3. A&M Answered with an 9-0 run.
After those initial runs, neither team led by more than five with Texas A&M leading for 11 minutes and Arkansas leading for eight.
Arkansas held Texas A&NM to just five first-half offensive boards the Aggies out-rebounded the Razorbacks 18-14 overall.
Arkansas committed 10 first-half turnovers compared to six for A&M.
Karter Knox led Arkansas with nine points, going 4-of-5 from the field. Billy Richmond III led the Hogs with four rebounds.
Zhuric Phelps led Texas A&M with seven points and six rebounds..
Neither team shot the ball well. Arkansas was at 38.1% and A&M was at 37%.

SECOND HALF: Arkansas: 33 – Texas A&M: 36

Arkansas out-rebounded the Aggies, 18-17 in the second half.
Both team shot better. A&M shot 46.7%, getting 8 assists on 14 made baskets, while Arkansas shot 44.4%, getting seven assists on 12 made baskets.
Ivisic had three of his four blocks in the second half. He led Arkansas with 10 second-half points and five rebounds.

GAME NOTES:

For the fifth-straight game, Arkansas’ starting lineup was D.J. Wagner, Johnell Davis, Karter Knox, Adou Thiero and Zvonimir Ivisic.
Arkansas won the opening tip. The Hogs have won the tip in 19 of 22 games this season.
Adou Thiero scored the game’s first point with a free throw at 19:40..
Jonas Aidoo was Arkansas’ first sub.
Jonas Aidoo had a season-high three assists.
Adou Thiero had an SEC career-high four assists.
Johnell Davis was the only Razorback with a positive plus/minus at +5. He Had two steals giving him at least one steal in seven straight games and a total of 19 over the span.
Billy Richmond III had an SEC career-high six rebounds.
Karter Knox was 7-of-9 from the field (3-of-4 from 3PT) with five assists.
For the third time in a five-game span, Ivisic tied his SEC career-high with four blocked shots. He has compiled 21 blocked shots over the last eight games.
Texas A&M is Arkansas’ most common opponent and the series dates back to the Razorbacks’ first season of basketball (1923-24). Arkansas and Texas A&M have met on 170 occasions.
The Razorbacks own a 108-62 advantage in the series. The 108 wins are the most wins for Arkansas versus an opponent.
Since A&M joined the SEC for the 2012-13 season, Arkansas owns a slight 13-11 advantage in the series. The home team has been dominant in the series since A&M joined the SEC with Arkansas holding a 10-1 advantage in Bud Walton Arena while the Aggies own an 8-3 advantage in games played at Reed Arena.

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