Texas A&M, led by a stellar performance from Wade Taylor IV, secured a significant victory over Kentucky in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals, advancing to the semifinals. Taylor IV's 32 points were crucial in the 97-87 win, marking a notable upset against the second-seeded Kentucky. This victory follows Texas A&M's win over Ole Miss, where they triumphed 80-71, improving their record to 19-13 and likely securing their spot in the NCAA Tournament. Despite being ranked 360th in 3-point percentage, the Aggies were 11 of 24 from deep during the game. The team will face the winner of the Alabama-Florida match in the semifinals, continuing their impressive run in the tournament.
That's a double-digit lead for the Fightin' Texas Aggies 👍 #7 Aggies - 33 #6 Gators - 20 1H | 8:20 https://t.co/4GCg4XIczW
Texas A&M taking it to Florida early, continuing the theme of almost the entire SEC tournament to this point. Not a ton of highly competitive games here. Aggies 33, Gators 20, 8:20 1H
60 percent from 3 for the Maroon & White 😮💨 #7 Aggies - 20 #6 Gators - 14 1H | 12:29 https://t.co/YYSvz8NrP9
.@wadetayloriv bringing the HEAT 🔥 He has 11 of the Aggies' 15 😳 #7 Aggies - 15 #6 Gators - 10 1H | 15:31 https://t.co/zcrRUhYYTR
1H | 14:44 | 15-10 Aggies 🗒 Wade has 11 https://t.co/kfJY54UVkr
This SEC semifinal between Florida and Texas A&M is a matchup of two teams #UVA beat this season. But hey, it just means more, right?
HEAT CHECK, WADE TAYLOR IV.
he's heating up 4️⃣🔥👀 https://t.co/QSjP7mAOXW
The seventh-seeded Aggies won their fifth straight to reach Saturday's semifinals for the third time since joining the SEC and second in three seasons. https://t.co/nevdiIUVQb
Behind 32 points from Wade Taylor IV, Texas A&M stunned second-seeded Kentucky in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament: https://t.co/oiPm6bYwQY
3️⃣2️⃣ from @wadetayloriv‼️ Texas A&M is advancing to the SEC Tournament semifinal with a 97-87 win over No. 2 seed Kentucky 👍 https://t.co/2WK8hsMYS0
Does Wade Taylor’s star performance against Kentucky secure Texas A&M’s March Madness spot? https://t.co/huAsdCcIEF https://t.co/kgNffSS1RE
Wade Taylor IV with an efficient 32 points and Texas A&M with a HUGE win over Kentucky that should get the Aggies on the right side of the bubble.
Texas A&M picked a heckuva time to heat up -- 7 seed Aggies upend 2 seed Kentucky 97-87 in SEC tournament quarterfinals. Wade Taylor with 32 and Tyrece Radford adds 23 for the winners, who will face either 3 seed Alabama or 6 seed Florida on Saturday afternoon in semis.
Texas A&M likely seals an NCAA bid by upsetting Kentucky 97-87. Aggies will play Alabama-Florida winner in semis tomorrow. With Kentucky, Tennessee and South Carolina all knocked out today, methinks some scout friends will be moving up their flights tomorrow.
Eight-point differential in the quarterfinal of the SEC Tournament 😤 #7 Aggies - 90 #2 Wildcats - 82 2H | 1:15 https://t.co/4vii1NOSmm
Kentucky down six with 3:46 to go ... Trailed by 16 with 6:21 to go.
Kentucky pulls within single digits... #7 Aggies - 82 #2 Wildcats - 74 2H | 4:22
Texas A&M buries three more 3s in the span of 109 seconds. The Aggies, who rank 360th in 3%, are now 11 of 24 from deep. A&M 78, Kentucky 64, 7:07 2H WELP.
Texas A&M 67, Kentucky 59, 11:29 2H Antonio Reeves has three fouls and has only logged 10 minutes in the first 28 1/2 for the Cats. Not ideal.
HALF: Texas A&M 48, Kentucky 42 UK has had some decent runs, mostly thanks to Reed Sheppard, but have never really felt like they have taken total control. Wade Taylor is a problem for the Cats again with 18 points. One half to go in Nashville #BBN @WHAS11
Texas A&M 37, Kentucky 27, 6:44 1H Another dicey night at the SEC Tournament for the Cats.
That's the @wadetayloriv we know and love... 15 points for IV ‼️ #7 Aggies - 33 #2 Wildcats - 27 1H | 7:02 https://t.co/J0yfBmBCkO
Wade Taylor had 31 points in Texas A&M's win over Kentucky two months ago. He already has 15 as the Aggies lead UK 33-27 with 7:02 left in the first half. #BBN #ukbasketball #SECTournament
Texas A&M, ranked 360th in 3-point percentage, is 4 of 4 from 3 tonight. It's 14-7 Aggies. Welp.
Got it done‼️ Texas A&M held off Ole Miss' late rally to advance to the SEC Tournament quarterfinals 👍 https://t.co/vMjLuaRbEu
Texas A&M (19-13) likely wrapped up an NCAA Tournament berth with an 80-71 win over Ole Miss (20-12) in the 2nd round of SEC Tournament here at Bridgestone Arena. Georgia (17-15) vs. Florida (21-10) up next.