Radford Drops 30 as Texas A&M Downs No. 15 Auburn in Statement Road Win

Everything was working for the Aggies Wednesday night, as they outperformed one of the SEC's best squads on the road, coming away with a 79-63 win for their second ranked win of the season.

Matt Guzman | Jan 26, 2023

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The Texas A&M Aggies are now 2-0 against ranked opponents on the year.

After taking down No. 20 Missouri at home and winning handily, the Aggies’ next test came on the road against Auburn in Neville Arena — the place that Texas A&M coach Buzz Williams described as “one of the best places in the country to play” during his postgame press conference against Kentucky.

Williams’ team entered the game looking to out-rebound the Tigers and improve upon their biggest struggle of the year, hopefully putting up a fight to go along with it.

Not only did the Aggies do that, holding sophomore forward Johni Broome to just seven rebounds and out-rebounding the Tigers entirely, but they also got their bounce-back win — handing Auburn its biggest loss of the season and snapping a 28-game home win streak that led college basketball.

Senior guard Tyrece Radford had himself a night for Texas A&M, almost recording a double-double with 30 points and nine rebounds in the 79-63 effort — his second-highest point total of the season.

After taking a 15-point lead at halftime led by Radford — who had 16 — the Tigers turned up their intensity in the second half and began to chip away at the lead, but a string of drawn fouls and free throws by the Aggies kept the lead steady. On the night, Texas A&M shot 83 percent on 24 free throws — continuing to back up their top-five ranking in foul shots.

Up next for the Aggies is a Jan. 28 home game against Vanderbilt — a team with a losing conference record who just lost to the same Kentucky Wildcats that beat the Aggies a game ago. There, the team will look to build upon their impressive showing and once again make noise in the SEC. Tipoff will be at 7:30 p.m.

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Published Jan 26, 2023

MATT GUZMAN

Matt Guzman is a sports journalist and storyteller from Austin, Texas. He serves as a credentialed reporter and site manager for San Antonio Spurs On SI and a staff writer for multiple collegiate sites in the same network. In the world of professional sports, he is a firm believer that athletes are people, too, and intends to tell stories of players and teams’ true, behind-the-scenes character that otherwise would not be seen through strong narrative writing, hooking ledes and passionate words.