Rashaun Agee had 26 points and 11 rebounds and converted a go-ahead three-point play with 24 seconds left in the third overtime as Texas A&M outlasted LSU 94-91 on Saturday in Baton Rouge, La.
Rylan Griffen scored 24 points, Pop Isaacs had 18 and Ali Dibba added 12 for the Aggies (21-10, 11-7 Southeastern Conference).
Max Mackinnon scored 20 points, Jalen Reece had 17, Michael Nwoko had 16 points and 13 rebounds, and Marquel Sutton and Robert Miller III scored 12 each for the Tigers (15-16, 3-15).
Both teams made two free throws to start the scoring in the third overtime before Ruben Dominguez made a 3-pointer for his only points, giving the Aggies a 90-87 lead.
Miller’s layup and Reece’s jumper gave LSU a one-point edge before Agee’s three-point play pushed the Aggies ahead 93-91. Dibba made one of two free throws with 7 seconds left, leaving LSU with a chance to tie with a 3-pointer but Mackinnon missed.
Isaacs made a layup to start the scoring in the second overtime, then Mackinnon made two free throws for LSU’s first points with 1:33 left, tying the score. Mackinnon followed with a layup, giving the Tigers an 83-81 lead with 1:04 left.
Marcus Hill converted a three-point play for his only points of the game, giving Texas A&M a one-point lead with 50 seconds left. Griffen sank one free throw, but Mackinnon answered with two with 12 seconds left, forcing a third overtime.
The score was tied once and the lead changed hands for a fourth time in the first overtime when Agee’s 3-pointer gave the Aggies a two-point lead with 1:05 left. Reece’s jumper tied the score at 79 with 6 seconds remaining and Griffen missed a jumper, forcing a second extra period.
LSU led by nine points early in the second half before Texas A&M took its first lead of second half, 61-60. Mackinnon’s layup tied the score at 70 with 38 seconds remaining in regulation. Both teams missed a 3-pointer in the final seconds.
–Field Level Media
