Williams scores 22 as No. 16 Auburn beats cold shooting Texas A&M 66 55

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Jaylin Williams scored 22 points and No. 16 Auburn didn't give up a field goal in the final nine minutes to defeat Texas A&M 66 55 on Tuesday night. Williams' 3 pointer from the top of the key beat the shot clock buzzer with 52 seconds left and sealed an eighth straight win for the Tigers (13 2, 2 0 Southeastern Conference).

Texas A&M (9 6, 0 2) missed its last 10 shots and didn't have a field goal after the 9:15 mark. Auburn scored the final seven points, including two free throws apiece from K.D. Johnson and Tre Donaldson. Williams shot 8 of 10 and had eight rebounds and three assists for Auburn. Johnson added 14 points off the bench and leading scorer Johni Broome had 10, going 8 of 10 from the free throw line.

Texas A&M leading scorer Wade Taylor IV had a season low eight points, 10 below his season average. He shot 2 of 16 and missed all eight 3 point attempts. Henry Coleman III led the Aggies with 17 points and Tyrece Radford scored 14. Coleman converted three point plays — a basket and free throw — on three straight field goals as Texas A&M turned a nine point deficit into a lead midway through the second half on Radford's 3 pointer.

But then Williams capped an 8 0 Auburn run with a reverse layup for a 54 48 advantage with 5:45 left. Broome had scored six straight points on four free throws and a layup before that. The Aggies stayed close by making their first 13 free throws of the second half, but they shot 29% (18 of 62) from the floor overall.

Auburn jumped nine spots in the AP Top 25 rankings this week after an 83 51 win at Arkansas, the Razorbacks’ largest defeat at Bud Walton Arena. The Tigers found it much harder to beat the Aggies, who ended Auburn's nation leading 28 game home winning streak last season. BIG PICTURE Texas A&M: Committed four turnovers in the final 2:54 and fell to 0 3 against ranked teams, including a 70 66 loss to No.

2 Houston and a 96 89 defeat against No. 24 Florida Atlantic. The Aggies are 5 2 against Auburn under coach Buzz Williams. Auburn: Made 21 of 26 free throws (80.8%) and snapped a three game losing streak to the Aggies. REACHING 90 How much experience do the Aggies have? Taylor became the seventh current Texas A&M player to appear in his 90th career Division I game, led by Radford (134).

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