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03/07 20:20 CST Agee, Griffen combine for 50 as Texas A&M outlasts LSU 94-91 in
3OT win
Agee, Griffen combine for 50 as Texas A&M outlasts LSU 94-91 in 3OT win
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) --- Rashaun Agee scored 26 points, Rylan Griffen scored
24, and Texas A&M beat LSU 94-91 in triple overtime on Saturday night to close
out the regular season for both Southeastern Conference teams.
Agee had 11 rebounds and two blocks in his 47 minutes, and scored a layup with
24 seconds left to give the Aggies (21-10, 11-7) the lead in triple overtime.
Griffen was 5 of 8 from behind the arc, and had seven rebounds, three blocks
and a game-high six steals.
Pop Isaacs had 18 points, seven rebounds and three steals for the Aggies. Ali
Dibba added 12 points and five steals.
Max Mackinnon led the Tigers (15-16, 3-15) with 20 points. Jalen Reece scored
17. Mike Nwoko had 16 points and 13 rebounds.
The Tigers led by a game-high 15 points in the first half, which ended 38-33.
They had a nine-point second-half lead until the Aggies responded with a 14-4
run to briefly take the lead. Mackinnon tied the game at 70 on a layup with 38
seconds to go, sending it to overtime.
Mackinnon gave the Tigers a one-point lead on a 3-pointer with 1:23 left in
overtime before Agree responded with one for the Aggies 18 seconds later. Agee
turned the ball over with 15 seconds left, leading to a game-tying jump shot
from Jalen Reece to send the game to a second overtime. Free throws forced a
third overtime.
LSU lost eight of its past nine games, and 15 of its past 18 to finish last in
the SEC standings.
Up next
Texas A&M clinched the sixth seed in the SEC tournament, and will play on
Thursday against the winner of the 11 and 14 seeds.
LSU will be the 16th seed in the SEC tournament, beginning Wednesday against
the No. 9 seed. -__
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