Wade Taylor IV’s 3-pointer lifts No. 10 Texas A&M past No. 15 Missouri

Wade Taylor IV’s 3-point jumper with 2.1 seconds left lifted No. 10 Texas A&M past No. 15 Missouri 67-64 Saturday in Southeastern Conference play in Columbia, Mo.Pharrel Payne led the Aggies (18-5, 7-3 SEC) with 20 points. Taylor scored 15, Zhuric Phelps added 14 and Henry Coleman III pulled down 16 rebounds.Tamar Bates scored 16 points for the Tigers (17-6, 6-4), whose 15-game home winning streak ended. Jacob Crews scored 14 points off the bench for Missouri and Mark Mitchell added 12.The tenacious Aggies held the Tigers to 5-for-21 3-point shooting and blocked six shots.Texas A&M bolted to a 12-0 lead by pressuring Missouri into turnovers and missed perimeter shots. Phelps led that surge by scoring twice at the rim.Bates stopped that Aggies run with a 3-point jumper and a fast break layup, but Texas A&M pushed its lead to 18-7.Crews hit three straight 3-point jumpers to stabilize the Tigers. then Mitchell scored twice inside to tie the game 20.The Aggies responded with a 12-2 run, with Coleman creating second-chance points with offensive rebounds.