Xavier (73) vs Texas A&M (72) · Mar 31, 2022 · NCAAM Scores

FINAL

Mar 31, 2022

Game Recap

Xavier edges Texas A&M 73-72 for 1st NIT title since 1958. If this was the last NIT championship game at Madison Square Garden, it certainly was a thriller.

Box Score

	1	2	T
XAV	32	41	73
TA&M	40	32	72

XAVIER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
24Jack Nunge	33	6-11	0-2	3-5	11	4	2	1	0	2	15
3Colby Jones	40	9-13	3-5	0-0	4	3	3	0	4	4	21
11Dwon Odom	34	8-12	0-0	2-3	3	2	0	1	3	4	18
5Adam Kunkel	23	1-9	1-4	1-2	1	2	0	0	1	4	4
10Nate Johnson	37	2-8	2-6	1-3	3	2	3	1	1	2	7
32Zach Freemantle	24	2-6	1-1	1-2	8	3	0	0	1	3	6
21Jerome Hunter	7	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2
4Cesare Edwards	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0


TOTAL		29-6048.3%	7-1838.9%	8-1553.3%	30	16	8	3	11	20	73

TEXAS A&M	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
15Henry Coleman III	24	2-4	0-0	3-4	9	0	0	0	0	2	7
4Wade Taylor IV	17	1-4	0-2	2-2	0	1	1	0	2	3	4
3Quenton Jackson	33	5-10	1-3	12-14	6	0	1	1	2	4	23
35Manny Obaseki	20	2-3	0-0	2-2	0	0	1	1	0	1	6
23Tyrece Radford	37	6-17	1-4	2-3	7	1	0	0	3	0	15
10Ethan Henderson	10	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	1	1	3	0
0Aaron Cash	9	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0
2Hayden Hefner	15	1-4	1-3	0-0	0	1	1	0	1	0	3
5Hassan Diarra	25	5-7	2-2	0-0	2	3	0	0	4	2	12
20Andre Gordon	10	1-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	1	2
TOTAL		23-5145.1%	5-1435.7%	21-2584.0%	31	6	5	3	13	17	72

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st halfxavta&m

(20:00) Jump Ball won by Xavier
(19:43) Nate Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:43) Tyrece Radford Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:15) Wade Taylor IV made Jumper.
02
+2 (18:56) Dwon Odom made Jumper.
22
(18:45) Tyrece Radford missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:45) Colby Jones Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:36) Colby Jones made Layup.
42
(18:18) Foul on Colby Jones.
+1 (18:18) Manny Obaseki made Free Throw.
43
+1 (18:18) Manny Obaseki made Free Throw.
44
+2 (18:02) Jack Nunge made Layup. Assisted by Adam Kunkel.
64
(17:54) Quenton Jackson Turnover.
(17:54) Jack Nunge Steal.
(17:47) Adam Kunkel missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:47) Colby Jones Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:30) Dwon Odom made Dunk. Assisted by Jack Nunge.
84
+2 (17:14) Tyrece Radford made Jumper.
86
(17:05) Adam Kunkel missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:05) Henry Coleman III Defensive Rebound.
(16:56) Quenton Jackson Turnover.
(16:41) Jack Nunge missed Layup.
(16:41) Jack Nunge Offensive Rebound.
(16:31) Foul on Quenton Jackson.
(16:18) Adam Kunkel missed Jumper.
(16:18) Jack Nunge Offensive Rebound.
(16:14) Foul on Ethan Henderson.
+1 (16:14) Jack Nunge made Free Throw.
96
+1 (16:14) Jack Nunge made Free Throw.
106
(16:02) Tyrece Radford Turnover.
(16:02) Colby Jones Steal.
+2 (15:57) Colby Jones made Layup.
126
(15:57) Official TV Timeout
(15:42) Foul on Ethan Henderson.
(15:42) Ethan Henderson Turnover.
(15:24) Foul on Ethan Henderson.
+3 (15:10) Colby Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zach Freemantle.
156
(14:44) Tyrece Radford missed Layup.
(14:44) Colby Jones Defensive Rebound.
(14:41) Colby Jones Turnover.
(14:41) Aaron Cash Steal.
(14:41) Jump Ball won by Texas A&M
(14:24) Hayden Hefner missed Jumper.
(14:24) Aaron Cash Offensive Rebound.
(14:22) Foul on Zach Freemantle.
(14:17) Tyrece Radford missed Layup.
(14:17) Dwon Odom Block.
(14:17) Tyrece Radford Offensive Rebound.
(14:12) Tyrece Radford missed Layup.
(14:12) Zach Freemantle Defensive Rebound.
(14:06) Nate Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:06) Texas A&M Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:41) Manny Obaseki made Layup.
158
(13:26) Dwon Odom Turnover.
(13:19) Foul on Nate Johnson.
+2 (13:18) Quenton Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Hassan Diarra.
1510
(12:50) Adam Kunkel missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:50) Henry Coleman III Defensive Rebound.
(12:36) Tyrece Radford missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:36) Dwon Odom Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:17) Dwon Odom made Jumper.
1710
(11:54) Foul on Adam Kunkel.
(11:54) Official TV Timeout
(11:50) Quenton Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:50) Zach Freemantle Defensive Rebound.
(11:27) Zach Freemantle missed Jumper.
(11:27) Hassan Diarra Defensive Rebound.
(11:00) Hassan Diarra missed Jumper.
(11:00) Zach Freemantle Defensive Rebound.
(10:30) Adam Kunkel missed Jumper.
(10:30) Henry Coleman III Defensive Rebound.
(10:20) Foul on Jack Nunge.
(10:20) Quenton Jackson missed Free Throw.
(10:20) Texas A&M Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (10:20) Quenton Jackson made Free Throw.
1711
(9:54) Zach Freemantle missed Jumper.
(9:54) Henry Coleman III Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:28) Henry Coleman III made Layup. Assisted by Hassan Diarra.
1713
(9:06) Colby Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:06) Quenton Jackson Defensive Rebound.
(9:00) Foul on Adam Kunkel.
+1 (9:00) Quenton Jackson made Free Throw.
1714
+1 (9:00) Quenton Jackson made Free Throw.
1715
(8:44) Foul on Hassan Diarra.
+2 (8:30) Colby Jones made Layup.
1915
+2 (8:05) Quenton Jackson made Layup.
1917
(7:48) Colby Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:48) Andre Gordon Defensive Rebound.
(7:38) Quenton Jackson missed Layup.
(7:38) Colby Jones Defensive Rebound.
(7:28) Nate Johnson missed Jumper.
(7:28) Ethan Henderson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:19) Hassan Diarra made Three Point Jumper.
1920
(6:45) Dwon Odom missed Jumper.
(6:45) Jack Nunge Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:45) Jack Nunge made Two Point Tip Shot.
2120
+2 (6:32) Hassan Diarra made Layup.
2122
+3 (6:03) Colby Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nate Johnson.
2422
(5:59) Official TV Timeout
(5:44) Wade Taylor IV Turnover.
(5:33) Adam Kunkel missed Jumper.
(5:33) Hassan Diarra Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:25) Hassan Diarra made Layup.
2424
(5:15) Foul on Aaron Cash.
+2 (5:14) Dwon Odom made Jumper. Assisted by Nate Johnson.
2624
+2 (4:57) Manny Obaseki made Layup.
2626
(4:37) Colby Jones missed Jumper.
(4:37) Ethan Henderson Defensive Rebound.
(4:31) Foul on Adam Kunkel.
+1 (4:31) Wade Taylor IV made Free Throw.
2627
+1 (4:31) Wade Taylor IV made Free Throw.
2628
(4:18) Nate Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:18) Texas A&M Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:59) Hassan Diarra made Three Point Jumper.
2631
+2 (3:35) Dwon Odom made Layup. Assisted by Colby Jones.
2831
(3:15) Hassan Diarra Turnover.
(3:15) Nate Johnson Steal.
(3:11) Foul on Wade Taylor IV.
(3:11) Official TV Timeout
(3:11) Nate Johnson missed Free Throw.
(3:11) Quenton Jackson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:52) Tyrece Radford made Layup.
2833
+2 (2:25) Jerome Hunter made Dunk. Assisted by Colby Jones.
3033
(1:56) Hassan Diarra missed Jumper.
(1:56) Jack Nunge Defensive Rebound.
(1:51) Foul on Jerome Hunter.
(1:51) Jerome Hunter Turnover.
+3 (1:35) Quenton Jackson made Three Point Jumper.
3036
(1:08) Dwon Odom Turnover.
(1:08) Wade Taylor IV Steal.
(0:58) Texas A&M Timeout
(0:57) Foul on Dwon Odom.
+1 (0:57) Quenton Jackson made Free Throw.
3037
+1 (0:57) Quenton Jackson made Free Throw.
3038
(0:47) Jack Nunge missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:47) Quenton Jackson Defensive Rebound.
(0:17) Quenton Jackson missed Layup.
(0:17) Tyrece Radford Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:17) Tyrece Radford made Two Point Tip Shot.
3040
+2 (0:03) Colby Jones made Layup.
3240
(0:00) End of 1st half

2nd half

Team Stats

XAV

TA&M

73Points72

29-60(48.3%)Field Goal(%)23-51(45.1%)

7-18(38.9%)3-Point(%)5-14(35.7%)

8-15(53.3%)Free Throw(%)21-25(84%)

31(11)Rebounds(Offensive)32(9)

16Assists6

8Steals5

3Blocks3

11Turnovers13

20(0)Fouls(Technical)17(0)

9Largest Lead10

Game Details

Thursday, March 31, 2022 · 7:00 PM

Reed Arena · College Station, TX

attendance: 3,551 (27.3%)

tv: ESPN

spread: TA&M -4.5

over/under: 137.5