"We had four turkeys (three-consecutive defensive stops) in the first half and forced seven turnovers. In the second half, we had four more turkeys and forced 11 turnovers, and our defensive rebounding percentage was about 82 percent,

No. 11 Texas A&M men’s basketball’s defense came to life in the second half to capture a 68-57 victory over LSU at Reed Arena on Saturday. Graduate guard Wade Taylor IV returned to action after a three-game absence and tallied 12 points as the Aggies claimed their fourth win in their last five matchups with the Tigers.

While Texas A&M (14-4, 3-2 SEC) returned a starter, LSU’s Vyctorius Miller missed his second straight game due to an ankle injury he suffered against Ole Miss on Jan. 11. The freshman is averaging 10.1 points per game, which is third in scoring.