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Rodney Terry and the Texas Longhorns will live to see another day at the SEC tournament in Nashville. The Longhorns took down their in-state rival Texas A&M in a double-OT thriller from Bridgestone Arena.
The game opened with a defensive battle as both teams struggled to find early rhythm. Texas A&M struck first with a layup from Henry Coleman III, but Texas responded with a dunk from Ze’Rik Onyema to keep pace. After a slow first few minutes, the Aggies built a narrow lead, helped by a three-pointer from Manny Obaseki at the 16:57 mark. Tre Johnson answered for Texas, and the game remained tightly contested through the first half.
At halftime, Texas led 33-27 after a late three-pointer from Jordan Pope. Texas A&M started the second half strong, with back-to-back baskets from Andersson Garcia and Hayden Hefner cutting the deficit to one. A layup by Wade Taylor IV gave the Aggies a 37-36 lead at the 17:40 mark, setting the stage for a back-and-forth battle.
The lead changed multiple times as both teams traded baskets, with Johnson and Tramon Mark leading Texas, while Taylor and Garcia kept the Aggies in contention. A late jumper by Kaluma and a pair of free throws by Taylor IV tied the game at 73-73, forcing overtime.
In the first overtime period, Texas A&M took an early 75-73 lead after free throws from Obaseki. Both teams struggled to score until Johnson hit a clutch three-pointer to bring Texas within one with 1:04 remaining. The Longhorns tied the game at 79-79 with just four seconds left on a dunk from Shedrick, sending the game into a second overtime.
Texas dominated the final overtime, with Johnson and Pope sinking crucial baskets to give the Longhorns an 87-85 lead. Pope extended the margin with a key jumper, and Texas sealed the game at the free-throw line, holding off the Aggies for a 94-89 victory.
Johnson led Texas with a team-high 21 points, while Tramon Mark added 18. Taylor IV finished with 22 points for the Aggies, and Obaseki chipped in 17.
Texas will now look to play No. 4 Tennessee tomorrow.
This article originally appeared on Longhorns Wire: Texas survives against Texas A&M in double-OT action, 94-89
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The game opened with a defensive battle as both teams struggled to find early rhythm. Texas A&M struck first with a layup from Henry Coleman III, but Texas responded with a dunk from Ze’Rik Onyema to keep pace. After a slow first few minutes, the Aggies built a narrow lead, helped by a three-pointer from Manny Obaseki at the 16:57 mark. Tre Johnson answered for Texas, and the game remained tightly contested through the first half.
At halftime, Texas led 33-27 after a late three-pointer from Jordan Pope. Texas A&M started the second half strong, with back-to-back baskets from Andersson Garcia and Hayden Hefner cutting the deficit to one. A layup by Wade Taylor IV gave the Aggies a 37-36 lead at the 17:40 mark, setting the stage for a back-and-forth battle.
The lead changed multiple times as both teams traded baskets, with Johnson and Tramon Mark leading Texas, while Taylor and Garcia kept the Aggies in contention. A late jumper by Kaluma and a pair of free throws by Taylor IV tied the game at 73-73, forcing overtime.
In the first overtime period, Texas A&M took an early 75-73 lead after free throws from Obaseki. Both teams struggled to score until Johnson hit a clutch three-pointer to bring Texas within one with 1:04 remaining. The Longhorns tied the game at 79-79 with just four seconds left on a dunk from Shedrick, sending the game into a second overtime.
Texas dominated the final overtime, with Johnson and Pope sinking crucial baskets to give the Longhorns an 87-85 lead. Pope extended the margin with a key jumper, and Texas sealed the game at the free-throw line, holding off the Aggies for a 94-89 victory.
Johnson led Texas with a team-high 21 points, while Tramon Mark added 18. Taylor IV finished with 22 points for the Aggies, and Obaseki chipped in 17.
Texas will now look to play No. 4 Tennessee tomorrow.
This article originally appeared on Longhorns Wire: Texas survives against Texas A&M in double-OT action, 94-89
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