Wade Taylor IV scored 19 points, Zhuric Phelps hit a go-ahead 3-pointer during an 11-0 run and finished with 12 points, and 22nd-ranked Texas A&M beat Texas Tech 72-67. The game Sunday was the first meeting of the former conference rivals since 2012. Phelps’ 3 with 7 1/2 minutes left made it 54-52 and put the 8-2 Aggies ahead to stay.
Texas Tech forward Darrion Williams and Texas A&M forward Henry Coleman III scramble to control the ball in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Fort Worth, Texas , Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. Texas Tech forward Darrion Williams shoots against Texas A&M’s Andersson Garcia and Jace Carter , center right, in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Fort Worth, Texas , Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024.
Phelps’ 3 with 7 1/2 minutes left made it 54-52 and put the Aggies ahead to stay. His step-back jumper after hard contact with Tech’s Kevin Overton capped the game-turning spurt.Chance McMillian had 23 points with five 3s for Tech . Overton scored 14 of his 17 points before halftime, when he hit four 3s.Texas Tech played its second game in a row without leading scorer and rebounder JT Toppin because of what the school said is a lower-body injury for the 6-foot-9 forward.
Texas A&M made all eight of its free throws in the final 27 seconds, four by Taylor, while Tech made three 3s in the final minute.Texas A&M led 23-12 in the first half on a 3-pointer by Carter, that opened a 45-second exchange of two 3s each by he and Overton. The second 3 by Overton started a 9-0 run that got the Red Raiders within 26-24.
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