Texas vs Texas A&M basketball score: Aggies muscle their way to win in SEC opener

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COLLEGE STATION – Texas A&M flexed its considerable muscle in the second half while pulling away from Texas basketball for an 80-60 win in the SEC opener for both squads Saturday at Reed Arena.

The two teams were tied at 37-37 after a scintillating first half, but the No. 12 Aggies (12-2, 1-0 SEC) took control inside against Texas (11-3, 0-1) after the break. Texas A&M scored 48 points in the paint and added another 24 points from the free-throw line. The Longhorns countered that inside attack by making six of 14 3-pointers in the first half, but they made just one 3-pointer on 12 attempts in the second half.

As a team, Texas shot 34.6% from the floor, well below its season average of 51.7%.

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Texas A&M forward Solomon Washington, right, secures the rebound against Texas guard Chendall Weaver during the Aggies’ 80-60 win in the SEC opener for both teams Saturday at Reed Arena in College Station.

Wing Tramon Mark paced Texas with 14 points, and Arthur Kaluma added 13 points and seven points. Tre Johnson, the freshman phenom who entered the game leading the SEC in scoring at 19.7 points a game, had his worst-shooting game of the season while scoring 11 points on 2-of-13 from the floor.

Texas returns home to Moody Center Tuesday against No. 2 Auburn (13-1, 1-0).

This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Texas vs Texas A&M basketball: Longhorns lost SEC debut

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Publish date : 2025-01-05 04:02:00

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