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Heading into the SEC tournament, Texas needed some big wins in order to secure a spot in March Madness. On Thursday, the Longhorns delivered, holding on for a 94-89 win over Texas A&M in double overtime.
The win secured the Longhorns a spot in the SEC quarterfinals, and gets them one step closer to going dancing later this month. They are on the bubble for the NCAA tournament, but a win over a nationally ranked team like the Aggies puts them into great position.
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Things got close at the end of the second half, with the two teams largely trading leads before the Aggies tied things up at 73 to send it to overtime. But one extra period wasn't enough; Longhorns forward Kadin Shedrick dunked in the final seconds of OT to tie the game again and give us some more bonus basketball.
With less than a minute left in the second OT, a couple of key missed free throws from both sides kept things tight, with the Longhorns holding a narrow four-point lead.
Texas A&M guard Jace Carter came up clutch, hitting a 3-pointer — his only points of the entire game — to get the Aggies within one. But a few Texas free throws and a few missed threes from the Aggies was enough to secure a Longhorns victory, 94-89.
Texas A&M guard Wade Taylor IV did his best to carry the Aggies, finishing with a game-high 29 points in the loss, while teammates Henry Coleman III and Andersson Garcia both finished with double-doubles. Six Longhorns ended in double digits on points, with guard Tre Johnson leading the team with 20 points.
Texas will now face Tennessee, the No. 4 seed in the tournament, on Friday for a chance to advance to the semifinals.
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The win secured the Longhorns a spot in the SEC quarterfinals, and gets them one step closer to going dancing later this month. They are on the bubble for the NCAA tournament, but a win over a nationally ranked team like the Aggies puts them into great position.
[Yahoo Fantasy Bracket Mayhem is back: Enter for a shot to win up to $50K]
Things got close at the end of the second half, with the two teams largely trading leads before the Aggies tied things up at 73 to send it to overtime. But one extra period wasn't enough; Longhorns forward Kadin Shedrick dunked in the final seconds of OT to tie the game again and give us some more bonus basketball.
With less than a minute left in the second OT, a couple of key missed free throws from both sides kept things tight, with the Longhorns holding a narrow four-point lead.
Texas A&M guard Jace Carter came up clutch, hitting a 3-pointer — his only points of the entire game — to get the Aggies within one. But a few Texas free throws and a few missed threes from the Aggies was enough to secure a Longhorns victory, 94-89.
Texas A&M guard Wade Taylor IV did his best to carry the Aggies, finishing with a game-high 29 points in the loss, while teammates Henry Coleman III and Andersson Garcia both finished with double-doubles. Six Longhorns ended in double digits on points, with guard Tre Johnson leading the team with 20 points.
Texas will now face Tennessee, the No. 4 seed in the tournament, on Friday for a chance to advance to the semifinals.
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