Phelps scores 18 as No. 13 Texas A&M extends win streak to 8 with 80-60 victory over Texas
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) Zhuric Phelps had 18 points and Pharrel Payne added 15 to lead No. 13 Texas A&M to an 80-60 win over Texas in the Southeastern Conference opener for both schools Saturday night.
Texas A&M (12-2, 1-0 SEC) extended its winning streak to eight games in the first on-campus meeting between these rivals since 2012.
The game was tied at halftime before the Aggies opened the second half with a 15-2 run to make it 52-39 with about 14 ½ minutes left. Phelps led the way in that stretch with six points and a steal.
Texas (11-3, 0-1) got going after that, used a 13-5 spurt to get within 57-52. But Texas A&M went on an 11-3 run, highlighted by a 3 from Hayden Hefner, to push the lead to 68-55 with less than five minutes to go.
Tramon Mark had 14 points for the Longhorns in their first SEC game after spending the last 28 seasons in the Big 12.
Texas: The Longhorns will get a big dose of the rigors of their new conference early with their next four games coming against teams currently ranked in the top 15 in the AP Top 25 poll, including three in the top 10.
Texas A&M: Dominant defense continues to be a calling card for coach Buzz Williams’ team as the Aggies held an opponent to below 70 points for a seventh straight game.
Texas A&M’s big run to open the second half in a stretch where Texas missed eight shots.
The Aggies won despite making just 2 of 19 3-point attempts.
Texas hosts No. 2 Auburn Tuesday night and Texas A&M visits No. 12 Oklahoma Wednesday night.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | (Aggies gains possession) | |||
19:47 | Solomon Washington misses three point jump shot | |||
19:45 | Hayden Hefner offensive rebound | |||
19:37 | +2 | Hayden Hefner makes two point layup | 0-2 | |
19:19 | Kadin Shedrick turnover (lost ball) (Solomon Washington steals) | |||
19:09 | Hayden Hefner misses three point jump shot | |||
19:07 | Arthur Kaluma defensive rebound | |||
19:07 | Jordan Pope misses two point jump shot | |||
19:05 | Solomon Washington defensive rebound | |||
18:42 | Solomon Washington misses two point layup | |||
18:40 | Kadin Shedrick defensive rebound | |||
18:33 | Tre Johnson misses two point jump shot | |||
18:31 | Aggies defensive rebound | |||
18:05 | +2 | Solomon Washington makes two point layup (Wade Taylor IV assists) | 0-4 | |
17:38 | Tre Johnson misses two point jump shot | |||
17:36 | Arthur Kaluma offensive rebound | |||
17:30 | +2 | Tramon Mark makes two point layup (Arthur Kaluma assists) | 2-4 | |
17:30 | Hayden Hefner shooting foul (Tramon Mark draws the foul) | |||
17:30 | +1 | Tramon Mark makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 3-4 | |
17:23 | Tre Johnson personal foul | |||
17:14 | Solomon Washington turnover | |||
16:48 | Arthur Kaluma turnover (lost ball) (Solomon Washington steals) | |||
16:41 | Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot | |||
16:39 | Longhorns defensive rebound | |||
16:29 | Tre Johnson misses three point jump shot | |||
16:27 | Solomon Washington defensive rebound | |||
16:21 | Hayden Hefner misses three point jump shot | |||
16:19 | Aggies offensive rebound | |||
16:01 | Pharrel Payne misses two point jump shot | |||
15:59 | Jordan Pope defensive rebound | |||
15:45 | +2 | Arthur Kaluma makes two point layup (Tre Johnson assists) | 5-4 | |
15:30 | TV timeout | |||
15:25 | +2 | Wade Taylor IV makes two point jump shot (Zhuric Phelps assists) | 5-6 | |
15:11 | Tramon Mark misses two point jump shot | |||
15:09 | Zhuric Phelps defensive rebound | |||
14:59 | Zhuric Phelps turnover (lost ball) (Arthur Kaluma steals) | |||
14:58 | +3 | Arthur Kaluma makes three point jump shot (Jordan Pope assists) | 8-6 | |
14:42 | Wade Taylor IV turnover (lost ball) (Tre Johnson steals) | |||
14:38 | +2 | Tre Johnson makes two point jump shot | 10-6 | |
14:22 | +2 | Pharrel Payne makes two point layup (Andersson Garcia assists) | 10-8 | |
14:22 | Ze'Rik Onyema shooting foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul) | |||
14:22 | +1 | Pharrel Payne makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 10-9 | |
14:19 | Julian Larry turnover (traveling) | |||
14:01 | Manny Obaseki misses three point jump shot | |||
13:59 | Chendall Weaver defensive rebound | |||
13:50 | Andersson Garcia personal foul | |||
13:39 | Andersson Garcia blocks Jayson Kent's two point layup | |||
13:37 | Pharrel Payne defensive rebound | |||
13:30 | Julian Larry shooting foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul) | |||
13:30 | +1 | Pharrel Payne makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 10-10 | |
13:30 | +1 | Pharrel Payne makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-11 | |
13:06 | Manny Obaseki shooting foul (Tre Johnson draws the foul) | |||
13:06 | +1 | Tre Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 11-11 | |
13:06 | +1 | Tre Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 12-11 | |
13:06 | +1 | Tre Johnson makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 13-11 | |
12:52 | Andersson Garcia misses three point jump shot | |||
12:51 | Pharrel Payne offensive rebound | |||
12:51 | Ze'Rik Onyema personal foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul) | |||
12:35 | Andersson Garcia turnover (lost ball) | |||
12:10 | +3 | Tramon Mark makes three point jump shot (Julian Larry assists) | 16-11 | |
11:43 | +2 | Manny Obaseki makes two point layup | 16-13 | |
11:27 | Kadin Shedrick turnover (traveling) | |||
11:27 | TV timeout | |||
11:14 | Jace Carter misses three point jump shot | |||
11:12 | Jayson Kent defensive rebound | |||
11:05 | +2 | Julian Larry makes two point layup (Tramon Mark assists) | 18-13 | |
10:55 | Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot | |||
10:53 | Chendall Weaver defensive rebound | |||
10:45 | Jayson Kent misses three point jump shot | |||
10:43 | Kadin Shedrick offensive rebound | |||
10:43 | Wade Taylor IV personal foul (Kadin Shedrick draws the foul) | |||
10:40 | +3 | Tramon Mark makes three point jump shot (Julian Larry assists) | 21-13 | |
10:25 | +2 | Henry Coleman III makes two point layup (Jace Carter assists) | 21-15 | |
10:01 | Zhuric Phelps personal foul (Kadin Shedrick draws the foul) | |||
9:45 | Arthur Kaluma misses three point jump shot | |||
9:43 | Zhuric Phelps defensive rebound | |||
9:31 | +2 | Zhuric Phelps makes two point layup | 21-17 | |
9:31 | Kadin Shedrick shooting foul (Zhuric Phelps draws the foul) | |||
9:31 | Zhuric Phelps misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
9:31 | Kadin Shedrick defensive rebound | |||
9:07 | Zhuric Phelps personal foul (Kadin Shedrick draws the foul) | |||
9:04 | +3 | Jordan Pope makes three point jump shot (Kadin Shedrick assists) | 24-17 | |
8:54 | +2 | Wade Taylor IV makes two point layup | 24-19 | |
8:40 | Tramon Mark misses three point jump shot | |||
8:38 | Jace Carter defensive rebound | |||
8:25 | +2 | Solomon Washington makes two point layup (Wade Taylor IV assists) | 24-21 | |
8:25 | Arthur Kaluma shooting foul (Solomon Washington draws the foul) | |||
8:25 | Solomon Washington misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
8:25 | Arthur Kaluma defensive rebound | |||
8:03 | Tre Johnson misses two point jump shot | |||
8:01 | Solomon Washington defensive rebound | |||
8:00 | Chendall Weaver personal foul (Solomon Washington draws the foul) | |||
8:00 | TV timeout | |||
8:00 | +1 | Solomon Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-22 | |
8:00 | +1 | Solomon Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-23 | |
7:39 | Tre Johnson misses three point jump shot | |||
7:37 | Jayson Kent offensive rebound | |||
7:28 | +2 | Jordan Pope makes two point jump shot | 26-23 | |
7:28 | Hayden Hefner shooting foul (Jordan Pope draws the foul) | |||
7:28 | +1 | Jordan Pope makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 27-23 | |
7:08 | +3 | Wade Taylor IV makes three point jump shot | 27-26 | |
7:06 | Wade Taylor IV technical foul | |||
7:06 | +1 | Tre Johnson makes technical free throw 1 of 2 | 28-26 | |
7:06 | +1 | Tre Johnson makes technical free throw 2 of 2 | 29-26 | |
6:54 | +3 | Jayson Kent makes three point jump shot (Chendall Weaver assists) | 32-26 | |
6:44 | Chendall Weaver personal foul (Manny Obaseki draws the foul) | |||
6:44 | +1 | Manny Obaseki makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-27 | |
6:44 | +1 | Manny Obaseki makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-28 | |
6:20 | Tramon Mark turnover (bad pass) | |||
6:02 | +2 | Andersson Garcia makes two point layup (Manny Obaseki assists) | 32-30 | |
5:37 | Jordan Pope misses two point jump shot | |||
5:35 | Solomon Washington defensive rebound | |||
5:09 | Arthur Kaluma shooting foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul) | |||
5:09 | +1 | Pharrel Payne makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-31 | |
5:09 | Pharrel Payne misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
5:09 | Kadin Shedrick defensive rebound | |||
4:48 | Julian Larry misses three point jump shot | |||
4:46 | Manny Obaseki defensive rebound | |||
4:25 | Tramon Mark shooting foul (Manny Obaseki draws the foul) | |||
4:25 | +1 | Manny Obaseki makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-32 | |
4:25 | +1 | Manny Obaseki makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-33 | |
4:02 | Jordan Pope misses three point jump shot | |||
4:00 | Andersson Garcia defensive rebound | |||
3:29 | Jordan Pope shooting foul (Jace Carter draws the foul) | |||
3:29 | TV timeout | |||
3:29 | +1 | Jace Carter makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-34 | |
3:29 | Jace Carter misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
3:29 | Kadin Shedrick defensive rebound | |||
3:07 | Pharrel Payne blocks Jayson Kent's two point layup | |||
3:05 | Pharrel Payne defensive rebound | |||
2:43 | +2 | Andersson Garcia makes two point jump shot (Solomon Washington assists) | 32-36 | |
2:20 | Jayson Kent misses three point jump shot | |||
2:18 | Pharrel Payne defensive rebound | |||
1:50 | Manny Obaseki misses two point jump shot | |||
1:48 | Julian Larry defensive rebound | |||
1:40 | +3 | Jordan Pope makes three point jump shot (Tre Johnson assists) | 35-36 | |
1:24 | Aggies 30 second timeout | |||
1:10 | CJ Wilcher turnover (Julian Larry steals) | |||
1:05 | +2 | Julian Larry makes two point layup | 37-36 | |
0:43 | Manny Obaseki misses two point jump shot | |||
0:41 | Kadin Shedrick defensive rebound | |||
0:17 | Kadin Shedrick turnover (lost ball) | |||
0:05 | Julian Larry shooting foul (Zhuric Phelps draws the foul) | |||
0:05 | +1 | Zhuric Phelps makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 37-37 | |
0:05 | Zhuric Phelps misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
0:05 | Tre Johnson defensive rebound | |||
0:04 | Longhorns 30 second timeout | |||
0:00 | End of period |