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01/17 19:35 CST Agee posts double-double as Texas A&M holds off Texas 74-70
Agee posts double-double as Texas A&M holds off Texas 74-70
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) --- Rashaun Agee posted a double-double, and Texas A&M beat
Texas 74-70 on Saturday.
Agee finished with 17 points on 6 of 14 shooting to go with 11 rebounds for his
eighth double-double of the season and seventh-straight game in double figures.
Rylan Griffen added 17 points for the Aggies (14-4, 4-1 SEC). Ruben Dominguez
had 10.
Jordan Pope scored 17 for the Longhorns (11-7, 2-3). Dailyn Swain also had 17
points and added six rebounds and two steals. Matas Vokietaitis had 14 points
and nine rebounds. Tramon Mark scored 13 points.
The game went to halftime tied 29-29 after a 7-0 run from the Longhorns was
answered with a 7-0 run from the Aggies.
The Aggies used an 11-3 run to open up a 10-point lead with 5:02 remaining,
spurred by Griffen, who scored all 17 of his points in the second half. They
allowed an 8-0 Longhorn run starting with 3:02 remaining before closing out the
win.
The Aggies had a 20-6 advantage in bench points and turned an 8-6 turnover
advantage into a 15-5 advantage in points off turnovers.
Up next
Texas A&M will host Mississippi State on Wednesday.
Texas hosts Kentucky on Wednesday.
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