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Texas A&M Aggies Can Deliver Death Blow to Texas Longhorns in SEC Tournament

The Texas A&M Aggies could send their arch rival Texas Longhorns home with a win Thursday in the SEC Tournament.
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Jan 25, 2025; Austin, Texas, USA; Texas A&M Aggies guard Zhuric Phelps (1) drives to the basket against Texas Longhorns guard Tre Johnson (20) during the second half at Moody Center. Mandatory Credit: Scott Wachter-Imagn Images
Jan 25, 2025; Austin, Texas, USA; Texas A&M Aggies guard Zhuric Phelps (1) drives to the basket against Texas Longhorns guard Tre Johnson (20) during the second half at Moody Center. Mandatory Credit: Scott Wachter-Imagn Images | Scott Wachter-Imagn Images

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The Texas A&M Aggies have a shot at potentially putting an official end to the Texas Longhorns' NCAA Tournament hopes.

Texas and Texas A&M will meet for the third time this season at the second round of the SEC Tournament in Nashville on Thursday. The 13th-seeded Longhorns kept their season alive with a 79-72 win over Vanderbilt in the first round on Wednesday.

Despite the win, Texas remains on the wrong side of the bubble and will need to secure another victory or two to have a shot at going dancing. A loss to Texas A&M, and the Longhorns will be missing the NCAA Tournament for the first time since the 2019-20 season.

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Jan 25, 2025; Austin, Texas, USA; Texas Longhorns guard Tramon Mark (12) holds the Lone Star Showdown trophy after a victory over the Texas A&M Aggies at Moody Center. Mandatory Credit: Scott Wachter-Imagn Images | Scott Wachter-Imagn Images

The Aggies opened up SEC play with a convincing 80-60 win over the Longhorns in College Station on Jan. 4. However, Texas got revenge in emphatic fashion, using a 22-point second-half comeback in Austin on Jan. 25 for a 70-69 win. Longhorns guard Tramon Mark hit the go-ahead layup with 3.9 seconds to play.

"We saw it from both vantage points, the highs and the lows. We led for about 12 seconds in the first game, and we led the other one for the other 39 minutes and 48 seconds. I think we just failed in the opportunity we had on Saturday," Williams said of the Texas game back in January. "We hate how it went, but I think the response of our group I anticipate will be what it has been all year long. The truth about it is in this league and with the margins as thin as they are, you don't have any other choice but to respond the right way."

Texas A&M put together an impressive season but that loss to Texas was arguably their most crushing considering that the Aggies led for all but the final three seconds. But now, A&M has a chance to make that win a moot point for the Longhorns, who will certainly be left out of the NCAA Tournament field with a loss Thursday to the Aggies.

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Zach Dimmitt
ZACH DIMMITT

Zach Dimmitt is the Deputy Editor for Texas Longhorns On SI and Texas A&M Aggies On SI. He also contributes as a writer for the On SI channels of the Oregon Ducks, Baltimore Ravens and Tennessee Titans. He was previously the editor-in-chief of Buffalo Bills on SI, Philadelphia Eagles on SI and Seattle Seahawks on SI. Born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, Dimmitt received his Bachelor’s Degree in journalism at the University of Texas at Austin in 2022. He originally started with SI’s Fan Nation network in 2021, providing extensive coverage of the NFL and NBA along with college football and basketball. In that time, Dimmitt has published thousands of stories and has reached millions of people across multiple fan bases. You can follow him on X at @ZachDimmitt7

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