Texas vs Texas A&M SEC Tournament Live In-Game Updates

Rodney Terry's Texas men's basketball got through home team Vanderbilt in the first round of the Southeastern Conference championship in Nashville, but the journey is far from over.

The Longhorns will now face in-state rivals Texas A&M to continue their fight for a spot in the NCAA Tournament. The two Texas teams already faced each other twice this season, a big loss for the Longhorns in the conference opener in College Station and a buzzer beater win just a few weeks later in Austin.

Now, a lot more is at stake. The winner of today's matchup will advance to the conference quarterfinals to take on fourth seeded Tennessee. Texas came into the tournament as the No. 13 seed, and A&M is favored to win this matchup as the No. 5 seed, the first one out of having two byes. But Texas has pulled upsets this season.

Vanderbilt guard Jason Edwards (1) attempts a shot against Texas forward Kadin Shedrick (5) during a NCAA college basketball first round game at the men’s Southeastern Conference Tournament Wednesday, March 12, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. | Mark Zaleski / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Follow along for live updates.

FIRST HALF:

Texas A&M leads by one point, 7-6, five minutes into the game.

Still a tight game, the Aggies lead 12-11 with 11:45 left in the first half. Tre Johnson leads the Horns with five points.

Texas grabs the lead for the first tie at 15-12 on a 6-0 run.

After a solid run, Texas has been on a three minute scoring drought. A&M leads by one again, 17-16. Seven minutes left in the first half.

Texas has made five out of its last five field goals, establishing the biggest lead from either team in the game. The Longhorns lead 26-19 with 3:40 left in the half. Nine players out of 10 who've seem playing time this half have contributed to the score with at least two points. A&M hasn't scored in the past 3:44 minutes.

Texas A&M calls timeout -- Texas with an eight point lead with 52 seconds to go. 33-25.

HALFTIME: Texas 33, Texas A&M 27

Texas A&M takes a four point lead four minutes into the second half with a three-point jumper from Wade Taylor IV.

Tied at 47-47, 12 minutes to go.

Tre Johnson reaches 10 points with a three-point jumper, Texas leads 50-47.

The Aggies call a timeout as Texas leads by nine. Johnson is tied with A&M's Wade Taylor IV with 15 points, Tramon Mark has 11 for the Horns.

The Longhorns have found unexpected momentum. Coming into this game as the underdogs, this five lead is already a surprise. But there are seven minutes left for Texas to defend its five point lead. 62-57.

A&M is narrowing the gap, now only three points.

Texas calls timeout, A&M leads by one with 52 seconds on the clock.

72-71 Texas. 38.7 seconds on the clock.

73-73. Texas calls timeout, 25.9 seconds.

We're going to overtime.

FT: 73-73

OT1

Texas A&M has a four point lead in this overtime. Just 1:24 left in the period as A&M calls timeout.

78-77 A&M. Texas calls timeout.

79-79 at the end of OT1.

OT2

The tables have turned, now Texas has the four point lead with 57 seconds left. A&M calls timeout.

90-86. 30 seconds.

With 22 seconds to go, Chendall Weaver and Tramon Mark are both fouled out. Jordan Pope and Kadin Shedrick have four each. Texas leads 92-89.

Texas with upset! The Longhorns advance to the SEC network quarterfinals and will take on Tennessee tomorrow.

Johnson led with 20 points. Texas wins 94-89.