Nov 26, 2024; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Texas A&M guard Manny Obaseki (35) dribbles in opposition to Oregon Geese guard Ra’Heim Moss (0) throughout the first half at MGM Grand Backyard Area. Obligatory Credit score: Jeffrey (Tyge) O’Donnell-Imagn Pictures Oregon scored the ultimate 10 factors of the sport in opposition to No. 20 Texas A&M, pulling off an 80-70 upset of the Aggies Tuesday afternoon on the Gamers Period Thanksgiving Pageant in Las Vegas.
TJ Bamba led 4 gamers in double figures with 18 factors because the Geese (6-0) shot 61.5 % within the second half, had runs of 16 and 10 straight factors within the half and put up 51 factors after the break. Brandon Angel and Jackson Shelstad added 16 factors every, whereas Jadrian Tracey added 11 for Oregon.
The Aggies (4-2) received 20 factors from Zhuric Phelps and 15 from Wade Taylor IV. Texas A&M misplaced a 10-point lead within the second half earlier than pulling again forward 69-68 with 4:41 left on CJ Wilcher’s 3-pointer, however that proved to be the Aggies’ final bucket of the sport.
Taylor’s free throw tied the sport at 70 following Nate Bittle’s dunk, however the ultimate 2:21 belonged to the Geese.
Kwame Evans Jr. hit the go-ahead free throw with 1:22 left earlier than Shelstad’s jumper gave Oregon a three-point edge with 45 seconds to play. Texas A&M nonetheless could not purchase a basket, and the Geese hit seven free throws over the ultimate 34 seconds to seal the win.
The Aggies missed their ultimate 11 photographs and completed 22-of-68 (32.4 %) from the ground.
Oregon took its first lead of the sport lower than two minutes into the second half, on a Shelstad 3-pointer to go up 35-32.
Texas A&M’s protection centered on double-teaming Bittle, Oregon’s main scorer, and it labored. He had simply two factors when he picked up his third foul with 12:21 left. Pharrel Payne’s ensuing free throw made it 50-42 Aggies. Bittle completed with six factors on simply 2-of-3 capturing.
Phelps drained a deep 3 for a 53-44 lead earlier than Jace Carter added a trey and a layup to make it 58-48 with 9:35 to play.
The Geese ripped off the following 16 factors, keyed by a pair of Shelstad steals and layups from Tracey, who transformed considered one of them right into a three-point play.
After Oregon compelled a shot clock violation, Angel knocked down a sideline 3 for a 60-58 lead with 7:24 to play. Shelstad’s layup capped the run and put the Geese up by six, their largest lead of the sport.
The Aggies led 32-29 at halftime.
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