BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION – A blocked shot by Lauren Ware at the buzzer sealed the Texas A&M women's basketball team's 72-69 victory over the No. 21 Alabama Crimson Tide Sunday evening inside Reed Arena.
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After Ny'Ceara Pryor drained a pair of free throws to inflate the Aggies cushion to 72-69 with six seconds remaining in the game, Alabama (20-5, 6-5 SEC) scurried up the court on its last possession. The Tide's Diana Collins jacked up a 3-point attempt from 23-feet, but Ware swatted it into the seats as the buzzer sounded to seal the deal.
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Pryor paced Texas A&M (9-10, 2-8 SEC) with another stat sheet-stuffing performance, logging 20 points, seven assists, six rebounds and four assists. Ware finished with 13 points, five rebounds and two blocked shots. Fatmata Janneh recorded her seventh double-double of the season with 12 points and 15 rebounds.
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In the tight contest, the Aggies benefited from a season-low seven turnovers in the contest. Another key to the victory was seven offensive boards in the fourth quarter, including four by Janneh.
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Ware jumpstarted the Aggie offense, recording six points as the Maroon & White claimed a 10-6 advantage midway through the first quarter. A&M's defense held Alabama scoreless in the last 2:10 of the period to take a 14-12 advantage into the first break.Â
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The Maroon & White exploded in the second quarter with 20 points, led by Pryor and Janneh who recorded five points apiece as the Aggies took their largest lead of the half, 34-29, entering the break. Ware led Texas A&M with 10 points in the opening quarters shooting 5-of-7 (71.4%) from the field.
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The Crimson Tide claimed their first lead of the game, 44-42, at the 3:39 mark of the third quarter, following a 15-8 surge. Texas A&M nosed ahead, 53-51 on a Jordan Webster 3-pointer with 18 seconds left in the quarter, but it was answered with a buzzer beater from bonus land by Ta'Mia Scott as Alabama took a 54-53 advantage into the fourth quarter.
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An old-fashioned 3-pointer by Jessica Timmons gave the Tide a four-point edge out of the break, but the Aggies answered with a 10-0 run to pull ahead 63-57 with six minutes remaining. The Timmons show continued for Alabama, as she scored the next seven points. Her flurry gave the Tide its last lead of the game, 64-63 with 4:11 left.Â
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A pair of Salese Blow free throws put the Maroon & White up, 67-65, with 3:03 remaining. There was a two-minute drought before a Pryor jumper widened the margin to four points. Alabama shaved the deficit to one point on a Karly Weathers layup with seven seconds on the clock before Pryor knocked down her two from the charity stripe.
The Aggies hit the road for Thursday's 5:30 p.m. game against the No. 16 Kentucky Wildcats at Memorial Coliseum. The contest airs on SEC Network.
POSTGAME NOTES
RECORDS & SERIES NOTES
TEAM NOTES
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Fatmata Janneh
Ny'Ceara Pryor
Lauren Ware
Emerald Parker
Postgame Quotes
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 The Postgame press conference with Texas A&M head coach Joni Taylor, junior Fatmata Janneh and senior Ny'Ceara Pryor can be found here.
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After Ny'Ceara Pryor drained a pair of free throws to inflate the Aggies cushion to 72-69 with six seconds remaining in the game, Alabama (20-5, 6-5 SEC) scurried up the court on its last possession. The Tide's Diana Collins jacked up a 3-point attempt from 23-feet, but Ware swatted it into the seats as the buzzer sounded to seal the deal.
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Pryor paced Texas A&M (9-10, 2-8 SEC) with another stat sheet-stuffing performance, logging 20 points, seven assists, six rebounds and four assists. Ware finished with 13 points, five rebounds and two blocked shots. Fatmata Janneh recorded her seventh double-double of the season with 12 points and 15 rebounds.
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In the tight contest, the Aggies benefited from a season-low seven turnovers in the contest. Another key to the victory was seven offensive boards in the fourth quarter, including four by Janneh.
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Ware jumpstarted the Aggie offense, recording six points as the Maroon & White claimed a 10-6 advantage midway through the first quarter. A&M's defense held Alabama scoreless in the last 2:10 of the period to take a 14-12 advantage into the first break.Â
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The Maroon & White exploded in the second quarter with 20 points, led by Pryor and Janneh who recorded five points apiece as the Aggies took their largest lead of the half, 34-29, entering the break. Ware led Texas A&M with 10 points in the opening quarters shooting 5-of-7 (71.4%) from the field.
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The Crimson Tide claimed their first lead of the game, 44-42, at the 3:39 mark of the third quarter, following a 15-8 surge. Texas A&M nosed ahead, 53-51 on a Jordan Webster 3-pointer with 18 seconds left in the quarter, but it was answered with a buzzer beater from bonus land by Ta'Mia Scott as Alabama took a 54-53 advantage into the fourth quarter.
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An old-fashioned 3-pointer by Jessica Timmons gave the Tide a four-point edge out of the break, but the Aggies answered with a 10-0 run to pull ahead 63-57 with six minutes remaining. The Timmons show continued for Alabama, as she scored the next seven points. Her flurry gave the Tide its last lead of the game, 64-63 with 4:11 left.Â
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A pair of Salese Blow free throws put the Maroon & White up, 67-65, with 3:03 remaining. There was a two-minute drought before a Pryor jumper widened the margin to four points. Alabama shaved the deficit to one point on a Karly Weathers layup with seven seconds on the clock before Pryor knocked down her two from the charity stripe.
The Aggies hit the road for Thursday's 5:30 p.m. game against the No. 16 Kentucky Wildcats at Memorial Coliseum. The contest airs on SEC Network.
POSTGAME NOTES
RECORDS & SERIES NOTES
- Texas A&M is now 11-5 all-time against Alabama
- Joni Taylor's career record moves to 187-137 all-time and to 47-62 in her four seasons with the Aggies.
TEAM NOTES
- The Aggies committed a season-low seven turnovers in the game, including just three after the first quarter.
- Beat a ranked opponent for the first time since January 5, 2025, against No. 11 Kentucky.
- Record their SEC highs for free throws made and free throws attempted going 21-of-31 from the charity stripe.
- The Maroon & White began with a starting lineup of Lemyah Hylton, Fats Janneh, Janae Kent, Ny'Ceara Pryor, Lauren Ware (4-4).
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Fatmata Janneh
- Recorded her seventh double-double of the season and the 34th of her career with 12 points and 15 rebounds.
- Registered her second SEC game with 15-plus rebounds.
Ny'Ceara Pryor
- Stuffed the stat sheet with 20 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals.
- The scoring tally marked her sixth 20-plus point game of the season and the 65th over her career.
Lauren Ware
- Registered her sixth 10-plus points game of the season and 35th of her career with 13 points.
Emerald Parker
- Marked a season-high with two blocks while shooting 3-3 from the field.
Postgame Quotes
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 The Postgame press conference with Texas A&M head coach Joni Taylor, junior Fatmata Janneh and senior Ny'Ceara Pryor can be found here.