NASHVILLE – The Texas A&M men's basketball team exited the SEC Tournament with Thursday's 83-63 loss to the Oklahoma Sooners in second round action inside Bridgestone Arena.
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Rashaun Agee set the Aggies' single-season record with his 13th double-double. He scored 13 points and pulled down 10 rebounds. Pop Isaacs chipped in with 12 points, six rebounds and three assists, while Rylan Griffen added 13Â points.
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Texas A&M (21-11) was doomed by the Sooners' 48-33 rebounding margin and 18-1 edge in second-chance points.
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The Aggies found themselves in deep waters at halftime, trailing the Sooners 49-27. Oklahoma (19-14) built the lead by outshooting the Aggies 59%-29% from the field. The Sooners ran out to a 25-11 advantage at the 11:37 mark and the Maroon & White were unable to pull back within single digits before the intermission.
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Back-to-back 3-pointers by Isaacs sparked a 10-0 run by the Aggies as they trimmed the deficit to 54-42 with 15:25 remaining in the second half. The momentum was short-lived as Oklahoma opened its advantage back to 20 points at the midway point of the half.
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POSTGAME QUOTES
The postgame press conference with Texas A&M head coach Bucky McMillan, graduate Rashaun Agee and junior Pop Isaacs can be found here.
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POSTGAME NOTES
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
#2 Pop Isaacs
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Rashaun Agee set the Aggies' single-season record with his 13th double-double. He scored 13 points and pulled down 10 rebounds. Pop Isaacs chipped in with 12 points, six rebounds and three assists, while Rylan Griffen added 13Â points.
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Texas A&M (21-11) was doomed by the Sooners' 48-33 rebounding margin and 18-1 edge in second-chance points.
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The Aggies found themselves in deep waters at halftime, trailing the Sooners 49-27. Oklahoma (19-14) built the lead by outshooting the Aggies 59%-29% from the field. The Sooners ran out to a 25-11 advantage at the 11:37 mark and the Maroon & White were unable to pull back within single digits before the intermission.
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Back-to-back 3-pointers by Isaacs sparked a 10-0 run by the Aggies as they trimmed the deficit to 54-42 with 15:25 remaining in the second half. The momentum was short-lived as Oklahoma opened its advantage back to 20 points at the midway point of the half.
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POSTGAME QUOTES
The postgame press conference with Texas A&M head coach Bucky McMillan, graduate Rashaun Agee and junior Pop Isaacs can be found here.
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POSTGAME NOTES
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
#2 Pop Isaacs
- Tallied 12 points for his fourth consecutive game with double-digits in the scoring column – his second-longest stretch of the season.
- Sank four 3-point field goals against SEC competition for the third time this year, one shy of his season best.
- Averaging 6.3 rebounds per game in the Aggies' last three contests after his six boards Thursday.
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- Led team in scoring for the fifth time this season with 13 points.
- Averaging 19.3 points over the last three games.
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- Logged his school-record 13th double-double of the season with 13 points and 10 rebounds.
- Paced the Aggies in rebounding for the 25th time this season with his 16th double-digit performance of the year.
- Led the team in scoring for the 15th time this season.
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