Late Aggie Surge Quells Ole Miss Rebellion

Wednesday, February 18

Bryan-College Station

6:00 PM

Texas A&M

18-8,8-5SEC

Ole Miss

11-15,3-10SEC

Ole Miss

Texas A&M

Feb 18, 2026 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

By: Rachel Perreault, Texas A&M Athletics Communications

BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION – The Texas A&M men's basketball team outscored Ole Miss 12-2 in the final four minutes to pull out an 80-77 victory over the Rebels Wednesday evening inside Reed Arena.

The Aggies played from behind for the first 18:08 of the second half, trailing by as many as 13 points at 63-50 with 11:46 left in the contest. Every time Texas A&M (18-8, 8-5 SEC) cut the deficit to a single digit over the next four minutes, Ole Miss (11-15, 3-10 SEC) answered back.

The Maroon & White snapped the lull with a 3-point field goal by Rubén Dominguez and a dunk by Zach Clemence on back-to-back trips down the court to pull within five points at the 6:11 mark. The Rebels led 75-68 when Dominguez sank three from the charity strip and rained down a long-range bucket to spark the game-ending 12-2 run.

Clemence hit a jumper with a defender hanging on him, cutting Ole Miss' advantage to 77-76 at the 2:06 mark. He missed his and-1 opportunity from the foul line to tie the game, but Josh Holloway pounced on the rebound and dished to Rashaun Agee for a driving layup as Texas A&M grabbed its first lead with 1:52 on the clock.

The Rebels missed 3-pointers on their next three trips down the court, but the Aggies were unable to seal the deal until Agee dropped in two from the from the foul line in the closing seconds.

Texas A&M made 19-of-31 (61.3%) from the field in the second half as Agee marshaled the troops with 13 points and seven rebounds in the stanza.

Agee registered a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds and added five assists. Clemence tallied 14 points, four rebounds and two steals off the bench. Marcus Hill scored 14 points while Dominguez contributed 13 points, five assists and four rebounds.

Texas A&M dominated on the glass with a 37-23 rebounding margin, resulting in an 18-4 cushion in second-chance points.

The Aggies trailed by just five at halftime despite the offense failing to hit on all cylinders. The Maroon & White were ahead 14-8 with 13:21 on the clock before Ole Miss turned the tables. A 17-4 run over a span of 6:05 staked the Rebels to a 27-20 lead with 5:36 remaining in the half. Texas A&M shaved the deficit to one, but the Rebels sank 5-of-6 from the charity stripe in the waning moments of the half and stretched the margin to 38-33.

Hill paced Texas A&M with 10 points in the opening act. He shot 4-of-8 from the field while the rest of the squad managed to hit just 7-of-23 (30.4%). The Aggies benefitted from a 21-14 rebounding advantage, including 10-3 in offensive boards, but Ole Miss held a 13-0 edge in fast break points.

UP NEXT
The Aggies return to action Saturday when they travel to Oklahoma for a 7:30 p.m. matchup with the Sooners on SEC Network.

POSTGAME QUOTES
The postgame interviews with Texas A&M head coach Bucky McMillan, graduate Zach Clemence and graduate Marcus Hill can be found here.

POSTGAME NOTES
TEAM NOTES

The Aggies outscored Ole Miss 50-34 in the paint for its highest total in the category in league play this season.
The Maroon & White out-rebounded the Rebels 16-4 on the offensive glass and registered 18-4 advantage in second-chance points.
The Aggies shot 61.3% (19-of-31) in the second half after a 35.5% (11-of-31) clip in the first half.
Texas A&M used the starting lineup of Marcus Hill, Jacari Lane, Rubén Dominguez, Rylan Griffen and Rashaun Agee for the 14th consecutive game and 14th time this season (9-5).

INDIVIDUAL NOTES
#0 Marcus Hill

Is averaging 15.3 points and shooting 59.1% from the field over the last six games.
Recorded his 15^th double-digit scoring performance of the season with 14 points on the night.

#7 Zach Clemence

Registered a double-digit performance for the seventh time this season with 14 points.
Checked in at +20 in plus/minus in 24 minutes on the floor.

#9 Rubén Dominguez

Dished out a career-high five assists.
Recorded 13 points to reach double digits for the 17^th time this season.

#12 Rashaun Agee

Logged his 11^th double-double of the season with 17 points and 10 rebounds.
Reached double-digit points for the 20^th time this season and reached double-digit rebounds for the 13^th time this season.
Led the team in scoring for the 11^th time this season.
Is averaging 4.0 assists of the last six games after dishing out five against Ole Miss.

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