Blow’s Clutch Performance Leads Aggies Over Mississippi State, 68-64

Thursday, February 26

Bryan-College Station

7:00 PM

Texas A&M

13-11,6-9SEC

Mississippi State

18-11,5-10SEC

Mississippi St.

Texas A&M

Feb 26, 2026 | Women's Basketball

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By: Will Filler, Athletics Communications

BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION – The Texas A&M women's basketball team defeated Mississippi State, 68-64, behind Salese Blow's clutch-time performance Thursday night inside Reed Arena.

The Aggies (13-11, 6-9 SEC) were led by Ny'Ceara Pryor and Fatmata Janneh as the duo each recorded their fourth double-double in a row. Pryor tallied 16 Points and 11 assists and now stands as the first SEC player since the turn of the century to record four straight double-doubles in league play with points and assists. Janneh followed, up with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Blow iced the game with seven of her nine points in the final two minutes of the contest.

Janae Kent recorded her 12th double-digit performance of the season with 11 points after going 2-of-4 from beyond the arc to go with five rebounds. Lauren Ware played a season-high 35 minutes and scored seven points to go along with three blocks and a career-high matching three steals.

The Aggie offense got out to a quick 11-2 lead in the first 6:11 of the game behind a plethora of 3-pointers from Janneh, Kent and Lemyah Hylton. Mississippi State (18-11, 5-10 SEC) was able to hold the Maroon & White scoreless over the last 3:21 of the quarter, using an 8-0 run to tie things up at 12 to end the period.

The Bulldogs carried their momentum over into the second frame, taking their largest lead, 21-14, at the 6:09 mark. The Aggies used a 6-0 run over a 2:52 to cut the deficit to one, 22-21, and closed out the quarter by knotting up the score, 25-25. Pryor paced the offense with six points, five assists and two steals in the first half.

The third quarter started as a seesaw affair as both teams matched scoring efforts until Mississippi State used an 8-0 run over a 3:12 period to jump out to a 44-35 advantage. A 3-pointer from Hylton and an and-one from Kent got the Aggies back to within five, 46-41, entering the final frame.

The Aggie offense came out firing in the fourth quarter, as Pryor recorded nine points, including a huge 3-pointer to cut the deficit down to just one, 53-52, with 6:33 remaining in the game. Texas A&M jumped out to their largest lead of the half as Blow caught fire with seven clutch points in the final 2:02 of the game to push the Aggies to a 68-64 victory over the Bulldogs. The Aggies shot 69.2% in the fourth quarter as they outscored Mississippi State 27-18 in the frame. Mississippi State's Madison Francis scored a game-high 19 points but was held scoreless by the Maroon & White defense in the final period.

Texas A&M travels for its regular season finale at No. 19 Ole Miss at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 1.

POSTGAME NOTES
RECORDS & SERIES NOTES

Texas A&M is now 8-13 all-time versus Mississippi State and move to 4-1 at Reed Arena

Joni Taylor's career record moves to 191-137 all-time and to 51-63 in her four seasons with the Aggies.

TEAM NOTES.

The Maroon & White began with a starting lineup of Ny'Ceara Pryor, Janae Kent, Lemyah Hylton, Lauren Ware, Fatmata Janneh (7-5).
Janneh and Pryor recorded their fourth-straight double-double as a pair.
Texas A&M made at least nine 3-pointers for the fourth-consecutive game.
The Aggies shot at least 50% in a quarter for the seventh straight game. The Maroon & White shot 69.2% from the field in the fourth frame.
Texas A&M picked up its fifth Quad 2 victory and the Aggies are 5-0 in Q2 games.
The Maroon & White have won six Q1 and Q2 ballgames this season.
Texas A&M secured sole possession of the 11 seed with one game left to play in the regular season.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Ny'Ceara Pryor

Became the second player in program history to have 50+ steals in a conference slate, joining Toccara Williams as the only Aggies to accomplish the feat. Pryor goes into the final game of the regular season with 52 steals, which is tied for third in the league since the 1999-00 campaign.
Pryor recorded two steals against the Bulldogs, securing her 15th conference game with multiple steals. Only two players in SEC history have had multiple steals in all 16 league contests (Raigyne Louis, Victoria Dunlap).
Became the first SEC player since the turn of the century to record four straight double-doubles in league play with 16 points and 11 assists.
Locked in her eighth double-double of the season with 16 points and 11 assists, taking over sole possession of first in the category in the nation.

Fatmata Janneh

Recorded her 11th double-double of the season with 15 points and 11 assists.
Has posted four-straight double-doubles.
Registered a season-high four steals.

Lauren Ware

Matched her career high with three steals.
Tied a season high with three blocks.

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