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No. 10 Texas A&M stuns No. 17 Oklahoma with huge second-half comeback
Texas A&M Aggies guard Zhuric Phelps. Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images

No. 10 Texas A&M stuns No. 17 Oklahoma with huge second-half comeback

No. 10 Texas A&M rallied from an 18-point second-half deficit to stun No. 17 Oklahoma, 80-78, on Wednesday night.

Texas A&M trailed 39-30 at halftime and as much as 51-33 with 17 minutes remaining. Senior guard Zhuric Phelps had a career-high 34 points and knocked down six triples. This three-pointer from Phelps got the Aggies to within three with just over seven minutes to play.

This long-range jumper from senior guard Jace Carter gave him nine points off the bench and put the Aggies in the lead, 74-72, with four minutes to play.

Senior guard Brycen Goodine went off for the Sooners with a season-high 34 points. Goodine went 10-for-14 from the floor and 9-for-11 from behind the arc. The most points he had scored in a game this season prior to Wednesday night was 12 against Alcorn State on Dec. 7.

Oklahoma shot 54.3% overall and an incredible 14-for-24 from long-range. The difference in the game was the turnovers. Oklahoma gave the ball away 18 times to Texas A&M's nine, which led to 30 Aggies points off the turnovers. That cannot happen if you are the Sooners, especially at home in a loaded SEC.

After an undefeated start to SEC play, the road only gets tougher for Texas A&M (13-2, 2-0 SEC) with No. 5 Alabama coming to College Station on Saturday before a road trip to Lexington to take on No. 6 Kentucky on Tuesday.

The Sooners have now lost back-to-back conference games after a 13-0 start. Oklahoma (13-2, 0-2 SEC) will need to take better care of the ball as it continues its inaugural season in the SEC on the road against Georgia on Saturday.

Colby Colwell

Colby Colwell is a freelance contributor with a bachelor’s in Computer & Information Technology and a minor in Psychology from Western Kentucky University. With a deep passion for sports, especially NASCAR, he offers his substantial knowledge along with his adept writing skills. When he’s not writing, Colby enjoys traveling, cooking, and spending time with his family

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