Rashaun Agee and Rylan Griffen lift Texas A&M past Oklahoma 75-71 as the Aggies overcome free-throw struggles to secure a key SEC win.
Texas A&M basketball didn’t make it easy - but style points don’t count in February. The Aggies leaned on Rashaun Agee’s toughness and Rylan Griffen’s poise to grind out a 75-71 win over Oklahoma, stacking back-to-back SEC victories after a rocky four-game skid.
For a team fighting to solidify NCAA Tournament positioning, this was about resilience more than rhythm.
Agee set the tone with 18 points, attacking the rim and stepping calmly to the stripe in crunch time. With the game hanging in the balance inside the final 30 seconds, Agee buried two free throws that gave A&M breathing room. Griffen added 14 points and iced the night with a late foul shot to keep the Sooners at arm’s length.
Texas A&M (19-8, 9-5 SEC) nearly sabotaged itself at the line, converting just 11 of 20 attempts. That kind of number usually spells disaster in tight conference games.
But Oklahoma’s offense went ice cold when it mattered most, managing just two field goals over the final nine-plus minutes.
The Sooners' Dayton Forsythe scored 14 off the bench, Mohamed Wague posted a 12-point, 13-rebound double-double, and Darrion Reed and Xzayvier Brown combined for 21 points, but they couldn’t generate clean looks late. A potential tying 3-pointer in the final seconds misfired, and the Aggies escaped.
Bucky McMillan’s Aggies have now won four straight over Oklahoma and are starting to show the defensive edge and late-game composure he’s demanding in SEC play. It wasn’t pretty. It wasn’t smooth. But it was necessary.
Next up is a marquee SEC showdown against No. 20 Arkansas at Reed Arena. If the Aggies clean up the free-throw shooting, they’ll be even tougher to close out.