Auburn falls in Aggies’ first win over No

COLLEGE STATION, Texas– Zhuric Phelps scored 19 points off the bench and No. 22 Texas A&M never ever trailed in an 83-72 win over top-ranked Auburn on Tuesday night.It’s Texas A&M’s first win over a group ranked No. 1 in the AP Top 25 survey and ends a six-game winning streak for the Tigers, who clinched the Southeastern Conference title with a win over Kentucky on Saturday.Texas A&M(21-9,

10-7 SEC)denied Auburn( 27-3, 15-2) an undefeated conference road record after the Tigers entered the game 9-0 in SEC road games this season.Editor’s Picks The win was particularly sweet for the Aggies since it was Senior Night at

Reed Arena.” The guys that were on the court have been here from Day 1,” stated senior guard Wade Taylor IV, who had 16 points.”We developed this program from what it was before we got here to what it is now, and Coach [Buzz Williams] wished to put us out there since he understood that we had a lot to play for, and we brought out the win. “I’m glad for those guys. We’ve been through a lot together– the ups, the down, the bad,

the ugly, and to get this win on Senior Night with our last time using this court suggested whatever.” Auburn was harmed by an off night from top scorer Johni Broome, who entered the game averaging 18.4 points but handled just 8. He left the game for a number of minutes early in the very first half with what appeared to be a shoulder injury but played 32 minutes in spite of the problem.It was Broome’s 2nd straight game scoring in single digits.The Aggies, who snapped a season-long four-game skid, opened the game on a 12-2 run and led by double digits

for the majority of the night. They were up 12 with about two minutes to precede Tahaad Pettiford made a 3-pointer to get Auburn within 79-70. But Phelps made two complimentary throws to extend the lead.Pettiford made three 3-pointers in less than 2 minutes early in the second half to power a run that got the Tigers within 6, however Taylor had a three-point play that started a 5-0 run that pushed A&M’s benefit to 62-51.

The Aggies are the junior varsity this season to beat an AP No. 1-ranked group in wire-to-wire style, joining Creighton, which beat then-No. 1 Kansas on Dec. 4. Pettiford led Auburn with 19 points, including 6 3-pointers. Details from ESPN Research Study and

The Associated Press was utilized in this report.