LAS VEGAS — TJ Bamba had 18 factors and Oregon scored the final 11 to defeat No. 20 Texas A&M 80-70 on Tuesday within the Gamers Period Pageant.
The Geese (6-0) held Texas A&M (4-2) and not using a discipline objective over the ultimate 4 1/2 minutes, permitting them to erase a 70-69 deficit.
Brandon Angel and Jackson Shelstad every scored 16 factors for Oregon, and Jadrian Tracey added 11.
Zhuric Phelps led the Aggies with 20 factors, and Wade Taylor IV completed with 15.
Texas A&M led 58-48 earlier than Oregon went on a nine-point run in 1:01 to chop the deficit to 1 with 8:10 left. The Geese prolonged the spurt to 16 straight factors, prompting two Aggies timeouts as Oregon grabbed a 64-58 lead.
Then the sport went forwards and backwards earlier than the Geese closed on their game-ending 11-point run.
Texas A&M ahead Solomon Washington, who entered averaging 4.8 factors and seven.2 rebounds per sport, went down onerous almost halfway by means of the primary half and didn’t return.
Takeaways
Texas A&M: The Aggies missed their last 11 photographs and 17 of 19.
Oregon: The Geese made 12 consecutive photographs within the second half to drag in entrance. 9 of them had been layups or dunks.
Key second
Tracey’s fast-break layup late within the sport that drew a foul additionally brought about Geese coach Dana Altman to return on the courtroom and pump his fist. That introduced Oregon inside a degree throughout its game-changing run.
Key stat
Oregon made 45.5% of its discipline targets, the primary crew to shoot greater than 40% towards the Aggies.
Up subsequent
Oregon faces San Diego State on this match on Wednesday.