No. 20 Texas A&M collapses late in loss to Oregon at Players Era Festival

LAS VEGAS – TJ Bamba had 18 points and Oregon scored the final 11 to defeat No. 20 Texas A&M 80-70 at the Players Era Festival on Tuesday.

The Ducks (6-0) held Texas A&M (4-2) without a field goal in the final 4 1/2 minutes to erase a 70-69 deficit.

Brandon Angel and Jackson Shelstad each scored 16 points for Oregon and Jadrian Tracey added 11.

Zhuric Phelps led the Aggies with 20 points and Wade Taylor IV finished with 15.

Texas A&M led 58-48 before Oregon went on a nine-point run in 1:01 to cut the deficit to one with 8:10 left. The Ducks extended the lead to 16 straight points, leading to two Aggies timeouts, as Oregon took a 64-58 lead.

The game then went back and forth before the Ducks completed their game-winning 11-point run.

Texas A&M forward Solomon Washington, who averaged 4.8 points and 7.2 rebounds per game, went down hard almost halfway through the first half and did not return.

Takeaways

Texas A&M: The Aggies missed their last 11 shots and 17 of 19.

Oregon: The Ducks made 12 straight shots in the second half to take the lead. Nine of those were layups or dunks.

Key moment

Tracey’s fast-break layup late in the game, which resulted in a foul, also caused Ducks coach Dana Altman to come onto the court and clench his fist. That brought Oregon within one point during its game-changing run.

Key statistics

Oregon made 45.5% of its field goals, becoming the first team to shoot more than 40% against the Aggies.

Next

Texas A&M plays No. 21 seed Creighton on Wednesday in the tournament, and Oregon faces San Diego State.

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