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Manny Obaseki drains 3 in final seconds for Texas A&M’s first lead, 1-point win over Ole Miss
By Andrew Olson
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Manny Obaseki gave No. 13 Texas A&M its first lead of the game with 13 seconds left at No. 16 Ole Miss. The late 3-pointer turned out to be the game-winner.
The Aggies battled their way back from down 11 points in the 2nd half. With Texas A&M trailing 62-60, Obaseki loaded up from deep.
A&M still had to play defense on one more possession to close it out. Jaemyn Brakefield missed a jumper with 2 seconds left, the game’s final shot.
It was a night of unfortunate firsts for Ole Miss. The Rebels lost for the first time at home, despite having a halftime lead of 33-26.
Ole Miss was 10-0 when leading at halftime, 9-0 at home, and 14-0 when allowing less than 80 points this season.
— Luke Evangelist (@lukeevangelist_) January 23, 2025
Now 10-1, 9-1, and 14-1, respectively.
The Aggies storm back to win their 4th straight in Oxford. What a second half effort. MANNY OBASEKI TAKE A BOW pic.twitter.com/APRfC42Pq0
It was rough shooting in the 2nd half. Texas A&M was 14-of-32 overall and 3-of-13 from 3-point territory, while Ole Miss was 11-of-30 from the field and 4-of-14 from beyond the arc. Over the final 20 minutes, the Aggies dominated rebounds (25-12), bench points (24-6) and fast break points (11-0).
Obaseki scored all 12 of his points in the 2nd half, going 4-of-5 from the field and 2-of-2 from 3-point range. Pharrel Payne also logged double-figures in the 2nd half, scoring all 10 of his points. Zhuric Phelps led all Aggies with 14 points in the game on 6-of-19 shooting from the field and 2-of-2 at the line.
Texas A&M looks to make it 3 wins in a row as the Aggies face rival Texas on Saturday. Ole Miss will look to bounce back at Mizzou.
Featured image via Texas A&M Basketball @aggiembk on X (formerly Twitter)
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
