COLLEGE STATION, TX — The Texas A&M men’s basketball team earned its first-ever win over a team ranked No. 1 in the AP Top 25 poll with an 83-72 victory at home over Auburn on Tuesday.
The Aggies entered the night on a four-game losing streak that dropped them to No. 22 in the rankings, but they never trailed in their home finale.
Zhuric Phelps scored 19 points off the bench to lead A&M, which was up by double digits most of the game.
The Aggies improved to 21-9 overall and 10-7 in the SEC. Auburn fell to 27-3 and 15-2.
A&M’s crowd of 12,257 in Reed Arena included former Aggies quarterback Johnny Manziel and his top receiver, Mike Evans.
A&M will close out the regular season at 3 p.m. Saturday at LSU.
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