It looked for much of the game that Texas A&M had what it took to take home the NIT title, but a Xavier bucket with just seconds remaining (and some questionable officiating throughout) proved to be the difference as the Aggies’ final shot barely missed, falling to the Musketeers 73-72.
Senior Quenton Jackson led the way for the Aggies with 23 points, followed by 15 from junior Tyrece Radford.
The Aggies won 7 of their last 8 games to close out the regular season, including beating two ranked opponents en route to the SEC Tournament championship game.