If the SEC regular season was a hard-fought battle of attrition that often resembled the trench play the nation watches on fall Saturdays, Thursday’s SEC Tournament matchup between the No. 13 seed Texas Longhorns and the No. 5 seed Texas A&M Aggies served as a microcosm with nine ties, 17 lead changes, and 52 fouls called at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville before head coach Rodney Terry’s team prevailed with a 94-89 victory in double overtime.
“The team effort was amazing,” Texas freshman guard Tre Johnson said after the game. “Everybody fought for both overtimes, the whole 40 minutes.