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No. 13 seed Texas battles for thrilling, hard-fought double-OT win over No. 5 seed Texas A&M, 94-89

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.