LAS VEGAS — TJ Bamba scored 18 points and Oregon scored the final 11 points to defeat No. 20 Texas A&M 80-70 on Tuesday at the Players Era Festival.
The Ducks (6-0) held Texas A&M (4-2) without a field goal in the final 4 1/2 minutes to erase a 70-69 deficit.
Brandon Angell and Jackson Shelstad each scored 16 points for Oregon State, and Yadrian Tracy added 11 points.
Juric Phelps led the Aggies with 20 points, and Wade Taylor IV finished with 15 points.
Texas A&M led 58-48, and Oregon scored nine points with 1:01 remaining, cutting the deficit to one with 8:10 remaining. The Ducks extended their spurt to 16 straight points, and the Aggies called for two timeouts, giving Oregon State a 64-58 lead.
After that, the game went back and forth, with the Ducks trailing by 11 points at the end of the game.
Texas A&M forward Solomon Washington averaged 4.8 points and 7.2 rebounds per game, but went down hard near the middle of the first half and did not return.
takeout
Texas A&M: The Aggies missed their last 11 shots and 17 of 19.
Oregon State: The Ducks made 12 straight shots in the second half to take the lead. Nine of those were layups or dunks.
important moment
Tracy’s fast-break layup late in the game prompted a foul, prompting Ducks coach Dana Altman to come onto the court and pump his fist. This changed the course of the game and brought Oregon State within one point.
Main status
Oregon State shot 45.5 percent from the field, becoming the first team to shoot over 40 percent against the Aggies.
to the next
Texas A&M will play No. 21 Creighton in the tournament on Wednesday, while Oregon will face San Diego State.
