Well, you can’t win them all I guess…
On Sunday afternoon, just a couple hours before Selection Sunday takes over the lives of every college basketball fan in the country at 6:00 p.m. ET, Texas A&M (25-9, 15-3 SEC) faced the Alabama Crimson Tide in the SEC Championship game in the early slate of matchups on the day.
After defeating Alabama 67-61 in their regular-season finale, revenge was in order as the ultra-talented and long Crimson Tide led by freshman Brandon Miller (23 points) out-played the Aggies in nearly every facet of the term, cruising to an undeniably dominant 82-63 victory to win their second title game in three seasons.
Simply put, the Aggies couldn’t buy a basket in the first half, shooting a dismal 21% from the field, while sophomore guard Wade Taylor IV only managed 2 points in what looked like a sluggish demeanor from most of the starting unit. Offensive improvement in the second half was obviously the goal, but nothing came to fruition as Alabama dominated the boards, nothing 50 rebounds and 21 offensive rebounds which virtually eliminated any second chance for Texas A&M to find any rhythm on offense.
For the game, Wade Taylor IV scored 11 points in the second half for 13 on the day, while Dexter Dennis (14 points) and Tyrece Radford (12 points) provided the other two double-digit scoring efforts.
Slated to return to College Station around 9:00 p.m. Sunday night, Head coach Buzz Williams and his squad will now wait to hear their name called among the field of 68 teams for the NCAA Tournament. After the game, USA TODAY Sports provided a litany of images from the matchup, and we’re of course here to share them with all of you, and maybe, just maybe it will help you cope with the loss.