NCAAB

Texas A&M Aggies at Rutgers Scarlet Knights

· Players Era Festival - Championship Day - 5th Place Game
Texas A&M Aggies
6-2, 0-1 Away
Final
81 - 77
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
5-3, 4-0 Home

No. 20 Texas A&M survives Rutgers, earns 5th-place finish at Players Era Festival with 81-77 win

Rutgers overcame a six-point halftime deficit and led by nine with 12:51 left, but the Aggies closed the game on a 27-14 run to seal the win.

Solomon Washington, Henry Coleman III and Manny Obaseki added 11 apiece for the Aggies (6-2).

Rutgers (5-3) was led by Ace Bailey, who finished with 24 points and 10 rebounds. Jeremiah Williams added 20, and Dylan Harper scored 18.

Takeaways Rutgers: Williams averaged 7.3 points on 45.5% shooting during the team’s first six games. His 20 points were his highest production since Nov. 21, 2021, when he scored 22 against Elon on Temple's basketball team.

Texas A&M: Coleman finished the tournament with a team-best 77.7% shooting percentage (14 of 18). He also grabbed a team-high 22 rebounds.

Key moment Trailing by one, the Scarlet Knights had a chance to take the lead, but Zach Martini fumbled a pass out of bounds. Taylor hit two free throws on the ensuing possession to give the Aggies a three-point cushion. Zhuric Phelps made two more free throws with 1.9 seconds left to seal the win.

Key stat The teams combined to go 2 of 20 from 3-point range in the first half. Texas A&M came in averaging 31.4% from beyond the arc but missed all seven attempts, and Rutgers, normally 33.3% from long-range, made 2 of 13 from deep. The Aggies finished 2 of 15 while Rutgers hit 6 of 26 3-pointers.

Up next Rutgers opens Big Ten play at Ohio State on Saturday, and Texas A&M hosts Wake Forest in the SEC/ACC Challenge on Tuesday.

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2nd 0:00 End of Game 81 - 77
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 81 - 77
2nd 0:00 Rutgers Offensive Rebound. 81 - 77
2nd 0:00 Ace Bailey missed Three Point Jumper. 81 - 77
2nd 0:00 Ace Bailey Defensive Rebound. 81 - 77

Statistics

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24-56 FG 28-68
43 Field Goal % 41
2-15 3PT 6-26
13 Three Point % 23
31-42 FT 15-17
74 Free Throw % 88
35 Rebounds 42
12 Offensive Rebounds 15
23 Defensive Rebounds 27
9 Assists 15
5 Steals 7
6 Blocks 1
13 Turnovers 16
1 Team Turnovers 0
13 Total Turnovers 16
1 Technical Fouls 1
1 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
21 Points Off Turnovers 12
7 Fast Break Points 4
42 Points in Paint 36
19 Fouls 29
8 Largest Lead 9

Game Information

Venue: MGM Grand Garden Arena

Location: Las Vegas, NV
Capacity:

2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Florida 16-2 - 27-8
Arkansas 13-5 3 28-9
Alabama 13-5 3 25-10
Vanderbilt 11-7 5 27-9
Tennessee 11-7 5 25-12
Texas A&M 11-7 5 22-12
Georgia 10-8 6 22-11
Kentucky 10-8 6 22-14
Missouri 10-8 6 20-13
Texas 9-9 7 21-15
Oklahoma 7-11 9 19-15
Auburn 7-11 9 20-16
Mississippi State 5-13 11 13-19
Ole Miss 4-14 12 15-20
South Carolina 4-14 12 13-19
LSU 3-15 13 15-17

2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Michigan 19-1 - 35-3
Nebraska 15-5 4 28-7
Illinois 15-5 4 28-8
Michigan State 15-5 4 27-8
Wisconsin 14-6 5 24-11
Purdue 13-7 6 30-9
UCLA 13-7 6 24-12
Ohio State 12-8 7 21-13
Iowa 10-10 9 24-13
Indiana 9-11 10 18-14
Minnesota 8-12 11 15-17
USC 7-13 12 18-14
Washington 7-13 12 16-17
Rutgers 6-14 13 14-19
Northwestern 5-15 14 15-19
Oregon 5-15 14 12-20
Maryland 4-16 15 12-21
Penn State 3-17 16 12-20
Full Standings