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Texas A&M<\/a> dominated the first half against Lone Star Showdown rival Texas<\/a> in an arena they haven’t won in for over 24 years, but they had nothing to show for it.<\/p>\n A&M (14-4, 4-1) shot 40% from the field over the first 20\u00a0minutes compared to the Longhorns’ 32.1%, while winning the turnover battle four to three, and scoring six points off the Texas mistakes. Still, the Aggies watched Longhorns guard Tramon Marks make a buzzer-beater to tie the game at 29 at halftime, squandering what little lead they mustered in the period.<\/p>\n However, all that\u00a0changed in the second half,<\/a> aided by\u00a0Rylan Griffen<\/a>, who scored 10 points before the first media timeout, helping A&M take a lead it never relinquished.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n MORE\u00a0AGGIES:\u00a0Texas A&M vs Texas: 2nd half flurry lifts Aggies over Longhorns<\/a><\/p>\n Texas A&M Aggies forward Rashaun Agee (12) dunks the as Texas Longhorns guard Jordan Pope (0) leaps to defend during the first half of Lone Star Showdown, Jan. 17, 2026 at the Moody Center in Austin.<\/p>\n Sara Diggins\/Austin American-Statesman<\/p>\n “We had a really great second half offensively,” head coach Bucky McMillan<\/a> said. “We closed the game out.”\u00a0<\/p>\n Rylan Griffen, Rashaun Agee\u00a0step up for A&M<\/p>\n Griffen’s 10-point outburst was just the start for the Aggies guard. The Dallas native went scoreless in the first half but finished with a team-high 17 points. He shot 6-for-7 from the field, including 4-for-5 from beyond the arc.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n “I told them the start of the second half was important,” McMillan said. “Rylan is a Texas kid. He knows what this game means. He played great in the game.”<\/p>\n Forward Rashaun Agee<\/a> finished with his eighth double-double of the season. He matched Griffen’s 17 points and added 11 rebounds, 10 of which came on the defensive glass.<\/p>\n McMillan told reporters Tuesday that although Agee is listed at 6-foot-7, they measured the Chicago native this week without his shoes on and admitted he was closer to 6-foot-5.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n