Yahoo Sports Twitter reacts to Texas A&M’s season finale win over No. 2-ranked Alabama
Oh, how the mighty have fallen… in one game at least!
Texas A&M (23-8, 15-3 SEC) finished off their regular season in front of a sold-out Reed Arena (12,989 to capacity) in storybook fashion, defeating the No. 2 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide 67-61 to earn their program record 15th victory in SEC play, and a second-place finish in the conference this season.
Since the start of SEC play, Texas A&M has been one of the most consistent teams in college basketball, sustaining only three losses in a span of nearly three months, mostly due to the exemplary play of sophomore point guard Wade Taylor IV, who once again led the Aggies against the Crimson Tide on Saturday afternoon.
Scoring a career-high 28 points, Taylor was aided by senior guard Tyrece Radford with 21 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 assists, while fellow senior guard Dexter Dennis provided 11 points and 7 rebounds, as all three combined for 60 of the team’s 67 points on the day. Reserve forward Andersson Garcia’s game-saving steal with 0.34 seconds remaining in the game, paired with 4 free throws from Radford sealed the Aggies’ biggest victory of the season heading into the SEC Tournament later this week.
After the win, Twitter provided some of the best reactions from the Aggie fan base and prognosticators alike. Here are the best reactions.
Sideline-Texas A&M just stating some facts
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0 wins against A&M since 2018 https://t.co/smMzEls7V6— Sidelines – Texas A&M 🏀 (23-8) ⚾ (5-4) (@SSN_TAMU) March 4, 2023
Some A+ photography after the emotional victory
Texas A&M Aggies guard Manny Obaseki (35) celebrates with the A&M student section after the Aggies win over #2 Alabama at Reed Arena on Saturday, March 4.
For @theeagle pic.twitter.com/tSiWAGKKkM
— Logan Hannigan-Downs (@lhanndowns) March 4, 2023
Houston Chronicles' Brent Zwerneman with some much needed context regarding Head coach Buzz Williams
Texas A&M’s Buzz Williams following the Aggies’ toppling of No. 2 Alabama:
Incredible atmosphere – electric. And just like what transpired over the previous (eight SEC) games at home, to go undefeated, (the fans) are a big part of it. We’re very grateful.— Brent Zwerneman 📰 (@BrentZwerneman) March 4, 2023
AggiesToday stating what everyone should know by now: The Aggies are going dancing!
TEXAS A&M TAKES DOWN #2 ALABAMA TO FINISH THE SEASON!
INTO MARCH MADNESS THE AGGIES GO! 🏀👍🏽 pic.twitter.com/CT0UkpeT6j
— AggiesToday (AT) (@AggiesToday) March 4, 2023
Dave Matter with a Tweet that I believe matters more than most
Here's how many spots better or worse each SEC team finished compared to their spot in the preseason media poll
Missouri +7
Vandy +6
Alabama +4
Texas A&M +4
Georgia +2
South Carolina +2
Miss St +1
Florida -1
Kentucky -2
Tennessee -2
Auburn -3
Ole Miss -4
LSU -6
Arkansas -8— Dave Matter (@Dave_Matter) March 5, 2023
CBS Sports' Jon Rothstein, welcome to the party
Buzz Williams has rallied Texas A&M after a 6-5 start.
Aggies are 17-3 in their last 20 games.
The trajectory is upward. https://t.co/RqmEl18C7E
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) March 4, 2023
Jeff Borzello noting the "statement performance" as one of the hottest teams entering the postseason
FINAL: Texas A&M 67, No. 2 Alabama 61. Aggies finish the regular season with a statement performance against the Crimson Tide. They've now won 17 of their last 20 games entering the postseason. For the fourth straight game, 'Bama with a slow start and poor 3-point shooting.
— Jeff Borzello (@jeffborzello) March 4, 2023
Kevin Sweeney stating that no one wants to see the Aggies in their bracket early on, that's for sure.
Texas A&M has been playing like a top-10 team per T-Rank since January 1 and now has its signature win, taking down Alabama in College Station.
No team wants to see the Aggies as a 6-8 seed in their region on Selection Sunday.
— Kevin Sweeney (@CBB_Central) March 4, 2023
