No. 8 Texas A&M is toppled by host Vanderbilt, 77-60
Texas A&M’s Tavario Miller (42) slaps the shoulder of Vanderbilt’s Wade Baldwin IV during the second half of a 77-60 Vanderbilt upset of Texas A&M on Thursday.
Jeff Roberson scored a career-high 20 points to help Vanderbilt upset No. 8 Texas A&M, 77-60, on Thursday night for the Commodores’ first win over a ranked team in four years.
Vanderbilt (13-9, 5-4 Southeastern Conference) had lost its previous 13 games against ranked opponents, including six this season. The Commodores’ last win over a ranked opponent was in 2012, when they upset No. 1 Kentucky in the SEC tournament final.
Texas A&M (18-4, 7-2) lost for the second time in three games, having suffered a 74-71 defeat at Arkansas on Jan. 27.
Wade Baldwin IV had 17 points, Luke Kornet 14 and Damian Jones 13 for Vanderbilt, which tied its season high with 13 three-pointers.
Tonny Trocha-Morelos led the Aggies with 13 points. Alex Caruso added 11. Jalen Jones, one of the nation’s top players, was held to four points as he missed 10 of his 11 shots. Texas A&M shot just 37% from the field.
Vanderbilt got off to a great start by taking a 14-1 lead as the Commodores hit six of their first seven shots from the floor. Damian Jones and Kornet scored 16 of Vanderbilt’s first 18 points.
Texas A&M responded with a 25-9 run that gave the Aggies as 26-23 lead on Admon Gilder’s three-pointer with 9 minutes 17 seconds left. Vanderbilt finished the first half with a strong push, taking a 40-33 lead on a three-pointer by Baldwin with three seconds left in the half.
The Commodores remained hot, opening the second half with a 9-0 spurt.
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