March 12, 2026; Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Texas A&M Aggies forward Rashon Aggie (12) hits a shot past Oklahoma Sooners forward Mohamed Weg (5) in the first half at Bridgestone Arena. Mandatory Credit: Steve Roberts-Imagn Images Nijel Pack had 20 points and four 3-pointers before leaving with an injury, and the Oklahoma Sooners continued their late push for an NCAA Tournament bid with an 83-63 win over Texas A&M in the Southeastern Conference tournament Thursday in Nashville, Tennessee.
Xzayvier Brown had 16 points and six rebounds, Derrion Reid had 15 points and 10 rebounds, and Tae Davis had 14 points for the 11th-seeded Sooners, who led by 22 points in the first half and won their sixth straight.
Oklahoma (19-14) was expected to be one of the last bubble teams left out of the 68-team NCAA field before the conference tournament begins.
The Sooners will face No. 17 and third-seeded Arkansas (23-8) in the quarterfinals on Friday. The Razorbacks won the regular season meeting 83-79 on Jan. 27, when the Pack scored 22 points.
Rashaun Agee had 13 points and 10 rebounds, Rylan Griffen had 13 points and Pop Isaacs had 12 points on four 3-pointers as the sixth-seeded Aggies (21-11) shot 38.3%.
The Pack took a head-on shot from Aggies guard Marcus Hill while defending a Hill drive with 5:46 remaining and left the game with a towel over his face on the bench. The pack was not returned.
Hill was called for a Flagrant 1 foul and Brown made two free throws for a 77-56 lead.
Mohamed Wague had seven points and eight rebounds for the Sooners, who had a 48-33 rebounding edge.
Oklahoma has won eight of 10 since breaking a nine-game losing streak with a win over No. 22 Vanderbilt on Feb. 7.
The Sooners, who overcame a 13-point first-round deficit to win 86-74 over South Carolina, never trailed.
The Pack’s third 3-pointer of the first half sparked a 21-3 run and pushed the lead to 38-14 with 5:26 left in the first half.
Davis had eight points in that span, Brown and Jadon Jones hit 3-pointers and the Aggies missed 15 of 16 field goal attempts. Brown’s jumper gave Oklahoma a 49-27 halftime lead.
Isaacs hit two 3-pointers and the Aggies made six shots in the second half to cut the deficit to 54-42, but they never got closer as the Sooners soon pushed it to 20 and never challenged.
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