February 25, 2026; Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA; Arkansas Razorbacks forward Malik Ewin (12) reacts after being fouled by Texas A&M Aggies forward Jack Clemency (7) in the second half at Bud Walton Arena. Arkansas won 99-84. Mandatory Credit: Nelson Chenault-Imagn Image Texas A&M will look to sweep its season against rival Texas while building momentum for the NCAA Tournament in the second half of a Southeastern Conference game Saturday afternoon in College Station, Texas.
Texas A&M and Texas are both considered strong March Madness picks, but a win for either team on Saturday would go a long way toward securing a spot.
The Aggies (19-9, 9-6SEC) defeated Texas 74-70 in Austin on Jan. 17, but have gone just 5-5 in the next 10 games.
A&M’s most recent road game was a 99-84 loss to No. 20 Arkansas on Wednesday, snapping a two-game winning streak. Zach Clemence scored 22 of his career-high 29 points in the second half. Rashaun Agee added 17 points and Marcus Hill had 10 in the loss for the Aggies. This came after the visitors had reduced a 17-point deficit to four points with 11 minutes left in the game.
“What we can’t do is let the (Arkansas) game affect the next game,” Texas A&M coach Bucky McMillan said. “We know what time it is, we know that all of these games are very important, and we know that. We need to play good basketball and especially (we) need to do our job at home.”
The Longhorns (17-11, 8-7) travel to the Brazos Valley after losing 84-71 at home to No. 7 Florida on Wednesday.
Dailyn Swain led Texas with 21 points, Tramon Mark added 15, Jordan Pope had 14 and Matas Vokietaitis had 12, but the Longhorns led by three at halftime and went the final 7 minutes, 27 seconds without a field goal.
“If you lose, you can’t panic, and if you win, you can’t celebrate like the season is over,” Texas coach Sean Miller said. “It’s most important that we stay the course until the end and don’t overreact to tough losses or last-minute wins.”
Texas has dropped two straight games after a season-high five-game winning streak that helped put it back into the conversation for an NCAA bid.
“(We’re) trying to win every game we can,” Texas forward Nick Cody said. “(It) doesn’t matter what position we are in, it’s just about coming together and trying to find a way to win every game. We play 40 minutes every game and get a W after that.”
The Longhorns have won eight of their last 11 contests against Texas A&M and 45 of their last 57 contests since the start of the 1989-90 season.
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