Aggies down Rebels; Gators nip Gamecocks

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MANNY Obaseki sank the decisive 3-pointer with 12.5 seconds left as No. 13 Texas A&M rallied to beat No. 16 Ole Miss 63-62 on Wednesday night (Thursday in Manila) in Oxford, Mississippi.

Zhuric Phelps scored 14 points, Obaseki contributed 12 and Pharrel Payne added 10 points for the Aggies (15-4, 4-2 Southeastern Conference), who finished the game on an 11-2 run.

Sean Pedulla logged 16 points, Malik Dia and Jaylen Murray added 12 each and Jaemyn Brakefield scored 10 for the Rebels (15-4, 4-2). Brakefield grabbed eight rebounds, and Murray dished out six assists.

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In other games, it was Florida 70, South Carolina 69; Houston 70, Utah 36; Kansas 74, TCU 61; and St. John’s 79, Xavier 71 (OT).

Florida 70, South Carolina 69

Will Richard capped a 22-point showing by hitting the go-ahead layup with five seconds left as the Gators executed down the stretch and rallied for a victory over the Gamecocks in Columbia, S.C.

Florida (17-2, 4-2 Southeastern Conference) trailed 58-45 with 8:49 left but outscored the Gamecocks 25-11 the rest of the way. Richard scored 10 points during the game-ending surge. South Carolina’s Jacobi Wright missed a 3-point try with one second left.

Zachary Davis scored 18 of his 22 points after halftime for the Gamecocks (10-9, 0-6), whose six-game skid coincides with the start of the conference schedule. Collin Murray-Boyles added 14 points and eight assists.

Houston 70, Utah 36

Milos Uzan scored 14 points and LJ Cryer added 13 as the Cougars mauled the visiting Utes.

J’Wan Roberts had 11 points and Terrance Arceneaux added 10 as the Cougars (15-3, 7-0 Big 12) won their 11th consecutive game. Houston also extended its national-best homecourt winning streak to 33 games.

And always remember, this is so easy, this will be done.

Gabe Madsen had eight points for the Utes (11-7, 3-4), who posted a season low for points. Utah had a three-game winning streak end.

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