GREENVILLE, S.C. – No. 13 seed Texas A&M defeats No. 5 seed Mississippi State, 79-72, within the second spherical of the SEC Match inside Bon Secours Wellness Area on Thursday.

The Bulldogs pulled away early within the first quarter, occurring a 7-0 run to ascertain a 14-6 lead. The Aggies tacked on a couple of with a 3-pointer by Aaliyah Patty and Janiah Barker’s leap shot, 16-11, earlier than Mississippi State continued to pile on the factors.

Jessika Carter registered a 5-0 run with a layup and a trio of free throws to widen the hole, 21-11. The Bulldogs took a six-point lead into the second quarter, 25-19, with 10 factors by Carter within the first.

Texas A&M switched up the tempo and managed the second quarter, beginning off with Patty’s leap shot and a 3-pointer by Sydney Bowles to shut in, 25-24. Jada Malone’s layup gave the Aggies their first lead of the sport, 26-25, with over seven minutes remaining within the half.

Carter picked up her second foul with 3:27 left within the first quarter. Texas A&M outscored the Bulldogs 13-4 over the next 5 minutes.

Texas A&M’s newfound vitality dominated the Bulldogs with a 12-0 run, extending their lead, 35-25.

Nonetheless, Mississippi State lastly put a cease to the momentum with solely 2:17 left within the half as Ramani Parker laid one in, chipping away on the 10-point deficit, 35-27.

Ahlana Smith labored to shut in from the free throw line, however Barker put up another shot earlier than the halftime buzzer to arrange the Aggies’ seven-point lead on the finish of the primary half, 37-30.

The Aggies held the Bulldogs to solely 5 factors within the second quarter, the fewest they’ve allowed this season whereas matching the fewest factors Mississippi State has scored in 1 / 4 this season.

The third quarter kicked off with Debreasha Powe’s 3-pointer earlier than Jordan swiped the ball to set in an uncontested layup, placing the Bulldogs inside shut vary, 37-35.

However the Aggies would not give in that simply, as Bowles’ third 3-pointer of the sport sealed their 7-0 run and stretched the lead, 44-35, with over half the quarter left to play.

Smith’s layup and two pairs of Asianae Johnson’s free throws introduced the Bulldogs inside three, 44-41, however the Aggies would widen the hole as soon as once more, 49-41. Mississippi State continued to struggle again, coming inside three once more, 49-46, with solely 2:28 remaining within the third quarter.

Bowles remained a risk past the arc, draining two extra triples simply 31 seconds aside, to defend Texas A&M’s lead, 58-51.

After Parker dropped in a pair of free throws, Tineya Hylton made two layups within the last seconds of the third for the Aggies to hold a 62-53 lead into the ultimate quarter.

Mississippi State went on a 11-6 run within the fourth as Carter contributed six to shut the hole, 68-64, with 4:43 left to play.

However Bowles cannot be stopped, scoring one other from distance to drag the Aggies away, 73-64.

The Bulldogs remained undeterred as Carter, Hayes and Powe every toss in a layup to return inside three, 73-70, with 2:01 remaining.

McKinzie Inexperienced drained one other Aggies triple earlier than Anastasia Hayes scored Mississippi State’s final factors of the sport from the free throw line.

Malone’s layup finalized Texas A&M’s 79-72 win over 5-seed Mississippi State to advance within the event. The Aggies turned the primary 13 seed to ever make the SEC quarterfinals.

Mississippi State (20-10, 9-7 SEC) is eradicated from the event.

Notables

Texas A&M

• Texas A&M shot 64.7% (11-of-17) from 3-point vary and hit on 51.7% (30-of-58) for the second-consecutive sport.
• Texas A&M recorded a season-low 10 turnovers and registered an SEC Match program-best 23 assists on its 30 buckets.
• Sydney Bowles paced the Aggies with 19 factors on 6-of-11 taking pictures from the sphere, equaling her profession excessive with six 3-point area targets.
• Aaliyah Patty set a Texas A&M SEC Match file with a career-high 5 blocked photographs. She additionally recorded 15 factors and 6 rebounds.
• Jada Malone matched her career-high along with her second straight 12-point effort. She additionally marked six rebounds, one block and one steal.

Mississippi State

• The Bulldogs outrebounded the Aggies, 39-29.
• The Bulldogs made 22 free throws, taking pictures 81% from the free throw line.
• Jessika Carter scored 18 factors, probably the most she has scored in an SEC event sport, with 10 of her 18 factors within the first quarter.
• JerKaila Jordan logged 12 factors, eight rebounds and three assists, scoring 9 of her 12 factors within the second half.
• Debreasha Powe completed with 12 factors and 7 rebounds.

Up Subsequent

13-seed Texas A&M (9-19, 2-14 SEC) will face 4-seed Ole Miss ((22-7, 11-5 SEC) within the quarterfinals of the SEC Girls’s Basketball Match on Friday. The sport begins 25 minutes after the 12 P.M. contest between Arkansas and South Carolina.