Murray State upsets No. 24 Texas A&M in Myrtle Beach Invitational quarterfinal
The November upsets continue. Murray State upset No. 24 Texas A&M 88-79 in the Myrtle Beach Invitational’s opening matchup, handing the Aggies their first loss of the 2022 season. The Aggies trailed the Racers for the entirety of the contest.
Murray State led by as many as 15 points in the second half. That can be chalked up to the awful shooting numbers Texas A&M produced, shooting 38 percent on 27-of-71 shooting and 6-of-27 from deep.
The win marks the first AP Top 25 win for the Racers in a decade, adding to yet another upset to a November slate filled with upsets.
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Racers stars Jacobi Wood and Kenny White combined for 41 points and a combined six 3-pointers between the two starters – the same number of trey’s that the Aggies finished the game with.
Texas A&M guard Tyrece Radford led the Aggies with 19 points, six rebounds and five assists. Three other Aggies – Wade Taylor IV (16), Manny Obaseki (12) and Julius Marble (11) – scored in double figured as well.
Murray State will advance to battle UMass in the semifinals of the invitational tournament at 2:30 p.m. ET Friday afternoon live on ESPN2.
CBS Sports releases updated Top 25 and 1 with new No. 1 in college basketball
We’re a week and a half into the college basketball season and we’ve already seen things shake up in a big way. Some of the big-name brands have made their mark early while others have stumbled out of the gate. That’s why, in Thursday morning’s latest update to the CBS Sports Top 25 and 1, Gary Parrish showed some big movement in his rankings.
The update features a new No. 1 as the Texas Longhorns leaped all the way up to the No. 1 spot. From there, North Carolina, Houston, Kansas, and Gonzaga round out the Top-5.
- Texas Longhorns
- North Carolina Tar Heels
- Houston Cougars
- Kansas Jayhawks
- Gonzaga Bulldogs
- Michigan State Spartans
- Kentucky Wildcats
- Arkansas Razorbacks
- Baylor Bears
- UCLA Bruins
- Duke Blue Devils
- Creighton Bluejays
- Indiana Hoosiers
- Auburn Tigers
- Virginia Cavaliers
- Arizona Wildcats
- Texas A&M Aggies
- Michigan Wolverines
- Tennessee Volunteers
- San Diego State Aztecs
- Alabama Crimson Tide
- Purdue Boilermakers
- Ohio State Buckeyes
- Saint Louis Billikens
- Illinois Fighting Illini
- UConn Huskies