The No. 9 Texas A&M Aggies were practically on death’s door, trailing the No. 1 Houston Cougars by 10 with 1:51 left in their NCAA Tournament second-round matchup on Sunday.
Andersson Garcia didn’t get the memo. After storming all the way back into striking distance, the Aggies had 1.2 seconds left to keep their season alive. Getting the ball off an inbounds pass, the senior forward answered the call.
Texas A&M OMG
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) March 25, 2024
“ANDERSSON GARCIA, DREAM MAKER! AND WE ARE HEADING TO OVERTIME IN MEMPHIS!” – Spero Dedes pic.twitter.com/vgTGScWt0b
THE PASS
— CBS Sports College Basketball (@CBSSportsCBB) March 25, 2024
THE BUZZER-BEATER
TEXAS A&M IS NOT DONE pic.twitter.com/guYPDs8QMI
Texas A&M’s Andersson Garcia for the tie: pic.twitter.com/ZEktvpoDBF
— Brent Zwerneman (@BrentZwerneman) March 25, 2024
The first weekend of the 2024 NCAA Tournament had plenty of tight ballgames that were decided in the final minute, but didn’t have a dramatic buzzer-beater that sent the crowd and the viewers at home into a frenzy. So it’s only fitting that it happens in the penultimate game in the first round with two in-state foes duking it out for a spot in the Sweet 16.
Unfortunately for Texas A&M, it was not able to get the job done as Houston prevailed 100-95 in OT.