No. 4 Texas A&M Beats No. 13 Yale In First Round Of NCAA Tournament, 80-71

Per ESPN: DENVER -- — Texas A&M snuffed out hope of another Ivy League upset Thursday, sending Yale back to class with an 80-71 victory behind a career-high 25 points along with 10 rebounds from big man Pharrel Payne in the NCAA Tournament.

The fourth-seeded Aggies (23-10) were on a lot of “upset watch” lists, thanks mainly to going against a Yale team some thought might be even better than the one that pulled off a first-round shocker last year against Auburn.

But an upper-division team from the best conference in the country, the Southeastern, proved too much for the Yalies.

Coach Buzz Williams earned his second March Madness win in six years at College Station. A&M’s next game is Saturday against Michigan or UC San Diego.

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