Kentucky edges Texas A&M in thriller; wins 29th SEC Tournament Title

KENTUCKY 82

TEXAS A&M 77

OT

Nashville Tenn~ The Kentucky Wildcats edges the Texas A&M Aggies in overtime Sunday afternoon in Nashville Tennessee to win the 29th SEC Tournament Title. The Wildcats split the regular season games with the Aggies.

In overtime Derek Willis’s three with 1:21 left clinched the game for Kentucky.

Tyler Ulis scored a career high 30 points for Kentuckt, while Jamal Murray scored 17, and Isaiah Briscoe and Alex Poythress both added 10.

Daniel House led Texas A&M with 32 points and Jalen Jones picked up 15 points.

An arena packed with Wildcat fans gave Kentucky an advantage with die hard fans screaming after every basket scored by Kentucky.

The hard-fought match-up ended with 10 ties and 8 lead changes.

Kentucky trailed the Aggies 38-34 at halftime and Texas A&M’s largest lead was 6.