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Phelps scores career-high 34 and hits go-ahead 3 as No. 10 Texas A&M rallies past No. 17 Oklahoma

AP
Jan 08, 2025

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) Zhuric Phelps scored a career-high 34 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 19 seconds remaining, and No. 10 Texas A&M Aggies rallied from 18 down in the second half to defeat No. 17 Oklahoma Sooners 80-78 on Wednesday night.

The Aggies (13-2, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) won their ninth straight while leading scorer Wade Taylor IV sat out with an undisclosed injury.

Oklahoma reserve Brycen Goodine had a season-best 34 points in 27 minutes. Jeremiah Fears scored 13 and Jalon Moore added 11 for the Sooners (13-2, 0-2), who have lost two in a row after a 13-0 start.

Goodine, a transfer from Fairfield who hadn’t scored more than 12 points in an entire game during his first season at Oklahoma, scored 21 and made six 3-pointers in the first half to help the Sooners take a 39-30 lead at the break.

Moore’s 3-pointer gave Oklahoma a 51-33 lead, and Texas A&M called a timeout to try to slow the surge. It worked - the Aggies scored the next eight points, and the Sooners suddenly were the ones calling a timeout.

Phelps' fast-break layup cut Oklahoma's lead to 70-69. Solomon Washington's thunderous two-handed jam with five minutes remaining finally gave the Aggies the lead, and the game remained close from there.

Texas A&M: The Aggies shot 44.3% in the first half but 53.1% in the second. They got just enough shooting to supplement their swarming defense.

Oklahoma: Last season, Oklahoma was great during nonconference play and fell apart once league play began. There is reason to worry that coach Porter Moser might be heading down the same path, especially after losing at home to a team missing its star player.

Oklahoma's Duke Miles missed a shot with 2 seconds remaining that would have tied the score, and the Sooners fouled on the rebound.

The Aggies scored 30 points off Oklahoma's 18 turnovers.

Texas A&M hosts Alabama on Saturday.

Oklahoma plays at Georgia on Saturday.

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1st Half
TXAM
Aggies
30
OKLA
Sooners
39

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Solomon Washington vs. Sam Godwin (Zhuric Phelps gains possession)
19:46		Duke Miles shooting foul (Zhuric Phelps draws the foul)
19:46	+1	Zhuric Phelps makes regular free throw 1 of 2	1-0
19:46	+1	Zhuric Phelps makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-0
19:37		Duke Miles misses three point jump shot
19:35		Solomon Washington defensive rebound
19:18		Sam Godwin blocks Zhuric Phelps's two point driving layup
19:16		Aggies offensive rebound
19:04		Sam Godwin blocks Henry Coleman III's two point pullup jump shot
19:02		Henry Coleman III offensive rebound
19:02		Aggies turnover (shot clock violation)
18:36		Kobe Elvis misses three point jump shot
18:34		Henry Coleman III defensive rebound
18:21	+2	Hayden Hefner makes two point driving layup	4-0
17:52	+3	Duke Miles makes three point jump shot (Kobe Elvis assists)	4-3
17:33		Jalon Moore blocks Zhuric Phelps's two point driving layup
17:31		Duke Miles defensive rebound
17:25		Duke Miles turnover (lost ball) (Zhuric Phelps steals)
17:08	+2	Solomon Washington makes two point driving dunk (Henry Coleman III assists)	6-3
16:57		Jeremiah Fears misses three point jump shot
16:55		Sam Godwin offensive rebound
16:48	+2	Sam Godwin makes two point putback layup	6-5
16:42		Manny Obaseki misses two point driving layup
16:40		Sooners defensive rebound
16:18		Kobe Elvis misses three point jump shot
16:16		Henry Coleman III defensive rebound
15:51		Manny Obaseki misses two point driving layup
15:49		Solomon Washington offensive rebound
15:42		Zhuric Phelps misses three point jump shot
15:40		Jeremiah Fears defensive rebound
15:38		Solomon Washington personal foul (Jeremiah Fears draws the foul)
15:37		TV timeout
15:10	+3	Brycen Goodine makes three point jump shot (Kobe Elvis assists)	6-8
14:45		Andersson Garcia misses three point jump shot
14:43		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
14:32		Zhuric Phelps misses two point driving layup
14:30		Zhuric Phelps offensive rebound
14:22		Zhuric Phelps misses two point tip layup
14:20		Sam Godwin defensive rebound
13:58	+3	Brycen Goodine makes three point jump shot (Kobe Elvis assists)	6-11
13:50		Jace Carter misses three point jump shot
13:48		Jalon Moore defensive rebound
13:41		Brycen Goodine misses three point jump shot
13:39		Jalon Moore offensive rebound
13:39		Andersson Garcia personal foul (Brycen Goodine draws the foul)
13:39	+1	Brycen Goodine makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-12
13:39	+1	Brycen Goodine makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-13
13:25	+2	Pharrel Payne makes two point driving layup	8-13
13:17	+3	Brycen Goodine makes three point jump shot (Kobe Elvis assists)	8-16
13:08		Andersson Garcia misses three point jump shot
13:06		Jalon Moore defensive rebound
13:01		Manny Obaseki shooting foul (Jalon Moore draws the foul)
13:01	+1	Jalon Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	8-17
13:01		Jalon Moore misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:01		Jace Carter defensive rebound
13:01		Luke Northweather shooting foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul)
13:01	+1	Pharrel Payne makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-17
13:01	+1	Pharrel Payne makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-17
12:35		Jeremiah Fears misses two point driving layup
12:33		Jeremiah Fears offensive rebound
12:33		Jump ball. Jeremiah Fears vs. Manny Obaseki (Jeremiah Fears gains possession)
12:26	+2	Glenn Taylor Jr. makes two point cutting layup (Jeremiah Fears assists)	10-19
12:02		CJ Wilcher turnover (lost ball) (Brycen Goodine steals)
11:52	+3	Brycen Goodine makes three point jump shot (Luke Northweather assists)	10-22
11:45		Aggies 30 second timeout
11:45		TV timeout
11:34	+3	Hayden Hefner makes three point jump shot (Zhuric Phelps assists)	13-22
11:04	+3	Brycen Goodine makes three point jump shot (Luke Northweather assists)	13-25
10:38		Luke Northweather blocks Henry Coleman III's two point cutting layup
10:36		Glenn Taylor Jr. defensive rebound
10:23	+2	Jeremiah Fears makes two point driving layup	13-27
10:15		Mohamed Wague shooting foul (Henry Coleman III draws the foul)
10:15		Henry Coleman III misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:15	+1	Henry Coleman III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-27
10:00		Jeremiah Fears turnover (bad pass) (Andersson Garcia steals)
10:00		Sam Godwin personal foul (Andersson Garcia draws the foul)
9:55		Sam Godwin blocks Zhuric Phelps's two point driving layup
9:53		Zhuric Phelps offensive rebound
9:37		Solomon Washington misses three point jump shot
9:35		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
9:33		Andersson Garcia misses two point putback layup
9:31		Henry Coleman III offensive rebound
9:31		Sam Godwin shooting foul (Henry Coleman III draws the foul)
9:31	+1	Henry Coleman III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-27
9:31	+1	Henry Coleman III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-27
9:11		Jace Carter personal foul (Mohamed Wague draws the foul)
9:05	+3	Brycen Goodine makes three point jump shot (Kobe Elvis assists)	16-30
8:33	+2	Zhuric Phelps makes two point driving layup	18-30
8:20		Brycen Goodine misses three point jump shot
8:18		Aggies defensive rebound
7:59		Jalon Moore shooting foul (Solomon Washington draws the foul)
7:59		TV timeout
7:59	+1	Solomon Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-30
7:59	+1	Solomon Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-30
7:41		Jalon Moore misses two point driving layup
7:39		Mohamed Wague offensive rebound
7:25	+2	Mohamed Wague makes two point cutting dunk (Kobe Elvis assists)	20-32
6:51	+2	Solomon Washington makes two point cutting dunk (Jace Carter assists)	22-32
6:29		Jalon Moore turnover (out of bounds)
6:16		Hayden Hefner misses three point jump shot
6:14		Hayden Hefner offensive rebound
5:59		Jalon Moore blocks Solomon Washington's two point driving layup
5:57		Glenn Taylor Jr. defensive rebound
5:42		Duke Miles misses two point pullup jump shot
5:41		Mohamed Wague offensive rebound
5:41		Hayden Hefner personal foul (Mohamed Wague draws the foul)
5:29		Duke Miles misses three point jump shot
5:27		Jace Carter defensive rebound
5:16	+2	Hayden Hefner makes two point driving layup	24-32
5:04	+3	Jalon Moore makes three point jump shot (Duke Miles assists)	24-35
4:29		Pharrel Payne offensive foul (Mohamed Wague draws the foul)
4:29		Pharrel Payne turnover (offensive foul)
4:05		Kobe Elvis turnover (bad pass) (Andersson Garcia steals)
3:36		Mohamed Wague blocks Solomon Washington's two point floating jump shot
3:35		Pharrel Payne offensive rebound
3:35		Aggies turnover (shot clock violation)
3:35		TV timeout
3:09		Jalon Moore turnover (lost ball)
2:34		Pharrel Payne turnover (lost ball) (Brycen Goodine steals)
2:34	+3	Duke Miles makes three point jump shot (Mohamed Wague assists)	24-38
2:09	+2	Pharrel Payne makes two point driving dunk (Manny Obaseki assists)	26-38
1:40		Mohamed Wague turnover (lost ball) (Andersson Garcia steals)
1:39		Mohamed Wague personal foul (Jace Carter draws the foul)
1:39		Jace Carter misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:39		Brycen Goodine defensive rebound
1:39		Andersson Garcia personal foul (Brycen Goodine draws the foul)
1:39	+1	Brycen Goodine makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-39
1:39		Brycen Goodine misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:39		Jace Carter defensive rebound
1:26	+2	Zhuric Phelps makes two point floating jump shot	28-39
1:08		Jeremiah Fears turnover (bad pass) (Zhuric Phelps steals)
0:48	+2	Manny Obaseki makes two point driving layup	30-39
0:45		Sooners 30 second timeout
0:27		Mohamed Wague turnover (bad pass)
0:03		Zhuric Phelps misses two point pullup jump shot
0:01		Duke Miles defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
TXAM
Aggies
50
OKLA
Sooners
39

Time		Play	Score
19:48		Zhuric Phelps misses two point layup
19:46		Hayden Hefner offensive rebound
19:40		Zhuric Phelps misses three point jump shot
19:38		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
19:37		Duke Miles personal foul (Andersson Garcia draws the foul)
19:34		Hayden Hefner misses three point jump shot
19:32		Duke Miles defensive rebound
19:30		Solomon Washington shooting foul (Jeremiah Fears draws the foul)
19:30	+1	Jeremiah Fears makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-40
19:30	+1	Jeremiah Fears makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-41
19:15		Henry Coleman III turnover (bad pass)
18:59		Duke Miles turnover (bad pass) (Henry Coleman III steals)
18:52		Glenn Taylor Jr. shooting foul (Zhuric Phelps draws the foul)
18:52	+1	Zhuric Phelps makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-41
18:52	+1	Zhuric Phelps makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-41
18:27		Solomon Washington shooting foul (Duke Miles draws the foul)
18:27	+1	Duke Miles makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-42
18:27	+1	Duke Miles makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-43
18:15		Glenn Taylor Jr. shooting foul (Hayden Hefner draws the foul)
18:15		Hayden Hefner misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:15	+1	Hayden Hefner makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-43
18:05	+3	Jeremiah Fears makes three point jump shot (Duke Miles assists)	33-46
17:53		Henry Coleman III misses two point layup
17:51		Glenn Taylor Jr. defensive rebound
17:26	+2	Jeremiah Fears makes two point jump shot (Duke Miles assists)	33-48
17:14		Zhuric Phelps turnover (lost ball)
17:00	+3	Jalon Moore makes three point jump shot (Jeremiah Fears assists)	33-51
16:55		Aggies 30 second timeout
16:55		TV timeout
16:42	+3	Solomon Washington makes three point jump shot (Manny Obaseki assists)	36-51
16:28		Jeremiah Fears turnover (bad pass) (Manny Obaseki steals)
16:19	+2	Zhuric Phelps makes two point layup	38-51
16:02		Jalon Moore offensive foul
16:02		Jalon Moore turnover (offensive foul)
15:48	+3	Zhuric Phelps makes three point jump shot (Manny Obaseki assists)	41-51
15:43		Sooners 30 second timeout
15:43		TV timeout
15:24		Jalon Moore misses three point jump shot
15:22		Pharrel Payne defensive rebound
15:16		Manny Obaseki misses two point jump shot
15:14		Glenn Taylor Jr. defensive rebound
14:57		Sam Godwin misses two point layup
14:55		Solomon Washington defensive rebound
14:48		Zhuric Phelps turnover (bad pass) (Brycen Goodine steals)
14:44	+2	Brycen Goodine makes two point layup	41-53
14:19		Manny Obaseki misses two point layup
14:17		Glenn Taylor Jr. defensive rebound
14:12	+2	Jalon Moore makes two point alley-oop dunk (Glenn Taylor Jr. assists)	41-55
13:59		Aggies 30 second timeout
13:52	+2	Jace Carter makes two point dunk	43-55
13:35		Brycen Goodine turnover (bad pass) (Hayden Hefner steals)
13:26		Brycen Goodine personal foul (Zhuric Phelps draws the foul)
13:21		Mohamed Wague shooting foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul)
13:21	+1	Pharrel Payne makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-55
13:21	+1	Pharrel Payne makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-55
12:50	+3	Brycen Goodine makes three point jump shot (Kobe Elvis assists)	45-58
12:26	+2	Jace Carter makes two point layup (Solomon Washington assists)	47-58
12:14		Jeremiah Fears turnover (lost ball) (Solomon Washington steals)
12:06	+3	Zhuric Phelps makes three point jump shot (Hayden Hefner assists)	50-58
11:41		Brycen Goodine misses two point layup
11:39		Jeremiah Fears offensive rebound
11:34	+2	Sam Godwin makes two point layup (Brycen Goodine assists)	50-60
11:13	+2	Jace Carter makes two point jump shot	52-60
10:59		Glenn Taylor Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:57		Zhuric Phelps defensive rebound
10:52		Kobe Elvis shooting foul (Zhuric Phelps draws the foul)
10:52		TV timeout
10:52	+1	Zhuric Phelps makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-60
10:52	+1	Zhuric Phelps makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-60
10:27		Kobe Elvis misses two point jump shot
10:25		Sooners offensive rebound
10:09	+3	Brycen Goodine makes three point jump shot (Jalon Moore assists)	54-63
9:55	+2	Zhuric Phelps makes two point jump shot	56-63
9:43	+3	Brycen Goodine makes three point jump shot (Kobe Elvis assists)	56-66
9:27	+3	Zhuric Phelps makes three point jump shot	59-66
8:54		Andersson Garcia personal foul (Sam Godwin draws the foul)
8:43		Glenn Taylor Jr. misses two point jump shot
8:41		Sam Godwin offensive rebound
8:41		Jace Carter personal foul (Sam Godwin draws the foul)
8:41		Jace Carter technical foul
8:41	+1	Brycen Goodine makes technical free throw 1 of 2	59-67
8:41	+1	Brycen Goodine makes technical free throw 2 of 2	59-68
8:25	+2	Jalon Moore makes two point dunk (Glenn Taylor Jr. assists)	59-70
8:12	+2	Pharrel Payne makes two point dunk (Hayden Hefner assists)	61-70
7:57		TV timeout
7:56		Glenn Taylor Jr. turnover (bad pass)
7:46		Hayden Hefner misses three point jump shot
7:44		Zhuric Phelps offensive rebound
7:42	+3	Zhuric Phelps makes three point jump shot	64-70
7:24		Kobe Elvis turnover (bad pass) (Zhuric Phelps steals)
7:22		Zhuric Phelps misses two point layup
7:20		Aggies offensive rebound
7:11	+3	Zhuric Phelps makes three point jump shot	67-70
6:37		Pharrel Payne personal foul (Sam Godwin draws the foul)
6:19		Duke Miles turnover (bad pass) (Andersson Garcia steals)
6:12	+2	Zhuric Phelps makes two point layup	69-70
6:07		Sooners 30 second timeout
5:47		Jeremiah Fears misses three point jump shot
5:45		Sam Godwin offensive rebound
5:44		Sam Godwin misses two point layup
5:42		Solomon Washington defensive rebound
5:30		Jace Carter misses three point jump shot
5:28		Jalon Moore defensive rebound
5:15		Kobe Elvis turnover (lost ball) (Hayden Hefner steals)
5:10	+2	Solomon Washington makes two point dunk (Hayden Hefner assists)	71-70
4:47		Jeremiah Fears misses two point jump shot
4:45		Zhuric Phelps defensive rebound
4:34		Zhuric Phelps misses three point jump shot
4:32		Sam Godwin defensive rebound
4:27		Hayden Hefner shooting foul (Jeremiah Fears draws the foul)
4:27	+1	Jeremiah Fears makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-71
4:27	+1	Jeremiah Fears makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-72
4:02	+3	Jace Carter makes three point jump shot (Manny Obaseki assists)	74-72
3:39		Brycen Goodine turnover (lost ball) (Pharrel Payne steals)
3:39		TV timeout
3:28		Zhuric Phelps misses two point jump shot
3:26		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
3:25	+2	Andersson Garcia makes two point layup	76-72
3:05		Brycen Goodine misses two point jump shot
3:03		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
2:49		Brycen Goodine shooting foul (Andersson Garcia draws the foul)
2:49	+1	Andersson Garcia makes regular free throw 1 of 2	77-72
2:49		Andersson Garcia misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:49		Brycen Goodine defensive rebound
2:49		Andersson Garcia shooting foul (Glenn Taylor Jr. draws the foul)
2:49	+1	Glenn Taylor Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	77-73
2:49	+1	Glenn Taylor Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	77-74
2:08		Jace Carter misses three point jump shot
2:06		Brycen Goodine defensive rebound
1:51	+2	Jeremiah Fears makes two point jump shot	77-76
1:33		Zhuric Phelps misses three point jump shot
1:31		Solomon Washington offensive rebound
1:27		Solomon Washington turnover (traveling)
1:05	+2	Sam Godwin makes two point layup (Jeremiah Fears assists)	77-78
0:49		Zhuric Phelps misses two point jump shot
0:47		Henry Coleman III offensive rebound
0:36		Solomon Washington misses three point jump shot
0:34		Jeremiah Fears defensive rebound
0:29		Zhuric Phelps personal foul (Jeremiah Fears draws the foul)
0:29		Jeremiah Fears misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:29		Solomon Washington defensive rebound
0:19	+3	Zhuric Phelps makes three point jump shot	80-78
0:14		Sooners 30 second timeout
0:04		Duke Miles misses two point jump shot
0:02		Aggies defensive rebound
0:02		Sam Godwin personal foul (Andersson Garcia draws the foul)
0:02		Andersson Garcia misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:02		Sooners defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Sooners defensive rebound