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Mizzou falls to Texas A&M 63-57 in sloppy fashion
In the closest road loss of the season, Missouri couldn’t dig itself out of a self-inflicted hole, and the Tigers fell to Texas A&M 63-57 in a game where the Aggies continually capitalized off of the Tigers’ mistakes.
Texas A&M didn’t play a pretty game at home offensively. MU saw its previous five Southeastern Conference opponents — Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina, Alabama and Florida — use its offense to keep the Tigers winless in SEC play, so it should have been a relief to see A&M shoot 28.8% from the field and 22.2% from behind the arc.
But the Tigers still weren’t able to get the job done. While MU shot 38.9% from the field, it performed poorly when it came to taking care of the basketball and preventing opportunities at the charity stripe.
Texas A&M shot 37 free throws against the Tigers, the most by an opponent against MU since Arkansas Pine-Bluff and Pittsburgh each shot 31. Five Tigers finished the night with four fouls.
Missouri also committed an uncharacteristic 15 turnovers, and the Aggies scored 21 points (33% of the total) off the takeaways.
“They got some easy baskets in transition,” Dennis Gates said post-game. “That obviously cost us from our turnovers. They had 21 points off our turnovers and were able to execute once they got that ball.”
Missouri still had a chance late in the contest but the late-game struggles and inability to close out the game haunted the Tigers. Over the final five minutes of play, the Tigers tallied just seven points, which came courtesy of Sean East II and Tamar Bates, who collected 33 of MU’s 55 points.
“We got great shots. I’m not worried about that,” Gates said. “But we weren’t able to execute how I wanted to in those situations.”
No other Tiger scored in double-figures. The next closest scorers were Nick Honor and Noah Carter with eight points each.
Early on, it seemed like it was going to be another Bates game. Texas A&M couldn’t keep him out of the paint early, and he easily maneuvered his way to the cup, helping the Tigers build an early 13-7 lead over the Aggies.
On the defensive side, the Tigers came out in a zone that flustered the Aggies as Buzz Williams’ squad got off to a slower start than they would’ve liked.
While it seemed like the Tigers were going to build and sustain a lead early on, a scoring drought made its regularly scheduled appearance.
The offensive consistency combined with foul trouble and aforementioned turnovers plagued the Tigers. Texas A&M reached the bonus mark before time went under 10 minutes in the first half. The free throw opportunities helped the Aggies go on a 13-2 run to cut the lead to one after Mizzou’s hot start.
Henry Coleman III gave the Aggies its first lead of the night with a pair of free throws and soon thereafter A&M’s run extended to 21-2 as MU simply got no good looks due to Texas A&M’s double teams forcing back-to-back shot clock violations for Missouri while Wade Taylor IV and Hayden Heffer heated up from behind the arc.
“Basketball is a game of runs. We can’t control if the ball is going in and out or not, but you can control your defense,” East said. “So we just got to focus on that and you know, how the game presents itself is how we got to deal with it.”
Gates said that the team’s inability to control the ball during the timespan fueled the Aggies’ run. “A bulk of our turnovers happened during that run,” he said. “I think we were seven-to-eight turnovers at that point in time and we were trying to make the right play and maybe off where we were supposed to be.”
The Tigers finally awakened out of their slump as Noah Carter, off the bench, went on a personal 6-0 run while Curt Lewis found his stride knocking down a monster 3-pointer capping off a 7-0 MU run.
It gave the Tigers momentum heading into the break only down five despite all the struggles it faced early on. “We held a team to six total field goals in the first half,” Gates said. “That’s a tremendous, tremendous thing. And we weren’t able to come into halftime with a lead in which I thought we should have been up 15 points, holding the team to that many field goals in the first half.”
Connor Vanover gave the Tigers its only lead of the second half with a dunk making it a 39-38 game with under 14 minutes to play, but seven straight points by Tyrece Radford gave the home team the lead for good.
Mizzou returns to the court on Saturday as it travels to South Carolina, who stunned the Tigers on Jan. 13, and the no. 6 Kentucky Wildcats at home earlier this evening. The game will be on the SEC Network at 12pm CT.
The Texas Longhorns entered the 2025 season with more expectations than any team has had to deal with in recent memory.
Many among the media were ready to crown the team and quarterback Arch Manning before they even played one game. Of course, those unrealistic expectations were never met, even though the team finished with a 10-3 record and a Citrus Bowl win over the Michigan Wolverines.
2026 is heading in the same direction for the Longhorns. Many believe head coach Steve Sarkisian has the most talented team in the country. But in order to fix the issues from this past season, the Longhorns needed to fix one issue that has cost them in the past.
Changing The Narrative
One of the biggest issues the Longhorns had last season was the play of the offensive line. It was apparent in the first game of the season against the Ohio State Buckeyes that Manning didn’t have the pocket time needed to make big plays.
This offseason, Coach Sarkisian went out and found two massive transfer portal additions that should completely change the narrative on this offensive line.
It starts with potential starting right tackle Melvin Siani. Siani has spent time with the Temple Owls and last season with the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.
The Longhorns are set at left tackle with Trevor Goosby, who could play himself into being a top 10 pick in the 2027 NFL Draft. If the team can get competent play from Siani, the offense will be able to open up the playbook, and the world may finally see Manning at his college peak.
The Longhorns also went out and found a potential fix at left guard for the 2026 season. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers transfer Laurence Seymore could be another strong patch for the holes in the offensive line.
After spending the first two seasons of his college career with the Miami Hurricanes, Seymore made stops with the Akron Zips and the Hilltoppers.
Of course, the one concern with Seymore is wondering if he can compete at the SEC level coming from the C-USA.
This season for the Longhorns starts and stops with the play of Manning. Coach Sarkisian and the rest of this coaching staff understood that protecting their quarterback was the most important goal when building the 2026 roster.
The Longhorns are going to be leaning on veteran talent to protect their quarterback, and it may very well be the best decision they made this offseason.
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U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico promise to serve all in El Paso
U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico discusses key public issues in Texas during the first stop of his Frontera Tour July 11, 2026 in El Paso.
The two candidates vying for the U.S. Senate seat in Texas are making stops across the Lone Star State this week.
Democrat James Talarico and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will head to South Texas as the two go head-to-head in the Nov. 3 General Election to replace U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas. Cornyn lost his reelection bid to Paxton in the Republican Primary Election.
The campaign tour continues for Talarico after hosting townhalls in El Paso and Marfa as part of his “Frontera Tour,” while Paxton is holding a “Rally in the Valley” in McAllen.
Here’s where the candidates will be in Texas.
Paxton heads to McAllen for ‘Rally in the Valley’
Paxton is heading to McAllen for his “Rally in the Valley” event at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 14. He’ll be joined by National Border Security Council President Paul Perez, TX-28 Nominee Tano Tijerina, and TX-34 Nominee Eric Flores.
The all-ages event will take place at University Draft House Townlake McAllen, 100 West Business 83, and spots can be reserved at eventbrite.com.
Talarico to visit Del Rio, Eagle Pass, Laredo
Talarico continues his “Frontera” tour with a stop in Del Rio on Monday, July 14.
“Gather with your family, friends, and neighbors to hear from James about taking his fight against Big Money and corruption to Washington. Together, we can win back power for working people in a system that’s rigged for the ultra-wealthy,” the event page states, adding that the program will be short and voters can greet Talarico after.
Here are the stops on Talarico’s “Frontera” tour:
Monday, July 13:
- 3 p.m. Memo’s Restaurant, 804 E Losoya St. in Del Rio
- 7 p.m. International Center For Trade, 3295 Bob Rogers Drive in Eagle Pass
Tuesday, July 14:
- 6 p.m. La Posada – San Agustin Ballroom, 1000 Zaragoza St. 107 in Laredo
Natassia Paloma may be reached at npaloma@gannett.com, @NatassiaPaloma on X, natassia_paloma on Instagram, and Natassia Paloma on Facebook.
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