Auburn stumbled in the race for the Top Seed on the NCAA tournament after 83-72 loss from Texas A&M

Auburn kept firmly at the total seminal number 1 on the NCAA tournament, but may have opened the door after that after suffering his third loss of the season on Tuesday night. Texas A&M has handed over 83-72 defeat Tigers, holding them at the length of the whole game while the Aggies took the lead in their first possession and never acknowledged it.

Loss means no. 1 Auburn (27-3, 15-2 sec) and no. 2 Duke (27-3, 18-1 ACC), which were the first two seeds in that order in Fox Sports’ Projection of Mike Decourcy BracketsThey are now related to the total record. IN Blue devils Keep head to head advantage since December 4 beat Tigers 84-78. Auburn still has a stronger resume with a 16-2 record in Quad 1 matches to Duke’s 6-3 record.

Johnna Broome He was retained for eight points for three days after scoring only nine points against Kentucky. Broome is the favorite (-240) to win the Wooden Player of the Year award, Bet Mgm. These two appearances can give way to the Vojvoda grinder Cooper flagg regain attraction in the race for this award.

The tigers moved to Gauntlet, which is the SEC’s schedule ease until the match on Tuesday at the College Station. Zhuric Phelps He scored 19 points from the bench, and number 22 Texas A&M earned his first victory compared to the team in the first place in the AP Top 25 survey. Aggies finished the winning series of six games for Tigers, who won the Southeast Conference Conference on Saturday with a win over Kentucky on Saturday.

Texas A&M (21-9, 10-7 Sec) rejected Auburn undefeated conference record after Tigers entered the 9-0 game in Sec Road Games this season.

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Aggies, who crashed a seasonal skate with four games, led two -core digits most of the night and were 12 with 12 with about two minutes before Tahaad Pettiford He made a 3-chamber to get Auburn within 79-70. But Phelps made two free throws to extend the lead.

PetTIFord made three 3-channels in less than two minutes early in the second half to power the run that tigers received within six but but Wade Taylor IV had a three-point game that started a 5-0 race that pushed A&M advantages to 62-51.

Pettiford led Auburn with 19 points, including six 3-pointer.

Associated Press has contributed to this report

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