OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma (KRHD) — The March magic is over for Texas A&M after falling to the Houston Cougars 88-57.
Rebounds told the story of the game. Houston dominated the glass, out-rebounding the Aggies 46 to 29. The size difference hurt the Aggies even more as true freshman Chris Cenac Jr. scored 19 points along with 9 boards.
The maroon and white could not find the bottom of the net from 3-point range, shooting just 25%.
The season may be over for the Aggies, but there is still lots to be excited about for the future. Head coach Bucky McMillan gave a lot of credit to his team for getting as far as they did in his first season.
"Well, I mean, I think it's great when you can be a tournament team. You can compete in our league, which has been, you know, uh, analytically the toughest league in the country the past two years. Um, you know, I thought, uh, we have an identity to who we are and how we're going to play. We've, uh, showed we can play with a lot of teams. We obviously came up short here today, but, um, I, I do think that this was a major step getting to the tournament this year where we finished in the SEC and I, I think that it should only just continue to grow from here," McMillan said.
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