Texas A&M avoids an Ivy League upset by beating Yale 80-71 in NCAA Tournament

Yale forward Casey Simmons, right, drives to the basket as Texas A&M guard Wade Taylor IV, left, defends during the first half in the first round of the NCAA college basketball tournament Thursday, March 20, 2025, in Denver.

Yale forward Casey Simmons, right, drives to the basket as Texas A&M guard Wade Taylor IV, left, defends during the first half in the first round of the NCAA college basketball tournament Thursday, March 20, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/John Leyba)


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DENVER — Texas A&M snuffed out hope of another Ivy League upset, sending Yale back to class with an 80-71 victory behind 25 points and 10 rebounds from big man Pharrel Payne in the NCAA Tournament. The fourth-seeded Aggies had been placed on a lot of "upset watch" lists, thanks mainly to going against a Yale team some thought might be better than the one that pulled off a first-round shocker last year against Auburn. But an upper-division team from the best conference in the country, the Southeastern, proved too much for the Yalies. A&M's next game is Saturday against Michigan or UC San Diego.

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