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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.
