Texas A&M Ends Losing Streak With Blow Out of Houston Christian

The Texas A&M Aggies are back in the win column, ending their two-game skid with a blowout of Houston Christian.

Matt Galatzan | Dec 23, 2023

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Following a rough two-game stretch in which the dropped back-to-back games vs. Memphis and Houston, the Texas A&M Aggies entered Friday's matchup with Houston Christian, looking for a pallet cleanser.

And after a huge first half, and taking care of business down the stretch, that's exactly what they got, blowing out the Huskies 79-52 at Reed Arena in College Station.

Senior guard Hayden Hefner led the way for the Aggies, scoring 24 points and hitting seven of 14 from the field, including 3 of 8 from beyond the arc.

The Aggies also had two other players in double figures, with Wade Taylor IV and Jace Carter each scoring 10 points a piece.

That said, despite the 27-point difference in the score, it wasn't the best night for the Aggies offensively, with the team shooting just 34.4 percent from the field and 25.9 percent from three. They also left 10 points off the board by hitting just 28 of 38 free throw attempts.

The Huskies weren't much better, however, hitting just 33.3 percent from the field and 26.1 percent from three.

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The Aggies were able to dominate the boards and the turnover battle by significant margins, however, which proved to be too much for the Huskies to overcome.

Following the win, the Aggies now move to 8-4 on the season, heading into their final non-conference game of the season vs. Prairie View A&M before SEC play begins vs. LSU on Jan 6.

The Aggies and Panthers will tip off at 6 pm on Dec. 30 from Reed Arena.

Published Dec 23, 2023

MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Managing Editor and Publisher of Texas Longhorns On SI and Texas A&M Aggies On SI and a long-time member of the Football Writer’s Association of America. He graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry in 2014 covering the Dallas Mavericks and SMU Mustangs with 247Sports. He then moved to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of the Longhorns and Aggies sites a year later. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels, including Twitter on @MattGalatzan.