The men's squad sealed the deal against Texas A&M (9-6, 0-3 Big 12) with a 61-51 victory. Longhorn superstar, J'Covan Brown, ended the night with 14 points, seven rebounds and six assists. Longhorn guard Julien Lewis helped lead the way with 16 points. Center Clint Chapman had a strong night with 11 points and nine rebounds.
Chris Middleton of A&M, had 19 points, along with 15 rebounds and David Loubeau had 10 points and six rebounds, but it wasn't enough to finish off the Longhorns, who had a slim lead in the closing minutes of the fourth quarter.
The UT women's squad held off their opponent as well in a 76-71 win over last year's women's basketball National Champions, Texas A&M.
Chassidy Fussell lead the way with 22 points, five rebounds and Ashley Gayle scored a career-high 17 points on her 22nd birthday.
Syndey Carter of A&M, had the game-high with 25 points and Tyra White had 19 points as they fell to Texas.
This will be the last time Texas and A&M square off in Austin, and the women's squad will play host to the last rivalry basketball game in March.
The men's squad lead 136-85 overall against A&M in basketball, which dates back to 1917 and the women's squad lead 59-23 overall against A&M women's basketball which dates back to 1975.
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