US EditionJaron Pierre Jr. Scores 35 to Lead SMU over Texas A&M 93-80 in OT
Jaron Pierre Jr. scored 35 points, including five straight in overtime, leading SMU to outscore Texas A&M 16-3 in the extra period for a 93-80 win.
- On Dec. 7, 2025, SMU guard Jaron Pierre Jr. scored a season-high 35 points, leading SMU Mustangs to a 93-80 overtime win over Texas A&M Aggies in Arlington.
- After Texas A&M Aggies led 77-73 with 1:17 left following a 7-0 run capped by Pop Isaacs, Jaron Pierre Jr. sank a jumper with 25 seconds left to force overtime.
- Jaron Pierre Jr., SMU guard, made 13 of 21 shots, shot 3-for-8 from three, and was 6-for-6 at the foul line en route to 35 points.
- The win moved SMU Mustangs to 9-1, and Texas A&M fell to 7-3 before hosting Jacksonville on Sunday as it prepares for the non-conference schedule.
- Pierre's performance validates his transfer-portal stock through the season's first ten games, while B.J. Edwards, Texas A&M, nearly recorded a triple-double with nine points, 11 rebounds and nine assists.
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Jaron Pierre Jr. drops 35 as SMU knocks off Texas A&M in OT
Jaron Pierre Jr. scored a season-high 35 points, including the decisive 3-pointer in overtime, as SMU outlasted Texas A&M 93-80 on Sunday afternoon in the Hoop Hype XL Matchup at College Park Center in Arlington, Texas.
A&M falls in overtime to SMU in neutral-site battle in Arlington
Down 14 points at halftime, Texas A&M men’s basketball coach Bucky McMillan’s message to his team was simple. “I really challenged them about their heart,” McMillan said. “ … We are a high-variance team. We’re never out of a game. And so I knew eventually we would make threes at some point.” And while the Aggies were able to rally back to force overtime, they didn’t have enough left in the tank as they fell 93-80 to the SMU Mustangs in the Hoop …
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