Texas A&M guard Courtney Walker (33) gets by a diving Tennessee guard Taber Spani (13) during the first half of their NCAA basketball game Saturday in the Southeastern Conference tournament in Duluth, Ga.DULUTH, Ga. – When Tennessee led Texas A&M by 10 points midway through the second half, Lady Vols coach Holly Warlick said her players got comfortable.
Courtney Walker and the Aggies got busy.
Walker had back-to-back baskets to start No. 19 Texas A&M’s comeback, and Courtney Williams delivered the go-ahead jumper with 33 seconds remaining as the Aggies beat ninth-ranked Tennessee 66-62 in the Southeastern conference semifinals Saturday, ending the Lady Vols’ bid for a fourth straight championship.
Walker and Williams are freshmen.
“How about those young Aggies?” asked Texas A&M coach Gary Blair, who compared his first-year players with the school’s famous Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback.