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BYU Can't Finish Rally in A&M Upset

Carter redeems Aggies with 26 points as 9-seed advances

By Jesse Andrews, Newser User

Posted Mar 20, 2008 10:06 PM CDT

(Newser) – Ninth-seeded Texas A&M jumped out to an 11-0 lead, frittered it away by halftime, then pulled ahead in a tightly fought second half to beat eight-seeded Brigham Young, 67-62 in an NCAA tournament first round matchup. Josh Carter scored 26 points to lead the... Read full story »

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