No. 1 Houston survives OT upset scare after dramatic buzzer beater from No. 9 Texas A&M with Sweet 16 now set

The No. 1 seeded Houston Cougars survived an overtime upset scare in the men’s March Madness after the No. 9 seed Texas A&M Aggies hit a dramatic buzzer-beating three-pointer at the end of regulation on Sunday.

The No. 1 seeded Houston Cougars survived an overtime upset scare in the men’s March Madness after the No. 9 seed Texas A&M Aggies hit a dramatic buzzer-beating three-pointer at the end of regulation on Sunday. Aggies forward Andersson Garcia hit a fadeaway three-point shot as time expired to level the score and send the game to overtime, sparking wild scenes of celebration. Garcia’s spectacular shot came after the Aggies outscored Houston 17-5 to end regulation, knotting it up at 86-86. But in overtime, the Cougars showed why they are one of the No. 1 seeds for the tournament, managing to get back on track and outscore the Aggies 14-9 in the additional period of play to close out a 100-95 victory. “The last two minutes was Murphy’s Law,” Houston head coach Kelvin Sampson told reporters afterwards, referencing the adage: “Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.” “We kept missing some free throws. The ball was bouncing all over the place. They didn’t miss a three. And they didn’t make an easy one. They were all hard threes.”