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Texas A&M Beats Mississippi State 63-61 In OT

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STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) - Martha Alwal had 16 points and 10 rebounds Sunday, and No. 17 Mississippi State scored the last six points of overtime to beat No. 14 Texas A&M 63-61 for its first-ever win over the Aggies.

Mississippi State (23-3, 8-3 SEC) took its first lead of overtime at 62-61 on Victoria Vivians' 3-pointer with 52 seconds left.

The Bulldogs' Savannah Carter grabbed the defensive rebound off Courtney Williams' missed jumper with 27 seconds left but lost her balance, falling out of bounds, giving the ball back to the Aggies.

Courtney Walker missed another jump shot for Texas A&M (18-6, 6-4) and Carter secured the rebound near midcourt. Carter made 1 of 2 free throws with 2.2 seconds left and Texas A&M was unable to get off a decent shot in the final seconds.

Morgan William added 15 points for the Bulldogs.

Walker led the Aggies with 25 points and Williams scored 14.

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