Most heartbreaking NCAA March Madness losses for A&M (since 2000)

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Aston04
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5:57p, 3/23/25
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1. 2007- A&M led by BCG & Acie Law IV in the Sweet 16 loses to #2 Memphis. Lost 65-64 on last second shot. Acie missed a crucial layup. End of an era.
2. 2008- A&M led by Turge and Donald Sloan loses to #2 UCLA. Chokes large lead. Lost 51-49 in round of 32. No foul called at end- on an obvious hack on Sloan.
3. 2024- Miracle comeback by Buzz and Taylor- lost in OT to Houston.
4. 2006- A&M led by BCG & Acie Law IV loses in round of 32 to LSU 58-57 after upsetting Syracuse first round. LSU made a bucket with seconds to spare.
5. 2010 - A&M led by Turge and Donald Sloan lost 63-61 to Purdue in OT in round of 32. Purdue made a bucket near end.
6. 2025- A&M led by Buzz and Wade Taylor IV loses to Michigan after having 10 point lead in second half.

Note: in zero of these matchups did we benefit from getting a worse seed opponent in the advanced round. In fact, we have only gotten a break in that respect once- Northern Iowa.





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Schrute Farms
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6:01p, 3/23/25
The loss to Houston last year is a good candidate for that list. The Andersson 3 - Boots giving it his all - and Houston barely separating in the final minute of OT.
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In reply to Schrute Farms • 6:03p, 3/23/25
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Schrute Farms said:
The loss to Houston last year is a good candidate for that list. The Andersson 3 - Boots giving it his all - and Houston barely separating in the final minute of OT.
Yes- How could I forget. Will edit.
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Method Man
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6:03p, 3/23/25
I think about this all the time. A legacy of heartbreak. We did beat Louisville when they choked harder than we did and had the UNI comeback which is an all timer.
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In reply to Schrute Farms • 6:03p, 3/23/25
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Schrute Farms said:
The loss to Houston last year is a good candidate for that list. The Andersson 3 - Boots giving it his all - and Houston barely separating in the final minute of OT.


Had em in BAD foul trouble, and then we quit attacking once the OT started! Weird to watch….
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6:06p, 3/23/25
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If I could change one of those, it may be 2006. I wanted to see Kirk defend JJ Redick in the s16 so bad.
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6:13p, 3/23/25
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I'm still devastated by the LSU shot in 2006. That team definitely had potential to be the double digit seed that could make a true Cinderella run. Was just cut short but an absurd shot. LSU went on to the final four that year.
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6:23p, 3/23/25
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Do before 2000. I think there is one to choose from


But UCLA is the one that still pisses me off most.
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6:30p, 3/23/25
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I was at that lsu game. They were trying to enter the ball to Big Baby but we had it well defended and the guard (Mitchell I think) threw up a 25' prayer. Still a couple of seconds left. We tried to inbound to Acie but they basically knocked him into the second row with no call as I remember.
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Method Man
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6:34p, 3/23/25
They set a screen and we switched AK onto Mitchell. AK gave him some space. He had missed his last eight 3s. That's Aggie sports.
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6:40p, 3/23/25
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That's right - I still think they had Big Baby as an option but do now recall AK on Michell
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6:43p, 3/23/25
Also removed from the list is Memphis having I think three offensive boards we couldn't pull down and a 40% FT shooter making both to give them the lead. We didn't lose on a last second shot. BCG didn't have Pompey in who pulled down the big rebound in the KU win.
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6:45p, 3/23/25
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Pretty much a touch foul on Sloan too as opposed to when he was mugged against ucla.
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In reply to Aston04 • 6:54p, 3/23/25
Aston04 said:
1. 2007- A&M lead by BCG & Acie Law IV in the Sweet 16 loses to #2 Memphis. Lost 65-64 on last second shot. Acie missed a crucial layup. End of an era.
2. 2008- A&M lead by Turge and Donald Sloan loses to #2 UCLA. Chokes large lead. Lost 51-49 in round of 32. No foul called at end- on an obvious hack on Sloan.
3. 2024- Miracle comeback by Buzz and Taylor- lost in OT to Houston.
4. 2006- A&M lead by BCG & Acie Law IV loses in round of 32 to LSU 58-57 after upsetting Syracuse first round. LSU made a bucket with seconds to spare.
5. 2010 - A&M lead by Turge and Donald Sloan lost 63-61 to Purdue in OT in round of 32. Purdue made a bucket near end.
6. 2025- A&M lead by Buzz and Wade Taylor IV loses to Michigan after having 10 point lead in second half.

Note: in zero of these matchups did we benefit from getting a worse seed opponent in the advanced round. In fact, we have only gotten a break in that respect once- Northern Iowa.
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7:01p, 3/23/25
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I think we knock out Ohio state and head to the final 4 if we win that game in 07
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7:02p, 3/23/25
Houston game last year was brutal for me because we win if we were just average from the FT line.
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In reply to bullard21k • 7:11p, 3/23/25
bullard21k said:
I think we knock out Ohio state and head to the final 4 if we win that game in 07


No way
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In reply to Method Man • 7:18p, 3/23/25
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Method Man said:
bullard21k said:
I think we knock out Ohio state and head to the final 4 if we win that game in 07


No way

I do. I know they had Conley but we had multiple big bodies to throw at Oden and those were the rosters that gave ohio state issues

Tennessee was up 21 points on Ohio state in their sweet 16 game and just gagged it up. That team was not remotely invincible

Aggie home crowd in San Antonio with trip to final 4 on the line? IMO we are winning that game all day long

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In reply to Grammar Pedant • 7:20p, 3/23/25
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Will fix! User name is accurate.
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8:54p, 3/23/25
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The Donald Sloan no-call was brutal. I still see that picture pop up in a feed this time of year.
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1980 -Ags lose to Louisville in the Sweet 16 who ultimately won the national championship
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In reply to Aston04 • 10:34p, 3/23/25
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Aston04 said:
1. 2007- A&M led by BCG & Acie Law IV in the Sweet 16 loses to #2 Memphis. Lost 65-64 on last second shot. Acie missed a crucial layup. End of an era.
2. 2008- A&M led by Turge and Donald Sloan loses to #2 UCLA. Chokes large lead. Lost 51-49 in round of 32. No foul called at end- on an obvious hack on Sloan.
3. 2024- Miracle comeback by Buzz and Taylor- lost in OT to Houston.
4. 2006- A&M led by BCG & Acie Law IV loses in round of 32 to LSU 58-57 after upsetting Syracuse first round. LSU made a bucket with seconds to spare.
5. 2010 - A&M led by Turge and Donald Sloan lost 63-61 to Purdue in OT in round of 32. Purdue made a bucket near end.
6. 2025- A&M led by Buzz and Wade Taylor IV loses to Michigan after having 10 point lead in second half.

Note: in zero of these matchups did we benefit from getting a worse seed opponent in the advanced round. In fact, we have only gotten a break in that respect once- Northern Iowa.







Nailed it- this is the list.
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In reply to Grammar Pedant • 10:35p, 3/23/25
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I would argue that we've trailed in many games if not every game that we won. Leading a basketball game does not guarantee a win.
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In reply to amercer • 7:07a, 3/24/25
amercer said:
Do before 2000. I think there is one to choose from


But UCLA is the one that still pisses me off most.

Agree with both points but all are heartbreaking. The list highlights how much better our program is since 2006. Before that just getting in the tournament was worthy of an all night celebration. Now, we get there with regularity, win the first round and are close to advancing to the sweet 16 most years. If we could just get there a few years in a row, who knows?
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In reply to bullard21k • 7:30a, 3/24/25
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Method Man said:
bullard21k said:
I think we knock out Ohio state and head to the final 4 if we win that game in 07


No way

I do. I know they had Conley but we had multiple big bodies to throw at Oden and those were the rosters that gave ohio state issues

Tennessee was up 21 points on Ohio state in their sweet 16 game and just gagged it up. That team was not remotely invincible

Aggie home crowd in San Antonio with trip to final 4 on the line? IMO we are winning that game all day long



Check how bad tOSU beat Memphis. We had a hard enough time handling Dorsey.
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7:58a, 3/24/25
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The Purdue one was tough. Their best player was out with an injury. We had a 10 point lead in the second half. Win that game and play Duke in Houston in the round of 16. But playing in front of a large "home" crowd did not help us against Memphis but would have been fun to go to.
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In reply to Method Man • 8:22a, 3/24/25
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Method Man said:
bullard21k said:
Method Man said:
bullard21k said:
I think we knock out Ohio state and head to the final 4 if we win that game in 07


No way

I do. I know they had Conley but we had multiple big bodies to throw at Oden and those were the rosters that gave ohio state issues

Tennessee was up 21 points on Ohio state in their sweet 16 game and just gagged it up. That team was not remotely invincible

Aggie home crowd in San Antonio with trip to final 4 on the line? IMO we are winning that game all day long



Check how bad tOSU beat Memphis. We had a hard enough time handling Dorsey.

I stayed and watched the game. Still think we would have beat them
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In reply to Ag13 • 9:12a, 3/24/25
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I'm still devastated by the LSU shot in 2006. That team definitely had potential to be the double digit seed that could make a true Cinderella run. Was just cut short but an absurd shot. LSU went on to the final four that year.


Yes that loss really hurt and that LSu teammmade the final four. That team was tough and fun to watch.
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Until this thread, I don't think I realized that those three endings (06, 07, and 08) happened in three straight seasons. What a rough run of heartbreakers.
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I was trying to decide whether to read and participate in this thread or ask my youngest child to kick me in the nuts like 10 straight times...finally decided on the former but it was a close decision.
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9:55a, 3/24/25
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OP needs to edit Game 1. We beat Louisville in Sweet 16 and lost to Memphis in Elite 8 matchup.
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In reply to Aston04 • 10:27a, 3/24/25
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Aston04 said:
1. 2007- A&M led by BCG & Acie Law IV in the Sweet 16 loses to #2 Memphis. Lost 65-64 on last second shot. Acie missed a crucial layup. End of an era.
2. 2008- A&M led by Turge and Donald Sloan loses to #2 UCLA. Chokes large lead. Lost 51-49 in round of 32. No foul called at end- on an obvious hack on Sloan.
3. 2024- Miracle comeback by Buzz and Taylor- lost in OT to Houston.
4. 2006- A&M led by BCG & Acie Law IV loses in round of 32 to LSU 58-57 after upsetting Syracuse first round. LSU made a bucket with seconds to spare.
5. 2010 - A&M led by Turge and Donald Sloan lost 63-61 to Purdue in OT in round of 32. Purdue made a bucket near end.
6. 2025- A&M led by Buzz and Wade Taylor IV loses to Michigan after having 10 point lead in second half.

Note: in zero of these matchups did we benefit from getting a worse seed opponent in the advanced round. In fact, we have only gotten a break in that respect once- Northern Iowa.





Why does Acie Law IV always get the blame here. Joseph Jones missed an easier lay up right before Law did.
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In reply to Texas A&M • 10:31a, 3/24/25
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Texas A&M said:
The second worst part was Kevin Love had 3 fouls in the first half and ZERO in the second half, despite him hacking A&M players the entire time.
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In reply to MaroonStain • 11:58a, 3/24/25
MaroonStain said:
OP needs to edit Game 1. We beat Louisville in Sweet 16 and lost to Memphis in Elite 8 matchup.
we beat Penn, Louisville and then lost to memphis in SS.
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