5 Thoughts: Texas A&M 79, Houston Christian 52

Going into Friday night’s contest against an overmatched Houston Christian team, Texas A&M needed to take care of business as 32-point favorites.

Just 367 days earlier, in a very similar holiday match-up, the Aggies suffered a shocking 67-62 loss to Wofford heading into the Christmas break. That loss served as an anchor on their resume over two months later when the brackets were announced for the NCAA Tournament, and a 15-3 SEC team was assigned a shocking No.