It hasn't happened at Texas A&M in 30 years: a conference championship. On Saturday, with the conference's eyes upon the Aggies, it could. Winning the SEC, however, will require surmounting one last hurdle: the red-hot visiting Vanderbilt Commodores.

Three things had to happen on Saturday for Texas A&M to regain a share of first place in the SEC: a defeat of Missouri and losses by South Carolina and Kentucky. The Aggies demolished the Tigers and regained control of their destiny after the results in Starkville and Nashville.

Three games remain to settle the matter of who will take the SEC's regular season crown. Riding a three-game win streak that seems to have righted the ship, Texas A&M will take on conference bottom-feeder Missouri — but the Aggies aren't underestimating the Tigers.

Much attention has focused on Texas A&M's four starting seniors, but what helped power Wednesday's win over Mississippi State may have been an indicator of the future after them. Meanwhile, the Aggies learned something else about themselves in the close victory.

As he did against Kentucky, Danuel House came up clutch on Wednesday night in Texas A&M's 68-66 win over Mississippi State. After hitting several high-pressure free throws in the game's waning moments, House discussed the win, the emergence of D.J. Hogg and more.

When Kentucky needed big shots, it made them. When Tyler Ulis aimed to take over, he did. Yet, Texas A&M's relentless effort on defense — and on the offensive boards — won out in a victory that will resonate heading down the season's stretch.

In yet another classic played between Texas A&M and Kentucky, it was the Aggies finally emerging victorious on Saturday in overtime at Reed Arena. Tyler Davis' game-winning putback helped A&M narrow the Wildcats' SEC lead to one game.

The things that staked Texas A&M to an early 7-0 conference record disappeared during its startling losing streak. They returned on Tuesday, when the Aggies held Stefan Moody in check and posted a 71-56 win over Ole Miss to set up for Saturday's tilt with Kentucky.

Can a team win a game in which its two leading scorers combine to go 3-of-21 from the field? On Thursday, Texas A&M couldn't. A quick turnaround awaits in the form of South Carolina's visit to Reed Arena on Saturday, leaving little time to rectify the issues.

Texas A&M was challenged at home, and again, it prevailed. As with most of the Aggies' wins this season, it wasn't so much the victory as how it was achieved. Yet, it was unique in the postseason implications it carried.

Buoyed by 20 points — and late heroics — from Danuel House, 15 from Tyler Davis and 13 from Jalen Jones, Texas A&M on Saturday completed a clean sweep of its Big 12 non-conference foes with a 72-62 win over the surging Iowa State Cyclones.

Following a 10-point win over surging Iowa State to go a perfect 4-0 against Big 12 teams, Danuel House broke down the Aggies' success against their former conference, the newfound electric atmosphere in Reed Arena and his own performance against the Cyclones.

Texas A&M can no longer go undefeated in SEC play — but it can end the year unblemished in four tries against Big 12 schools. To do so, the Aggies will have to correct the mistakes from Fayetteville in time for Iowa State's arrival.

However one attributes blame, the bottom line is that Texas A&M went to Bud Walton Arena, played poorly and lost. With the No. 14 Iowa State Cyclones up next, the lessons of Wednesday are clear — and they must set in quickly.

Name a test, and Texas A&M has passed it during its ascent into the national top five. There are few challenges like winning in Bud Walton Arena, however. With Tyler Davis expected back and momentum on the Aggies' side, they'll head to Fayetteville focused.

Even missing Tyler Davis and hampered by a poor shooting start, No. 10 Texas A&M maintained its perfect SEC record on Saturday with a 66-53 defeat of the Missouri Tigers. Jalen Jones scored 20 points in the victory, the Aggies' seventh straight in conference play and tenth straight overall.

What a national audience saw in Texas A&M's 71-57 defeat of LSU on Tuesday now has outsiders believing what the rest of the SEC had already been made aware of: the Aggies are the conference's most complete team, and it's time to set their ceiling even higher.

Facing a challenge from Ben Simmons and the second-place team in the SEC, Texas A&M found yet another way to assert its dominance. From their perfect counter to Johnny Jones' strategy to their depth, the Aggies left many asking, 'What will they do next?'