Texas gets past TCU in Big 12 tourney; Texas A&M beats Auburn in SEC tourney

Texas 70, TCU 57 --

Myck Kabongo had 16 points and six assists for Texas which used a late run to beat TCU 70-57 on Wednesday night to advance to the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament.

The seventh-seeded Longhorns (16-16) trailed 44-43 midway through the second half, but took the lead on a basket underneath by Prince Ibeh and slowly extended it.

Moments later, the Horned Frogs (11-21) watched Texas rip off a 13-3 run that resulted in a 62-49 lead. Texas coasted the rest of the way into a Thursday night matchup with No. 11 Kansas State.

Julien Lewis finished with 19 points and Sheldon McClellan had 12 for the Longhorns, which have won six of their last nine games since Kabongo -- their star sophomore guard -- returned to the lineup following a 23-game suspension handed down by the NCAA for receiving improper benefits.

Texas has won seven straight and 11 of its last 12 against the Horned Frogs.

Texas A&M 71, Auburn 62 --

Elston Turner scored 22 points even with his broken left pinkie wrapped up in a splint, and the Texas A&M Aggies beat Auburn 71-62 Wednesday night in their first Southeastern Conference tournament game.

Texas A&M (18-14) came to the tournament having lost four of five. But the 11th-seeded Aggies drew the SEC's last-place team in Auburn, and now they will play sixth-seeded Missouri on Thursday night in a matchup of the former Big 12 teams.

Alex Caruso added 14 points, and Kourtney Roberson and Fabyon Harris had 11 apiece for Texas A&M.

The Auburn Tigers (9-23) wrap up the season losing their last 10 games and now have lost 11 straight in Nashville.

Coach Tony Barbee has yet to win a tournament game in his first three trips. Frankie Sullivan scored a team-high 19 points, and Chris Denson added 15 points.