'My mindset was to be aggressive,' Texas A&M junior Pharrel Payne explains breakout game
The Texas A&M men's basketball team beat Yale 80-71 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament thanks to a game-high 25-point outburst off the bench from junior power forward Pharrel Payne.
"My mindset was to be aggressive. My inside game was working for me all night," Payne said Thursday. "I was looking for a change and when I got into the portal I got a lot of love from Wade (Taylor IV) and Manny (Obaseki). I loved what Buzz (Williams) had to say and I knew this would be my new home.
"Coach Buzz was the first person to come see me. When he told me what they were doing here at A&M, I knew that's where I wanted to be."
The No. 4 Aggies (23-10) face No. 5 Michigan (26-9) for South Region supremacy in the Round of 32 on CBS at 4:15 p.m. CT on Saturday at Ball Arena in Denver.
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