No. 17 Texas AM stays hot, outlasts No. 11 Purdue

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Zhuric Phelps and reserve Pharrel Payne each scored 16 points as No. 17 Texas AM knocked off 11th-ranked Purdue 70-66 on Saturday in the first game of the Indy Classic in Indianapolis.

Wade Taylor IV added 15 points, five assists and five steals for the Aggies (9-2) before leaving in the final minute of the game with a leg injury.

Texas AM, which has won five in a row, forced 1