After clinching the SEC this past weekend, Auburn basketball stumbled in their next game out, on the road against a Texas A&M team that entered the contest losing four-straight games.

It wasn’t the 12th Man at Kyle Field, but the Aggies felt right at home, beating Auburn 83-72. The 11-point loss by Auburn gave Texas A&M its first-ever victory over a No. 1 ranked team.

The Tigers committed 13 turnovers leading to its 54-42 defeat against the Aggies.

This was the Tigers first conference road loss of the season as they head into their season finale at 27-3 overall and 15-2 in SEC play.

Despite Auburn shooting 50% from the floor, the Tigers never established a rhythm during the game as the Aggies never relinquished their lead.

Here’s how Texas A&M pulled off the upset:

Slow first half for the Tigers

Auburn hadn’t trailed an opponent at halftime since the Maui Invitational game against Iowa State. Texas A&M led by as most as 10 points in the first half, scoring 12 points off of eight Auburn turnovers.

The Tigers shot from 30% from beyond the arc and was led by Chad Baker-Mazara’s 10 first half points. Johni Broome and Miles Kelly combined for just four points going into the break.

Texas A&M led the entire first half behind Zhuric Phelps 11 points. The Aggies took full advantage of Auburn’s depleted backcourt without Denver Jones in the starting lineup.

“We got physically punched in the mouth,” Auburn coach Bruce Pearl said postgame. “We clearly missed [Denver Jones] as our most physical defender.”

Texas A&M dominate on the glass, second chance points kill Tigers momentum

Aside from shutting down the Auburn frontcourt offensively, Texas A&M outrebounded the Tigers 40-25 and scored 36 points in the paint.

The Aggies led the game with 29 second chance points. Their 24 offensive rebounds were the most Auburn has given up all season. Texas A&M also had 16 assists, the second-most Auburn has allowed all season after Florida’s 22.

Texas A&M had four players finish with double-digit point totals as its bench outscored Auburn’s 36-10. Phelps and Wade Taylor IV combined for 33 points.

Tahaad Pettiford second half spark not enough for Auburn

Freshman Tahaad Pettiford got his first career start against Aggies with Jones recovering from a bone bruise.

Texas A&M came out the second half extending its lead to 13 points, before three straight made 3-pointers from the freshman guard. Pettiford finished the game with 19 points.

Baker-Mazara added 15 points as Dylan Cardwell and Miles Kelly combined for 20 points. Broome finished under the double-digit points mark for the second-straight game with just eight points.

Broome has only been held to single digits for three games this season. Two of those games he sat out or left the game for an extended period of time with an injury.

Saturday is the final day of the regular season for the SEC as Auburn hosts rival Alabama inside Neville Arena. The game will be broadcast on ESPN.

“I want to see how we respond,” Pearl said. “If I’m Alabama, I’m watching that tape and saying all you’ve got to do is throw [Auburn] out of the way.”

Jerry Humphrey III covers Auburn sports for AL.com. You can follow him on X at @Jerryhump3 or email him at [email protected].