The team received a No. 6 bid to the Big 12 tournament , defeating Iowa State and Kansas State in the first two rounds , but lost to Kansas again in the semifinals . With their 24 – 10 record after the Big 12 tournament , the Aggies received a No. 9 at-large bid to the West Regional of the NCAA tournament . In the first round , they defeated 8th-seeded BYU 67 – 62 at Anaheim . In the second round , they faced UCLA at the same site , though allowed them to escape with a close 51 – 49 win . The Aggies finished the season with a 25 – 11 record . The 25 wins matches the record for most wins by a first-year coach at a Big 12 school , set by former Texas coach Tom Penders in the 1988 – 89 season
Big 12 tournament
2008 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament
Mark Turgeon