– Zoller led the Quakers in scoring with 19 points and Jaaber added 16, but the pair combined to shoot just 14 of 35 (40.0 percent) from the floor and a mere 2 of 11 (18.2 percent) from three.

– Law was the game’s top scorer with 20 points — largely on the strength of a 7-for-8 performance at the line — while Jones chipped in with 14 points and 11 rebounds inside for the Aggies.

– Both teams limited their turnovers, with 10 for Penn and just eight for Texas A&M, but the Aggies had a big 14-5 edge in points off turnovers.

– Danley started both halves, but was limited to just six minutes due to a back injury.

– Brian Grandieri attempted just one field goal on the afternoon and finished with four points.

– The Quakers caught a break when the Aggies — a 72.4-percent free throw shooting team entering the game — went just 15 of 27 (55.6 percent) at the line on the afternoon. Anantas Kavaliauskas and Marlon Pompey were the main culprits, combining to knock down just 2 of 9 at the stripe.

– Smith had a rough first NCAA Tournament experience, missing all six shots and finishing with just one point, but another freshman, Reilly, acquitted himself well in Danley’s absence, finishing with seven points and three rebounds in 22 minutes.

– The two teams ranked among the national leaders in assist rate on the season, but assists were at a premium in Lexington, with Penn notching only 8 on its 21 field goals and Texas A&M putting up just 10 assists on 24 baskets.

– The Aggies grabbed 11 of 30 rebounds (36.7 percent) at their offensive end, while limiting the Quakers to just 8 of 37 (21.6 percent) and holding a 14-6 edge in second-chance scoring.

– The loss was the ninth straight for Penn in the NCAA Tournament — a streak dating back to 1994 and made more frustrating by the fact the Quakers have held second-half leads in five of those nine games, but haven’t been able to close out any of them.