COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) High school was the last time Texas A&M senior guard Mark French could remember a crowd chanting his name, he said.

Wednesday, at the end of A&M's 56-52 win over Troy, the Aggie student section in Reed Arena was chanting "M-V-P" as French handled the ball.

The 5-foot-8 walk-on scored a career-high 12 points, all in the second half, including a game-tying 3-pointer and an assist on the final-go ahead basket.