Alex Galindo is getting good at hitting game-breaking shots.

Galindo, Kansas University’s fearless freshman bomber who hit a three in overtime Saturday to slice a four-point deficit to one in KU’s overtime victory over Georgia Tech, hit a bona fide game-winner Wednesday night.

His deep, straight-on three off a pass from a driving Aaron Miles busted a 58-all tie with 42 seconds left and gave the Jayhawks the lead for good in a tense 65-60 victory over Texas A&M at Allen Fieldhouse.

“They were both big shots. Now I think this one was bigger because they are a great team and a conference team,” Galindo said.

Galindo had missed four of his first five threes — the Jayhawks as a team bricking 14 of their first 18 — before his winner hit nothing but net.

“We didn’t shoot well,” Galindo said, “but somehow we found a way to win.”

The No. 2-ranked Jayhawks improved to 10-0 while handing gritty A&M (11-1) its first loss of the season.

Galindo’s three kept KU alive against Tech, last year’s national runner-up, Saturday in an eventual 70-68 KU victory,

Four days later, another three from the 6-foot-7 Puerto Rican put away a team that now has dropped 18 straight Big 12 Conference regular-season games.

Kansas University's J.R. Giddens (15) and C.J. Giles defend a shot by Texas A&M's Dominique Kirk (22) in the Jayhawks' 65-60 victory over the Aggies. KU handed A&M its first loss of the season Wednesday at Allen Fieldhouse.

Will he be the kind of guy with ice in his veins his entire KU career?

“I know if I have the shot in clutch time, I’ll take it. I won’t be scared. I’ll take the shot to win the game,” Galindo said.

Galindo’s huge three Wednesday beat Billy Gillispie, the guy who signed the St. Benedict’s High standout to a letter of intent in November of 2003 when Gillispie coached at UTEP.

Galindo asked out of his letter of intent when Gillispie accepted the job at A&M.

The two chatted as they shook hands after the final buzzer.

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“He said, ‘Good luck,’ and, ‘Big shot,”’ Galindo said of the exchange. “It’s a good experience, but it’s nothing personal. It’s starting the conference, a Big 12 win.”

The Jayhawks, whose biggest lead was seven points in the first half (18-11), still had to sweat a bit after the Galindo three.

Christian Moody, who hit seven of 10 free throws in 27 minutes, bricked two with 23 seconds left. Acie Law, one of three Aggies in double-figure scoring, hit a driving layup at 15.4 seconds, cutting KU’s lead to 61-60.

Moody was fouled on the inbounds pass and this time swished two free throws at :14.4 to give KU a 63-60 lead. After a Law airball at :04, Miles was fouled and hit two free throws at 1.6 seconds to account for the five-point margin of victory.

“I’m glad we kept our poise the last six minutes,” senior Keith Langford said after scoring nine points in 23 minutes. He sat the final 15 minutes of the first half after picking up two quick fouls.

“That team is disciplined. They played to win. They were 11-0 coming in. Their team and pride speaks for itself.”

KU won on a night a lot of things went wrong. J.R. Giddens missed six threes and didn’t score in 21 minutes, but did play good defense on A&M’s top scorer, Antoine Wright, who had one point the first half before finishing with 14 overall.

The Jayhawks hit 19 of 46 shots for 41.3 percent, including 5 of 19 threes.

KU trailed, 52-49, at 4:17.

Langford hit a basket and foul shot to tie the score at 4:04, another big shot coming when Miles hit a driving three-footer at 3:17 to give KU a 54-52 advantage.

The game was tied at 56 when Michael Lee responded with two free throws at 1:30. Next, Wright hit a bucket, which preceded Galindo’s deep three.

“They played great,” KU coach Bill Self said of A&M, coached by his former assistant and good buddy. “They played so hard and wanted it so bad tonight. Joseph Jones (16 points, 7 rebounds) was the best player in the game tonight. I think Billy would agree with me on that, and he’s a freshman.”

Self realizes it was a close call for a team with designs on winning the Big 12.

“People expected us to blow them out. That wasn’t going to happen with our guys still hung over from the Georgia Tech game,” Self said. “The fans were once again unbelievable. They deserve the assist on the win tonight.”

Indeed, a full house showed despite ice storms in the area.

“I am proud of our guys. We didn’t play well, but we were able to piece together a win,” Self said.

Thanks in large part to Galindo.

“Once again he didn’t rebound like he should, and I’m going to talk to him about that, but he certainly likes to shoot it when it’s crunch time,” Self said.

The Jayhawks will travel to Kentucky on Saturday for their first road game of the season. Tipoff is 3:30 p.m. at Rupp Arena.