A pair of teams from the SEC take the floor looking to pick up a victory down in the Razorback State. The Texas A&M Aggies are on the road as they make the trip to take on the Arkansas Razorbacks Tuesday night. Texas A&M took down Vanderbilt 72-66 at home in their previous contest Saturday night, though they failed to cover the line as a 9.5-point favorite. Arkansas was on the road and fell short against #17 Baylor in a matchup of the SEC/Big 12 Challenge, falling 67-64, though they covered the line as a 6.5-point underdog Saturday. In the all-time series between the teams, the Razorbacks own a 63-49 advantage though the Aggies earned an 82-64 win in the semifinals of the SEC Tournament on March 12, 2022.
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Texas A&M won for the ninth time in 10 games as they managed to hold off Vanderbilt in their previous game at home Saturday night. The Aggies improved to 15-6 overall and stand tied for second in the conference with a 7-1 record, leaving them one game behind Alabama for the top spot. Against Vanderbilt, Texas A&M led 11-4 early, trailed 29-20 with under six minutes to play in the first half and was down 34-30 at the half. The Aggies used a 12-0 run midway through the second half to go up 64-51 with 8:29 remaining before seeing Vanderbilt rally. Texas A&M gave up a 15-2 run to trail 66-65 with 2:59 to play before regrouping by scoring the game’s final seven points to earn the win. The Aggies shot 44.9% from the field, including five of 19 from three-point range, and won the game at the charity stripe despite their struggles there. Vanderbilt was eight of 11 at the while Texas A&M hit 23 of 36 attempts. Henry Coleman II I led the Aggies with 18 points and six rebounds in the win.
The Aggies score an average of 74.6 points per game this season coming into this contest, putting them 119th in the nation in scoring offense. Texas A&M pulls down 36.9 rebounds per game on the year and dishes out 13.3 assists a night. The Aggies are 78th in the nation in scoring defense as they allow 66 points a night. Wade Taylor IV leads the Aggies as he puts up 14.8 points plus four assists a game this season. Tyrece Radford (13.6 points, 5.3 rebounds) along with Henry Coleman III (10 points, 5.8 rebounds) provide valuable secondary scoring options. Hayden Hefner, Julius Marble (9.8 points), Dexter Dennis, Manny Obaseki, Solomon Washington, Andersson Garcia, Andre Gordon and Khalen Robinson are critical pieces for coach Buzz Williams. Texas A&M is shooting 45.2% from the floor as a team. The Aggies splash 6.1 three-pointers a night but are connecti ng on 31.5% from beyond the arc. Texas A&M is converting 74.5% of their chances at the charity stripe on the year, putting them 59th in the nation in that department this season.
Obaseki broke his hand on January 4 against Florida and is expected to be out until late February. Washington has missed the last three games in the concussion protocol and his status for this one is undetermined.