Live Updates: No. 6 Tennessee basketball at Texas A&M
COLLEGE STATION — No. 6 Tennessee is back on the road for another Saturday night primetime game at Texas A&M, facing the Aggies in an 8 Eastern Time tipoff at Reed Arena in College Station. The game will be televised by ESPN.
The Vols (17-5, 7-2 SEC) are coming off a 88-68 win over LSU Wednesday at Thompson-Boling Arena and the 103-92 win over then-No. 10 Kentucky at Rupp Arena last Saturday night. Tennessee stays on the road next week, playing at Arkansas on Wednesday in a 9 p.m. Eastern Time start on ESPN.
Texas A&M (14-8, 5-4) is trying to extend a stretch of four wins over its last five games. The Aggies are currently 2.5 games back in the SEC standings, with Alabama, South Carolina and Auburn tied at the top with 8-2 league records. Tennessee is a half game off pace at 7-2 with a win over Alabama, a loss to South Carolina and a home date with Auburn later this season.
No. 6 Tennessee at Texas A&M: How To Watch
Start Time: Saturday, 8 p.m. Eastern Time
Location: Red Arena (12,989), College Station
TV: ESPN
Streaming: WatchESPN.com
Radio: WNML-FM 99.1 in Knoxville. The Vol Network radio broadcast can be heard on local affiliates across the state of Tennessee.
KenPom Prediction: Tennessee 73, Texas A&M 68 (Vols 65% chance to win)
A Closer Look: Texas A&M Aggies
Texas A&M is led in scoring by Wade Taylor IV, who averages 19.7 points per game to go with 3.7 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 2.3 steals. He shoots 37.0% from the field and 30.0% from the 3-point line.
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Guard Tyrece Radford averages another 14.3 points per game and forward Henry Coleman III averages 10.3 points and 7.0 rebounds. Forward Andersson Garcia averages 8.9 rebounds per game to lead the Aggies on the glass.
In Texas A&M’s 68-63 win over Tennessee last February, Taylor scored 25 points after going 16-for-17 at the foul line and Radford had 10 points. Coleman had just two points, going 0-for-2 from the field with three rebounds in 20 minutes.
A&M is ranked No. 43 overall in the KenPom.com ratings. The Aggies are No. 47 in adjusted offensive efficiency and No. 49 in adjusted defensive efficiency. They’re No. 349 in effective field-goal percentage, No. 358 in 3-point percentage and No. 287 in 2-point percentage. The Aggies are No. 1 in KenPom’s offensive rebounding percentage.
Texas A&M has won four of its last five after going 5-7 through the previous 12 games. The Aggies won at LSU, beat Missouri, beat Florida and won at Missouri, with a 71-68 home loss to Ole Miss in between.
