Orlando, Florida – The Texas A&M men’s basketball team, ranked No. 12 in the nation, will play former Big 12 rival Iowa State in a game against former Big 12 rival Iowa State on Sunday at 5:30 p.m. at ESPN Wide World of Sports’ State Farm Fieldhouse in Orlando, Florida. Concluding the national schedule.
- Sunday’s matchup will be the tournament’s third-place match.
- The Aggies hold an 11-9 advantage in the series and have won their last 11 games, including their most recent 72-62 win at Reid Arena in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge on February 16, 2016. They won nine of those games.
TV/Radio information
- The game will be broadcast on ESPN2, with Doug Sherman (play-by-play) and King McClure (color) on the call.
- The matchup will be broadcast locally on the Texas A&M Radio Network at 16:20 AM/FM at 94.5 hours or worldwide on the 12th Man mobile app with Todd Karras and Dr. John Thornton covering the game.
Trends and notable works
- Wade Taylor IV He scored a career-high 35 points against FAU and joined Texas A&M’s 1,000-point club.The total amount was the highest buzz williams It was the third-most points scored in the 17-year history of the Orlando tournament.
- Taylor IV had more assists than turnovers in five of six games this season.
- Anderson Garcia His 4.2 offensive rebounds per game off the bench ranks third in the nation, and his 7.8 total rebounds per game ranks seventh in the nation.
- henry coleman iii He left the FAU game with an injury at 3:03 in the first half and did not return. In just over 13 minutes, he made 4 of 5 shots and was on track to become the most prolific scorer of his career. Coleman was averaging a career-best 19.0 points in his previous four games.
- Texas A&M averages just 8.5 turnovers per game (51 total), ranking second. 9 locations nationwide. Through six games of the 2022-23 season, the Aggies had committed 79 turnovers (13.2).
- The Aggies had an outside shot at the line for the second straight game against FAU. Texas A&M’s opponents hit more FTs than the Aggies in only five games last season, and never in consecutive games.
- Texas A&M has an average rebounding advantage of 43.7 to 29.2 against opponents and has outscored five of its six opponents by at least 10 boards, including Penn State and FAU.
- This is the first time in nearly 50 seasons that Texas A&M has scored 73 points or more in the first six games of the season. In his first seven games, he scored over 77 points, as the 1977-78 Aggies started 6-1.
- Jace Carter He hasn’t reached the 20-minute mark in his previous four games, but has logged more than 23 minutes of action in both games in Orlando.
- Hayden Hefner After starting five games in his first three seasons, he has started all six games this season.
- solomon washington He has at least three rebounds in every game, including a career-high eight rebounds against FAU.