Who’s Playing
Texas A&M Aggies @ Tennessee Volunteers
Current Records: Texas A&M 15-11, Tennessee 20-6
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What to Know
We’ve got another exciting SEC matchup on schedule as the Texas A&M Aggies and the Tennessee Volunteers are set to tip at 8:00 p.m. ET on February 24th at Thompson-Boling Arena. Texas A&M is staggering into the matchup hobbled by three consecutive losses, while the Volunteers will skip in buoyed by three consecutive wins.
The point spread may have favored Texas A&M on Tuesday, but the final result did not. They fell 78-71 to the Razorbacks.
The losing side was boosted by Andersson Garcia, who scored eight points along with 15 rebounds.
Meanwhile, the Volunteers beat the Tigers 72-67 on Tuesday.
Jonas Aidoo and Tobe Awaka were among the main playmakers for Tennessee as the former scored 14 points along with four blocks and the latter dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds.
The Aggies’ loss dropped their record down to 15-11. As for the Volunteers, they have been performing well recently as they’ve won 16 of their last 19 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season.
Saturday’s match is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Texas A&M have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 43.1 rebounds per game (they’re ranked third in rebounds per game overall). However, it’s not like Tennessee struggles in that department as they’ve been averaging 38.7 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it’ll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Texas A&M strolled past the Volunteers when the teams last played last Saturday by a score of 85-69. The rematch might be a little tougher for Texas A&M since the squad won’t have the home-court advantage this time around. We’ll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Series History
Tennessee has won 6 out of their last 10 games against Texas A&M.
- Feb 10, 2024 – Texas A&M 85 vs. Tennessee 69
- Feb 21, 2023 – Texas A&M 68 vs. Tennessee 63
- Mar 13, 2022 – Tennessee 65 vs. Texas A&M 50
- Feb 01, 2022 – Tennessee 90 vs. Texas A&M 80
- Jan 09, 2021 – Tennessee 68 vs. Texas A&M 54
- Jan 28, 2020 – Texas A&M 63 vs. Tennessee 58
- Feb 02, 2019 – Tennessee 93 vs. Texas A&M 76
- Jan 13, 2018 – Tennessee 75 vs. Texas A&M 62
- Dec 29, 2016 – Tennessee 73 vs. Texas A&M 63
- Jan 09, 2016 – Texas A&M 92 vs. Tennessee 88