Saturday, March 19
College Station
3:00 PM
Texas A&M
vs
Missouri State
Photo by: Texas A&M Athletics
No. 4 Seed Women Host No. 13 Seed Missouri State In NCAA First Round Saturday
Mar 18, 2016 | Women's Basketball
Game 31 • NCAA First Round • Saturday, March 19, 2016 • 3 p.m.
[13] Missouri State Lady Bears (24-9, 14-4 Missouri Valley)
No. 18 Associated Press / No. 18 Coaches' [4] Texas A&M Aggies (21-9, 11-5 SEC)
College Station, Texas • Reed Arena (12,989)
Television: ESPN2 (Regionally-protected) (Paul Sunderland, Chiney Ogwumike)
Radio: Texas A&M Sports Network (Tom Turbiville, Tap Bentz)
[13] Missouri State Lady Bears (24-9, 14-4 Missouri Valley)
No. 18 Associated Press / No. 18 Coaches' [4] Texas A&M Aggies (21-9, 11-5 SEC)
College Station, Texas • Reed Arena (12,989)
Television: ESPN2 (Regionally-protected) (Paul Sunderland, Chiney Ogwumike)
Radio: Texas A&M Sports Network (Tom Turbiville, Tap Bentz)
Texas A&M tips off their 11th straight NCAA Tournament at Reed Arena at 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 19 at 3 p.m., as the 4th-seeded Aggies take on 13-seed Missouri State.
The game is broadcast by ESPN2, and will be shown in its entirety on cable networks in the state of Texas. Satellite viewers should check their alternate feeds for the game in its entirety, and out-of-state viewers will get whip-around coverage on ESPN2. All NCAA Tournament games are streaming live through WatchESPN and the ESPN app. Olympic Gold Medalist Paul Sunderland and former Stanford All-American Chiney Ogwumike have the call for ESPN.
Additionally, listeners can tune into the game on the Texas A&M Sports Network, with Tom Turbiville and Tap Bentz on the call. It is available in Bryan-College Station on WTAW 1620 AM.
The Aggies are a Top 4 seed for the ninth time in 11 seasons, and are hosting NCAA First & Second Round action for the fourth time in five years. Each of the previous three times A&M has hosted, Reed Arena has led First-and-Second Round sites in attendance. The Aggies are 6-1 all-time in NCAA Tournament home games, including a 1994 First Round game at G. Rollie White Coliseum.
Missouri State enters this game on a 7-game win streak, including winning the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. The Lady Bears, who made two NCAA Women's Final Fours, are making their 14th NCAA Tournament Appearance.
The winner of this game faces the winner of 5-seed Florida State and 12-seed Middle Tennessee on Monday, March 21 inside Reed Arena.
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