Monday, November 20
Brooklyn, N.Y.
6 p.m.
Texas A&M
vs
Oklahoma State
Aggies-Cowboys Set to Face Off at Progressive Legends Classic
Nov 19, 2017 | Men's Basketball
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – The Aggies face another early-season test Monday night when No. 16 Texas A&M takes on unbeaten Oklahoma State at 6 p.m. inside the Barclays Center in Brooklyn during the Progressive Legends Classic.
The contest between the former Big 12 Conference rivals will be nationally televised on ESPN2 with Bob Wischusen calling the play-by-play action and Sean Harrington providing color commentary. Additionally, radio coverage will be available on the Aggie Sports Network, which can be heard locally in the Bryan/College Station area on WTAW (1620 AM).
Aggie Basketball Game #3:
#16 Texas A&M (2-0) vs. Oklahoma State (3-0)
Monday, Nov. 20, 2017 · 6:00 p.m. (CT)
Barclays Center (18,103) · Brooklyn, N.Y.
TELEVISION: ESPN2 (For more info – 12thMan.com/TV)
Bob Wischusen, Play-by-Play
Sean Harrington, Commentary
RADIO: WTAW 1620 AM (Bryan-College Station)
Will Johnson, Play-by-Play
Mike Caruso, Commentary
SATELLITE RADIO: Sirius Ch. 199 / XM Ch. 384
LIVE AUDIO/STATS: 12thman.com/live
LIVE MOBILE LIVE STATS: tamustats.com
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Following Monday's games, which also feature Penn State taking on Pitt after the A&M-OSU contest, the Progressive Legends Classic will conclude Tuesday with the event's consolation game at 2:30 p.m. (CT) and the championship game at 5 p.m. (CT).
Texas A&M improved to 2-0 on Friday during the Aggies' home opener at Reed Arena as they blasted UCSB, 84-65. Led by junior forward DJ Hogg, who notched a game-high 24 points, A&M shot at least 50 percent from the field for the second consecutive game to start the season.
Hogg continued his impressive return to the court after an injury-shorten sophomore campaign by converting 8-of-13 field goal attempts against the Gauchos, including a 5-of-7 mark from 3-point range. The Plano, Texas, native is shooting an eye-catching 69.2 percent from long range while averaging 21.5 points per game this season.
Oklahoma State, meanwhile, improved to 3-0 with a 91-48 win over Oral Roberts on Friday at OSU's Gallagher-Iba Arena. The trip to the Big Apple will be the Cowboy's first venture away from Stillwater this season under first-year head coach Mike Boynton, who previously served as a Cowboys assistant under Brad Underwood before assuming head coaching duties last spring.
2017 PROGRESSIVE CLASSIC SCHEDULE (CHAMPIONSHIP ROUNDS)
Monday (Nov. 20)GM1 – Texas A&M vs. Oklahoma State – 6 p.m. (CT) – ESPN2
GM2 – Penn State vs. Pittsburgh – 8:30 p.m. (CT) – ESPN3
Tuesday (Nov. 21)
Consolation Game – Loser GM1 vs. Loser GM2 – 2:30 p.m. (CT) – ESPNU
Championship Game – Winner GM1 vs. Winner GM2 – 5 p.m. (CT) – ESPN2
SERIES HISTORY VS. OKLAHOMA STATE (OSU LEADS 31-17)
• For the first time since Texas A&M departed the Big 12 for the SEC, the Aggies and Cowboys will square off on the hardwood ... OSU leads the all-time series 31-17.• The series between Texas A&M and Oklahoma State dates all the way back to 1918 when the two teams face off on consecutive dates in College State ... The Aggies and Cowboys met annually as Big 12 competitors from 1997-2012.
• Since leaving the Big 12 in 2012, Texas A&M is 5-6 vs. the league ... However, the Aggies have won five of their last seven meetings with Big 12 opponents, including a win over West Virginia in this year's season opener.
• A&M's Billy Kennedy is 1-3 against the Cowboys as a head coach ... his first meeting against OSU came during the 2004-05 season when Kennedy led Southeastern Louisiana to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history ... his 15th-seeded Lions fell to No. 2 seed OSU, 63-50, during the NCAA Tournament's opening round inside the Ford Center in Oklahoma City.
STARS & STRIPES TRIBUTE: A&M CAPTURES HEADLINES WITH ARMED FORCES CLASSIC WIN
In a move that honored Texas A&M University's strong traditions and connection with the United States military, the Aggie men's basketball team was selected to take part in the 2017 State Farm Armed Forces Classic. During the contest, Texas A&M overcame an early 13-point deficit to defeat No. 11 West Virginia, 88-65, on Nov. 10, 2017, at Ramstein Air Base in Germany.The win propelled the Aggies to No. 16 in this week's Associated Press Top 25.
AGGIES EMBRACE THE CHALLENGE OF ONE NATION'S TOUGHEST SCHEDULES
A&M's non-conference slate will be among the most daunting in the country as the Aggies take on West Virginia (at Ramstein Air Base in Germany as part of the Armed Forces Classic), USC, Arizona (in Phoenix) and Kansas, all away from College Station. Additionally, A&M will take part in the Legends Classic (Nov. 20-21) at Brooklyn's Barclays Center where the Aggies will play two games as part of a quality field that includes Oklahoma State, Penn State and Pitt.After the challenging midterm of non-conference action, the Aggies will face the gauntlet of SEC play. As a league, the SEC has proven to been one the best conferences in recent years and is coming off an attention-grabbing campaign where it posted an 11-5 record in the NCAA Tournament and had three teams advance to the Elite Eight.
• 17 total games vs. postseason teams from last season (13 NCAA / 4 NIT).
• 11 teams that made the 2017 NCAA Tournament (A&M plays Arkansas & Kentucky twice).
• Of A&M's 31 regular season games, only 14 are against teams that did not make the NCAA or NIT last season.
• Texas A&M will play a postseason team away from home (including neutral site games) 10 times.
UP NEXT IN THE PROGRESSIVE LEGENDS CLASSIC
The winner of Monday's Texas A&M-Oklahoma State match-up will move on to the title game of the 2017 Progressive Legends Classic which will pit them against the winner of the other semifinal game featuring Penn State and Pitt.The losing team will face the loser of the Penn State-Pitt game in the event's consolation game.
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