Tuesday, January 23
Baton Rouge, La.
8 p.m.
Texas A&M
at
LSU
Photo by: Thomas Campbell/Texas A&M Athletics
Men Travel to Baton Rouge for Rematch vs. LSU
Jan 22, 2018 | Men's Basketball
Aggie Basketball Game #20:
Texas A&M (13-6; 2-5 SEC) at LSU (11-7; 2-4 SEC)
Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018 • 8 p.m. (CT)
Maravich Assembly Center (13,215) • Baton Rouge, La.
TELEVISION: ESPNU (For more info – 12thMan.com/TV)
Rich Hollenberg, Play-by-Play
Debbie Antonelli, Commentary
RADIO: WTAW 1620 AM (Bryan-College Station)
Dave South, Play-by-Play
Mike Caruso, Commentary
SATELLITE RADIO: Sirius Ch. 145 / XM Ch. 192
LIVE AUDIO/STATS: 12thman.com/live
LIVE MOBILE LIVE STATS: tamustats.com
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The Aggies will be in search of a third consecutive win as well as a measure of revenge Tuesday when Texas A&M visits LSU for an 8 p.m. showdown inside the Maravich Center.
The contest will be televised on ESPNU with Rich Hollenberg calling the play-by-play action and Debbie Antonelli providing 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).
Led by junior center Tyler Davis, was named Co-SEC Player of the Week on Monday, the Aggies (13-6; 2-5 SEC) carded back-to-back home wins over Ole Miss and Missouri last week.
Davis produced consecutive double-doubles, giving him seven this season, but it was the Aggie defense that made an impact in Saturday's win over the Tigers. The Aggies gave up a season-low 49 points on just 15 made field goals while the Tigers shot a season-low 27.8 percent (15-54) from the floor. The 49 points was also a season-low for Mizzou offensively.
The Aggies, however, are still plagued by memories of their most recent meeting with the Bayou Bengals, who escaped College Station with a 69-68 victory over the Aggies after Tremont Waters sank an off-balance 3-pointer with 0.7 seconds remaining in the contest. The LSU win left the all-time series in their favor at 19-18 and snapped a three-game Aggie winning streak vs. the Tigers.
LSU (11-7; 2-4 SEC) enters Tuesday's affair looking to reverse a trend of three straight losses, the most recent coming Saturday at Vanderbilt.
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SETTING THE SCENE / NOTABLES
- Texas A&M looks for a third straight conference win and a measure of revenge on Tuesday when the Aggies visit LSU ... Earlier this season on Jan. 6, the Tigers escaped College Station with a win as Tremont Waters' off-balance 3-pointer with 0.7 seconds remaining proved to be the difference in a 69-68 LSU win.
- The series between the Aggies and Tigers on the hardwood dates back to the 1916-17 season with LSU holding a slim 19-18 lead ... Texas A&M, however, has won six of the last eight meetings in the series.
- A&M's defensive effort played a starring role in the most recent outing, a 60-49 win over Missouri on Saturday ... The Aggies gave up a season-low 49 points on just 15 made field goals while the Tigers shot a season-low 27.8 percent (15-54) from the floor … 49 points was also a season-low for the Tigers offensively.
- Junior Tyler Davis was named Co-SEC Player of the Week on Monday, an accolade he shared with Florida's Jalen Hudson ... Davis notched a pair of double-doubles in wins over Ole Miss and Missouri last week, giving him 13 career double-doubles with a total of seven this season.
- Additionally, Davis' big week left him with 603 career rebounds and moved him into sole possession of 16th on the Texas A&M career rebound list, passing Carroll Broussard (596, 1959-62) ... became just the 16th player in Texas A&M history to record 600 career rebounds.
SERIES HISTORY VS. LSU (LSU LEADS 19-18)
- Tuesday's contest will be the 38th meeting between the Aggies and the Tigers on the hardwood and the 13th as members of the SEC.
- Earlier this season, on Jan. 6, the Tigers snapped a three-game Aggie winning streak in the series as Tremont Waters hit an off-balance 3-pointer with 0.7 seconds left to seal an 69-68 LSU win at Reed Arena.
- The series dates back to the 1916-17 season during the early days of each school's men's basketball program ... LSU earned a 24-15 victory.
- Before the Aggies joined the SEC for the 2012-13 campaign, the last meeting between the schools came on Dec. 20, 2008, when the Aggies defeated LSU 72-61 at Houston's Toyota Center.
- A&M head coach & Louisiana native Billy Kennedy is 7-7 against LSU, having faced the Tigers once while at Centenary and once as the head coach at Southeastern Louisiana before coming to Texas A&M.
- The series has been dominated by the home team — A&M holds a 10-3 record in College Station and the Tigers own a 14-2 mark in Baton Rouge.
UP NEXT AFTER THE LSU GAME
The Aggies take a break from SEC play to take part in the Big 12-SEC Challenge which will see Texas A&M travel to Lawrence, Kan., to face No. 5 Kansas inside Allen Fieldhouse ... the game will be televised on ESPN and tip off at 3:30 p.m. (CT).DAVIS - A&M'S STEADY, RELENTLESS COMPETITOR
The Aggies have seen their share of ups & downs already this season, but one thing that has not changed throughout it all has been the steady play and competitiveness of Tyler Davis. The Plano, Texas, native was named SEC Player of the Week on Monday after back-to-back double-doubles in wins over Ole Miss and Missouri.Here's a look at Tyler's season by the numbers…
- Only Aggie to start all 19 games this season
- Seven double-doubles (T-2nd in the SEC)
- In all games, ranks 15th in the SEC in scoring (14.4 ppg) & second in rebounding (8.6 rpg)
- In all games, leads the SEC in field goal percentage (57.9 percent)
- In SEC games only, ranks 10th in the SEC in scoring (15.1 ppg) & first in rebounding (9.0 rpg)
AGGIES RANK AMONG NATION'S BEST REBOUNDING TEAMS
Texas A&M enters the LSU game ranking fourth nationally in total rebounds per game (42.0), sixth in defensive rebounds per game (29.68) and 20th in rebound margin (+7.1). A&M has been out-rebounded in just three game this season.A&M DEFENSE BY THE NUMBERS
Through games played on Jan. 21, Texas A&M stands out as one of the country's toughest defensive squads, checking in at 10th nationally in field goal percentage defense (38.7). Additionally, A&M is sixth in defensive rebounds per game (29.68) and ninth in blocked shots per game (6.0).Kenpom.com ranks the Aggies at No. 6 nationally in its adjusted defensive efficiency (90.5).
#DOMORE
It started as the theme of a motivational talk by strength & conditioning coach Darby Rich during summer workouts but "Do More" has become the de facto motto for the Aggie basketball team this season.Coming off a 16-15 campaign last season that fell short of repeating the success of an SEC Championship and a Sweet 16 showing the year prior, Texas A&M coaches & players have bought into the idea that all of them need to "Do More" this season. It's an all-encompassing philosophy that includes work in the weight room, practice habits, mental preparation, scouting and vocal leadership as the Aggies put in extra work & focus to achieve their lofty expectations this season.
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