ORLANDO, Fla. – The No. 12 Texas A&M men's basketball team closes out its ESPN Events Invitational schedule with a 5:30 p.m. clash with former Big 12 rival Iowa State on Sunday at the State Farm Field House at the ESPN Wide World of Sports in Orlando, Fla.
TV/RADIO INFORMATION
TRENDS AND NOTABLES
- Sunday's matchup comes in the third-place game at the tournament.
- The Aggies hold an 11-9 advantage in the series and have won nine of the last 11 meetings, including the most recent contest -- a 72-62 win at Reed Arena in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge on Feb. 16, 2016.
TV/RADIO INFORMATION
- The game will be televised on ESPN2 with Doug Sherman (play-by-play) and King McClure (color) on the call.
- The matchup airs on the Texas A&M Radio Network, locally on 1620 AM/94.5 FM or worldwide on the 12th Man Mobile App with Todd Kalas and Dr. John Thornton describing the action.
TRENDS AND NOTABLES
- Wade Taylor IV joined Texas A&M's 1,000-Point Club in style with a career-high 35 points against FAU. It was the highest total of the Buzz Williams era and the third-most points in the 17-year history of the Orlando tournament.
- Taylor IV has had more assists than turnovers in five of six games this season.
- Andersson Garcia ranks No. 3 nationally in offensive rebounds/game off the bench with 4.2, while his 7.8 total rebounds per game are No. 7 nationally.
- Henry Coleman III left the FAU game at the 3:03 mark of the first half with an injury and did not return. In just over 13 minutes, he had hit 4-of-5 shots and was well on his way to building on the most prolific scoring streak of his career. Coleman had averaged career-best 19.0 points in the four previous games.
- Texas A&M is averaging just 8.5 turnovers/game (51 total), which ranks tNo. 9 nationally. After six games in 2022-23, the Aggies had lost 79 turnovers (13.2).
- The Aggies were out-shot at the line for a second straight game vs. FAU. Texas A&M opponents only shot more FTs than the Aggies in five games last season and never in consecutive contests.
- Texas A&M averages a 43.7-29.2 rebounding advantage over its opponents and has out-rebounded five of six opponents, including Penn State and FAU, by at least 10 boards.
- Texas A&M has scored 73 or more points in the first six games of a season for the first time in nearly 50 seasons. The 1977-78 Aggies scored 77 or more points in its first seven games on the way to a 6-1 start.
- Jace Carter has logged more than 23:00 of action in both games in Orlando after not hitting the 20:00 mark in the four previous games.
- Hayden Hefner has started all six games this season after logging five starts in his first three seasons.
- Solomon Washington has posted at least three rebounds in every game, including a career-high eight vs. FAU.