Aggies Open Two-Game Home Stand vs. Georgia Bulldogs

BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION – The Texas A&M men's basketball team (18-5 overall/7-3 vs. SEC) opens a two-game homestand with 8 p.m. matchup against the Georgia Bulldogs on Tuesday at Reed Arena.

All 14 meetings between the Aggies and Bulldogs have come as members of the SEC with the M&W holding a 9-5 series advantage.
Since losing the first four meetings, the Aggies have won nine of the last 10 bouts, including five in a row.
Under Buzz Williams, the Aggies are 5-1 with five straight victories.
Texas A&M holds a 5-2 lead in games at Reed Arena, with five straight wins.

PROMOTIONS ON TUESDAY

Baseball Team Pregame Autographs: The baseball team will be set up at the North entry on the concourse from 7-8 PM signing autographs.
Maroon Out Shirt Giveaway: Available at each entry point for the first 3,000 fans to the game.
Educator Appreciation YETI Package: Fans can pre-purchase a custom "Aggie Teacher" YETI tumbler and game ticket for $40. Tumblers to be picked up in pregame Fan Zone.
Student Early Entry: The North AND South entry of Reed Arena will open at 6:30 p.m. for ANY A&M student. All doors will open to all fans at 7 p.m.
Fan Zone (North Entry): Tent setup with TVs, music, games & more! For ALL fans starting at 7 p.m.

STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Statistic	Georgia	Rank	Texas A&M	Rank
Scoring Offense	76.0	130	75.0	T-157
Scoring Defense	67.4	57	66.1	43
Scoring Margin	8.6	T-64	8.9	60
Field Goal %	46.5	91	42.6	290
Free Throw %	71.0	208	68.2	291
Free Throws/G	16.1	T-49	17.0	T-24
FT Attempts/G	22.7	38	24.9	12
3-Point %	32.7	252	31.3	304
3-Pointers/G	6.8	276	7.0	T-247
3-Point Attempts/G	20.8	T-261	22.5	T-184
FG% Defense	40.4	35	39.8	21
3-Point % Defense	29.5	14	31.7	94
Fouls/G	16.2	T-118	17.1	T-202
Rebound Margin	5.4	39	9.5	6
Off. Rebounds/G	12.3	68	16.1	1
Def. Rebounds/G	25.3	146	25.1	T-155
Rebounds/G	37.5	80	41.3	7
Assist/Turnover Ratio	0.99	276	0.98	280
Turnovers Forced/G	13.2	T-100	14.17	52
Effective FG pct	.524	132	.485	304

As of 2/9

ALL-TIME SERIES VS. GEORGIA

Date	Opponent (RK)	Result	TAMU	Opp
01/26/2013	Georgia	L	52	59
02/09/2013	at Georgia	L	46	52
02/08/2014	at Georgia	L	50	62
02/11/2015	Georgia	L	53	62
1/16/16	at Georgia	W	79	45
1/21/17	Georgia	W	63	62
2/28/18	at Georgia	W	61	60
2/12/19	Georgia	W	73	56
2/1/20	at Georgia	L	48	63
2/15/20	Georgia	W	74	69
1/4/22	at Georgia	W	81	79
2/22/22	Georgia	W	91	77
2/4/23	Georgia	W	82	57
3/2/24	at Georgia	W	70	56

NEED-TO-KNOWS

RARE HOME STAND: The Aggies' mini-home stand vs. UGa and ARK marks the first time the team has played back-to-back home games in the same week since hosting Lamar and OSU in the second week of the 2024-25 season.
Heading into the home stand, the Aggies have played more games away from Reed Arena (12) than on their home court (11).
RANKED ROAD WINS: The win over No. 15 MIZZ (2/8) was the Aggies' sixth road AP Top 25 victory in the Buzz Williams era, which matches A&M's number of ranked road wins in the 40 seasons before his arrival.
It was also A&M's sixth AP Top 25 win of the season, which is a school record.
SHOOTERS SHOOT: The Aggies average 5.9 more shots/game than their opponents in SEC play, which ranks No. 2 among league schools.
Texas A&M averages 59.4 FGA per SEC game, while limiting its league opponents to 53.5, which is the lowest average in the conference.
ONCE A WEAKNESS: The Aggies are averaging 25.8 defensive rebounds over their last six games, which is third-best in the SEC. Through the first four games of the SEC schedule, the M&W averaged just 21.8 defensive boards (13th among SEC schools).
PAYNE GAIN: Since Minnesota transfer Pharrell Payne re-entered the starting lineup, the Aggies are 3-0, and he's averaging 12.7 points and 6.0 rebounds in 25:41 minutes/game. He's also drawn 12 fouls in that span.
CHAIRMEN OF THE BOARDS: Texas A&M ranks No. 1 nationally in offensive rebounds (16.1), No. 7 in total rebounds (41.3) and No. 6 in rebound margin (9.5).
BIG HEN: Henry Coleman III became the 35th player in school history to log 16 or rebounds in a game when he tallied his career high vs. MIZZ. Also in the 16-Rebound Club are his teammate Anderrson Garcia, and TAMU Radio Network analyst, Dr. John Thornton (17 vs. Baylor, 2/24/74).
SUM OF PARTS: Texas A&M is one of four SEC teams averaging more than 40.0 rebounds/G for the full season (No. 3 with 41.3/G) without a single individual ranked among the league's top 20 rebounders. Solomon Washington is the Aggies' top rebounder at 5.6/G (No. 23).
FREEBIES: The Aggies are 13-1 when hitting least 65% of their FTA and 5-4 when connecting on less than 65%.Similarly, the Aggies are 14-3 when they earn 20 or more FTA.

MAKING IT DIFFICULT
Six of Texas A&M's previous opponents rank in the top 50 nationally in field goal percentage. All six shot under their season averages in FGM-FGA and FG% against the Aggies.

Texas A&M Opponents in NCAA FG% Top 50

Rk.	School	Season FG-FGA/G (FG%)	vs. Texas A&M
3	vs. Purdue	27.8-56.0 (.496)	24-53 (.453)
26	Kentucky	30.6-63.0 (.485)	24-52 (.462)
37	Alabama	30.6-63.8 (.479)	27-68 (.397)
41	at Missouri	26.9-56.1 (.479)	21-53 (.396)
47	vs. Creighton	26.8-56.2 (.477)	23-60 (.383)
50	vs. Texas Tech	28.8-60.4 (.477)	23-51 (.451)
Total			142-337 (.421)

RANKED WINS RECORD
The Aggies logged their program-record sixth win over an AP Top 25 opponent with the 67-64 win over No. 15 Missouri (2/8), breaking the old record of five by Shelby Metcalf's 1978-79 team that tallied ranked victories over No. 10 Indiana, No. 15 UNLV, No. 19 San Francisco, No. 11 Kentucky and No. 11 Arkansas.

The Aggies' six ranked wins are tied for third-most among all D1 schools (All SEC schools actually).
The M&W has logged five AP Top 25 wins away from Reed Arena, including three in true road games.

Aggies vs. AP Top 25 (2024-25)

Date	Opponent (Ranking)	W/L, Score
11/15/24	Ohio State (21)	W, 78-64
11/27/24	vs. Creighton (21)	W, 77-73
12/14/24	vs. Purdue (11)	W, 70-66
1/8/25	at Oklahoma (17)	W, 80-78
1/11/25	Alabama (5)	L, 88-94
1/14/25	Kentucky (8)	L, 69-81
1/22/25	at Ole Miss (16)	W, 63-62
2/8/25	at Missouri (15)	W, 67-64

Bold denotes home game

D1 Leaders: AP Top 25 Victories

Rk.	School	Games	Record	Pct.
1	Auburn	10	8-2	.800
2	Alabama	9	7-2	.778
3t	Kentucky	8	6-2	.750
3t	Tennessee	9	6-3	.667
3t	Texas A&M	8	6-2	.750
6t	Arizona	7	5-2	.714
6t	UCLA	6	5-1	.833
8t	Kansas State	6	4-2	.667
8t	Missouri	7	4-3	.571
8t	Nebraska	6	4-2	.667
8t	Ohio State	10	4-6	.400
8t	Purdue	7	4-3	.571
8t	West Virginia	6	4-2	.667

TV/RADIO

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 Andrew Monaco and Dr. John Thornton describing the action. It is also available on SiriusXM on channel 84.
The game will be broadcast on SEC Network with Dave Neal and Jon Sundvold providing the description.

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