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Aggies, Wolverines Face Off in NCAA Tournament Second Round
Mar 21, 2025 | Men's Basketball
DENVER – The No. 4 seed Texas A&M men's basketball team (23-10) faces the No. 5 seed Michigan Wolverines (26-9) in the second round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament at 4:15 p.m. CT / 3:15 p.m. MT on Saturday inside Denver's Ball Arena.
STATISTICAL COMPARISON
As of 3/20
AGGIES-WOLVERINES SERIES HISTORY
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- The Aggies and Wolverines have met just twice previously, dating back to the first meeting -- an 82-79 Michigan win at the University of Houston's Houston Classic in the Sam Houston Coliseum on Dec. 22, 1962.
- In the most recent meeting, the No. 3 seed Wolverines delivered a 99-72 rout of the No. 7 seed Aggies in the Sweet 16 of the 2018 NCAA Tournament at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
- With the 80-71 win over Yale on Thursday, Texas A&M has now posted at least one victory in back-to-back NCAA Tournaments for the first time since the Aggies did it four straight years from 2006-10.
- 2025 marks the third-consecutive NCAA Tournament berth for the Aggies, which hadn't been accomplished by the program since making six straight trips more than a decade ago from 2006-11.
- The No. 4 seeding by the Aggies was the third-highest in program history behind a pair of No. 3 seeds in 2007 and 2016.
STATISTICAL COMPARISON
| Statistic | Michigan | Rank | Texas A&M | Rank |
| Scoring Offense | 78.0 | 76 | 74.5 | 152 |
| Scoring Defense | 71.1 | 149 | 68.0 | 60 |
| Scoring Margin | 6.9 | 69 | 6.5 | 78 |
| Field Goal % | 47.2 | 53 | 41.9 | 317 |
| 3-Point % | 33.4 | 207 | 30.8 | 323 |
| 3-Pointers/G | 8.3 | T-108 | 7.0 | T-258 |
| 3-Point Attempts/G | 24.8 | 86 | 22.6 | 177 |
| Free Throw % | 72.3 | 167 | 69.2 | 275 |
| Free Throws/G | 14.7 | 119 | 17.2 | 17 |
| FT Attempts/G | 20.3 | 108 | 24.9 | 11 |
| FG% Defense | 40.2 | 21 | 40.5 | 29 |
| 3-Point % Defense | 31 | 48 | 33.5 | 173 |
| Fouls/G | 17.1 | 200 | 17.2 | T-215 |
| Rebound Margin | 4.7 | 43 | 9.2 | 4 |
| Off. Rebounds/G | 10.9 | 151 | 16.0 | 1 |
| Def. Rebounds/G | 27.4 | 25 | 25.1 | T-145 |
| Rebounds/G | 38.3 | 39 | 41.1 | 5 |
| Assist/Turnover Ratio | 1.14 | 187 | 0.97 | 297 |
| Turnovers Forced/G | 11.3 | T-234 | 13.4 | T-61 |
| Effective FG pct | .544 | 55 | .478 | 317 |
AGGIES-WOLVERINES SERIES HISTORY
| Date | Opponent (RK) | Result | TAMU | Opp |
| 12/22/1962 | *Michigan | L | 79 | 82 |
| 3/22/2018 | &Michigan (7) | L | 72 | 99 |
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.
- The game will be televised on CBS with Brad Nessler, Brendan Haywood and Dana Jacobson providing the description.
- Westwood One handles the national radio call with Kevin Kugler and Austin Croshere describing the action. The Westwood One call can be found on SiriusXM at 203 or 210.
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