The No. 8-ranked Texas A&M Aggies (18-3) head to Vanderbilt to take on the Commodores (12-9) in what should be a low-scoring game. Action begins at 7:00 pm ET on Thursday, Feb. 4 and can be seen on ES2 and ES3.
The Commodores are hoping to rebound after their 72-58 loss to Texas in their last matchup. Damian Jones was the game’s leading scorer with 26 points. The Aggies, meanwhile, are coming off a 72-62 win against Iowa State in their last game. Tyler Davis played well for Texas A&M, accounting for 15 points, six rebounds, and one steal.
Baskets could be hard to come by as Vanderbilt ranks 28th in the nation, allowing just 95.0 points per 100 possessions, while Texas A&M is 11th (92.4).
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Ranked 11th, the Texas A&M Aggies have one of the top defenses in the country, giving up just 92.4 points per 100 possessions. The Vanderbilt Commodores rank 100th in offense, scoring 109.0 points in the same number of possessions.
The Vanderbilt Commodores average 69.7 possessions per game and 1.090 points per possession, while the Texas A&M Aggies earn fewer possessions (69.0) but more points per possession (1.125).
Vanderbilt has an average effective field goal percentage of 52.8%. Texas A&M is undefeated (3-0) when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
On average, Vanderbilt attempts 20.0 three pointers and Texas A&M attempts 21.0. In games where they have 20 or more three point attempts, the Vanderbilt Commodores are 5-6 while the Texas A&M Aggies have a formidable 14-2 record.
The 19th-ranked team in the category, Texas A&M has an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.49 this season. Vanderbilt ranks lower at 121st with an A/TO of 1.15.
Vanderbilt ranks 96th in rebounds per game with 38.1 and Texas A&M ranks 60th with 39.2 rebounds per game.
The Vanderbilt Commodores make an average of 4.5 steals per game. When the Texas A&M Aggies allow 4 or more steals, they are a superb 12-3.
