SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Georgia at Texas A&M

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Georgia plays at Texas A&M on Tuesday in a key SEC basketball matchup. Look inside for a preview of the game along with a final score prediction.

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Team Statistical Comparison

FG% 3PT% FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TO
Georgia 0.450 0.338 0.719 277 930 326 131 122 382
Georgia OPP 0.421 0.330 0.692 283 805 285 175 80 257
Texas A&M 0.439 0.306 0.686 264 841 274 141 105 315
Texas A&M OPP 0.420 0.338 0.701 279 808 333 156 103 288

Statistical Leaders

Georgia Scoring Leaders

PLAYER PPG FGM FTM 3PTM
Rayshaun Hammonds 12.7 104 62 23
Nicolas Claxton 12.4 94 85 13
Tyree Crump 10.2 71 42 51
Derek Ogbeide 10.2 96 42 0
Teshaun Hightower 7.9 60 39 23
Jordan Harris 5.5 37 24 11
William Jackson II 5.5 39 23 26
Tye Fagan 3.1 28 10 3
E’Torrion Wilridge 3.1 15 29 2
Amanze Ngumezi 2.3 20 9 5
Ignas Sargiunas 1.9 12 6 5

Georgia Rebounding Leaders

PLAYER ORB DRB TRB RPG
Nicolas Claxton 56 154 210 9.1
Rayshaun Hammonds 42 107 149 6.5
Derek Ogbeide 39 96 135 5.9
Jordan Harris 18 48 66 3.3
E’Torrion Wilridge 19 35 54 2.7
Teshaun Hightower 9 43 52 2.3
Tyree Crump 4 40 44 1.9
Tye Fagan 14 24 38 1.7
William Jackson II 9 21 30 1.3
Amanze Ngumezi 10 11 21 0.9
Ignas Sargiunas 3 6 9 0.5

Texas A&M Scoring Leaders

PLAYER PPG FGM FTM 3PTM
Wendell Mitchell 12.7 81 40 39
T.J. Starks 12.6 101 49 27
Savion Flagg 11.9 103 32 23
Josh Nebo 8.7 71 41 0
Christian Mekowulu 7.9 58 55 3
Jay Jay Chandler 7.6 58 37 7
Brandon Mahan 7.0 52 14 37
John Walker III 4.4 28 25 6

Texas A&M Rebounding Leaders

PLAYER ORB DRB TRB RPG
Savion Flagg 39 126 165 7.5
Josh Nebo 52 74 126 6.0
Christian Mekowulu 53 67 120 5.5
Wendell Mitchell 22 59 81 4.3
Jay Jay Chandler 15 56 71 3.4
Brandon Mahan 14 55 69 3.1
John Walker III 20 38 58 2.9
T.J. Starks 13 43 56 2.5

NCAA RPI

Georgia: 87
Texas A&M: 114

Georgia Roster

NO NAME POS HT WT CLASS HOMETOWN
#0 William Jackson II G 6′-4″ 185 SR Athens, GA
#1 Teshaun Hightower G 6′-4″ 190 SO Lithonia, GA
#2 Jordan Harris G 6′-4″ 190 JR Iron City, GA
#4 Tyree Crump G 6′-1″ 185 JR Bainbridge, GA
#5 JoJo Toppin F 6′-6″ 190 FR Norcross, GA
#10 Jack Herring F 6′-8″ 210 FR Memphis, TN
#11 Christian Harrison G 6′-4″ 200 SR Atlanta, GA
#13 E’Torrion Wilridge F 6′-6″ 220 SR Beaumont, TX
#14 Tye Fagan G 6′-3″ 185 FR Thomaston, GA
#20 Rayshaun Hammonds F 6′-8″ 235 SO Norcross, GA
#24 Connor O’Neill F 6′-6″ 220 SR Roswell, GA
#25 Amanze Ngumezi F 6′-9″ 245 FR Savannah, GA
#32 Mike Edwards F 6′-9″ 235 SR Westland, MI
#33 Nicolas Claxton F 6′-11″ 220 SO Greenville, SC
#34 Derek Ogbeide F 6′-9″ 250 SR Atlanta, GA
#43 Ignas Sargiunas G 6′-5″ 205 FR Kaunas, Lithuania

Texas A&M Roster

NO NAME POS HT WT CLASS HOMETOWN
#0 Jay Jay Chandler G 6′-4″ 180 SO Katy, TX
#1 Savion Flagg G 6′-7″ 217 SO Alvin, TX
#2 TJ Starks G 6′-2″ 196 SO Dallas, TX
#3 Admon Gilder G 6′-4″ 199 SR Dallas, TX
#4 Mark French G 5′-8″ 160 JR Plano, TX
#5 Zach Walker G 6′-3″ 188 FR Deer Park, TX
#10 Everett Vaughn C 6′-10″ 237 FR Bellaire, TX
#11 Wendell Mitchell G 6′-3″ 185 JR Rockdale, TX
#12 Chris Collins G 6′-3″ 181 SR Friendswood, TX
#13 Brandon Mahan G 6′-5″ 200 SO Birmingham, AL
#15 Isiah Jasey F 6′-10″ 246 SO Killeen, TX
#20 John Brown F 6′-10″ 226 SO Magnolia, TX
#21 Christian Mekowulu F 6′-8″ 245 SR Lagos, Nigeria
#22 Frank Byers G 5′-10″ 180 SR Dallas, TX
#24 John Walker III F 6′-9″ 196 FR Houston, TX
#31 Luke McGhee F 6′-8″ 237 FR San Antonio, TX
#32 Josh Nebo F 6′-9″ 244 JR Houston, TX
#33 Cameron Alo G 5′-9″ 174 SO Houston, TX

Georgia Schedule/Results

DATE OPPONENT SCORE
Nov 9 vs Savannah State W 110-76
Nov 13 at Temple L 81-77
Nov 16 vs Sam Houston W 75-64
Nov 19* vs Illinois State W 80-68
Nov 20* vs. Georgia L 64-49
Nov 21* vs. Georgia State L 91-67
Nov 27 vs Kennesaw State W 84-51
Dec 3 vs Texas Southern W 92-75
Dec 15 vs Arizona State L 76-74
Dec 18 vs Oakland W 81-69
Dec 22 at Georgia Tech W 70-59
Dec 30 vs UMass W 91-72
Jan 5 at Tennessee L 96-50
Jan 9 vs Vanderbilt W 82-63
Jan 12 at Auburn L 93-78
Jan 15 vs Kentucky L 69-49
Jan 19 vs Florida L 62-52
Jan 23 at LSU L 92-82
Jan 26 vs Texas W 98-88
Jan 29 at Arkansas L 70-60
Feb 2 vs South Carolina L 86-80
Feb 6 at Alabama L 89-74
Feb 9 vs Ole Miss L 80-74
Feb 12 at Texas A&M
Feb 16 vs LSU
Feb 20 vs Mississippi State
Feb 23 at Ole Miss
Feb 27 vs Auburn
Mar 2 at Florida
Mar 6 vs Missouri
Mar 9 at South Carolina

Texas A&M Schedule/Results

DATE OPPONENT SCORE
Nov 7 vs Savannah State W 98-83
Nov 9 vs UC Irvine L 74-73
Nov 15 at Gonzaga L 94-71
Nov 18* vs Minnesota L 69-64
Nov 20* at Washington L 71-67
Nov 23 vs South Alabama W 74-62
Dec 3 vs Northwestern St W 80-59
Dec 8 vs Boston College Cancelled
Dec 15* at Oregon State W 67-64
Dec 19 vs Valparaiso W 71-49
Dec 22 vs Marshall W 92-68
Dec 29 vs Texas Southern L 88-73
Jan 5 vs Arkansas L 73-71
Jan 8 at Kentucky L 85-74
Jan 12 at Alabama W 81-80
Jan 16 vs Auburn L 85-66
Jan 19 vs Missouri L 66-43
Jan 22 at Florida L 81-72
Jan 26 vs Kansas State W 65-53
Jan 30 vs LSU L 72-57
Feb 2 vs Tennessee L 93-76
Feb 6 at Ole Miss L 75-71
Feb 9 at Missouri W 68-59
Feb 12 vs Georgia
Feb 16 at South Carolina
Feb 19 vs Alabama
Feb 23 at Arkansas
Feb 26 at LSU
Mar 2 vs Vanderbilt
Mar 5 vs South Carolina
Mar 9 at Mississippi State

Georgia-Texas A&M Prediction

Georgia might have landed top prospect Anthony Edwards, but that won’t save the Dawgs this season. They are on their own, and after Crean’s ill-chosen words this past Saturday, Crean might be on his own more than he realizes. It’s hard to see how UGA’s players will respond positively to Crean’s comments, in which he blamed himself for keeping his first-year roster of players inherited from Mark Fox. If Crean was trying to make a point, he didn’t make it artfully. Now Georgia is in a position where players are likely to tune out their coach for most of the rest of the season. Expect multiple transfers out of the program after the season is over. Georgia might be pulling in strong recruits for next season, but this next month figures to be miserable for the Dawgs. Texas A&M 70, Georgia 64. (Matt Zemek)

This game tips off at 6:00 PM CT (7:00 PM ET). TV: SEC NETWORK.

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