Texas A&M visits Missouri on Tuesday in a key SEC basketball matchup. Look inside for a preview of the game along with a prediction of the game’s final score.
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Team Statistical Comparison
| FG% | 3PT% | FT% | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | |
| Texas A&M | 0.398 | 0.255 | 0.677 | 158 | 554 | 174 | 103 | 57 | 227 |
| Texas A&M OPP | 0.390 | 0.304 | 0.718 | 182 | 574 | 222 | 106 | 43 | 231 |
| Missouri | 0.425 | 0.312 | 0.757 | 177 | 592 | 203 | 131 | 48 | 244 |
| Missouri OPP | 0.391 | 0.297 | 0.772 | 150 | 554 | 180 | 97 | 62 | 265 |
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Statistical Leaders
Texas A&M Scoring Leaders
| PLAYER | TEAM | PPG | FGM | FTM | 3PTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLAYER | TEAM | PPG | FGM | FTM | 3PTM |
| Josh Nebo | Texas A&M | 12.5 | 65 | 57 | 0 |
| Savion Flagg | Texas A&M | 11.1 | 66 | 21 | 24 |
| Andre Gordon | Texas A&M | 8.3 | 46 | 14 | 10 |
| Wendell Mitchell | Texas A&M | 7.6 | 37 | 28 | 19 |
| Jay Jay Chandler | Texas A&M | 7.1 | 31 | 35 | 16 |
| Quenton Jackson | Texas A&M | 6.7 | 30 | 39 | 8 |
| Emanuel Miller | Texas A&M | 4.5 | 27 | 18 | 0 |
| Mark French | Texas A&M | 2.1 | 11 | 5 | 7 |
| Yavuz Gultekin | Texas A&M | 1.9 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| Jonathan Aku | Texas A&M | 1.3 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
Texas A&M Rebounding Leaders
| PLAYER | TEAM | OR | DR | TR | RPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLAYER | TEAM | OR | DR | TR | RPG |
| Josh Nebo | Texas A&M | 45 | 67 | 112 | 7.5 |
| Emanuel Miller | Texas A&M | 23 | 72 | 95 | 5.9 |
| Savion Flagg | Texas A&M | 24 | 52 | 76 | 4.8 |
| Wendell Mitchell | Texas A&M | 4 | 42 | 46 | 2.9 |
| Quenton Jackson | Texas A&M | 8 | 37 | 45 | 2.8 |
| Jay Jay Chandler | Texas A&M | 6 | 31 | 37 | 2.3 |
| Jonathan Aku | Texas A&M | 13 | 23 | 36 | 2.3 |
| Andre Gordon | Texas A&M | 4 | 28 | 32 | 2.3 |
| Yavuz Gultekin | Texas A&M | 8 | 16 | 24 | 1.8 |
| Mark French | Texas A&M | 1 | 12 | 13 | 0.8 |
Missouri Scoring Leaders
| PLAYER | TEAM | PPG | FGM | FTM | 3PTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLAYER | TEAM | PPG | FGM | FTM | 3PTM |
| Dru Smith | Missouri | 11.8 | 66 | 55 | 13 |
| Mark Smith | Missouri | 11.4 | 60 | 31 | 42 |
| Xavier Pinson | Missouri | 7.5 | 39 | 41 | 9 |
| Javon Pickett | Missouri | 7.4 | 51 | 14 | 9 |
| Kobe Brown | Missouri | 6.6 | 45 | 11 | 11 |
| Torrence Watson | Missouri | 4.8 | 26 | 8 | 21 |
| Mitchell Smith | Missouri | 4.5 | 25 | 12 | 10 |
| Reed Nikko | Missouri | 3.1 | 19 | 12 | 0 |
| Tray Jackson | Missouri | 2.4 | 10 | 12 | 2 |
Missouri Rebounding Leaders
| PLAYER | TEAM | OR | DR | TR | RPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLAYER | TEAM | OR | DR | TR | RPG |
| Mark Smith | Missouri | 6 | 73 | 79 | 4.6 |
| Dru Smith | Missouri | 20 | 53 | 73 | 4.3 |
| Javon Pickett | Missouri | 26 | 42 | 68 | 4.0 |
| Mitchell Smith | Missouri | 16 | 44 | 60 | 3.8 |
| Kobe Brown | Missouri | 20 | 34 | 54 | 3.2 |
| Jeremiah Tilmon | Missouri | 23 | 28 | 51 | 4.3 |
| Reed Nikko | Missouri | 21 | 18 | 39 | 2.4 |
| Xavier Pinson | Missouri | 8 | 25 | 33 | 1.9 |
| Torrence Watson | Missouri | 2 | 24 | 26 | 1.5 |
| Tray Jackson | Missouri | 5 | 18 | 23 | 1.6 |
| Parker Braun | Missouri | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.1 |
| Mario McKinney Jr. | Missouri | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1.6 |
| Evan Yerkes | Missouri | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.7 |
| Axel Okongo | Missouri | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.3 |
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NCAA RPI
Texas A&M: 146
Missouri: 75
Texas A&M Roster
| No. | Name | Pos. | HT | WT | Class | City-State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Jay Jay Chandler | G | 6′-4″ | 180 | JR | Katy, TX |
| 1 | Savion Flagg | G | 6′-7″ | 223 | JR | Alvin, TX |
| 2 | TJ Starks | G | 6′-2″ | 208 | JR | Dallas, TX |
| 3 | Quenton Jackson | G | 6′-5″ | 171 | JR | Los Angeles, CA |
| 5 | Emanuel Miller | F | 6′-7″ | 213 | FR | Scarborough, ON |
| 10 | Everett Vaughn | F | 6′-10″ | 237 | FR | Bellaire, TX |
| 11 | Wendell Mitchell | G | 6′-3″ | 183 | SR | Rockdale, TX |
| 12 | Mark French | G | 5′-8″ | 162 | SR | Frisco, TX |
| 13 | Cashius McNeilly | G | 6′-4″ | 191 | FR | Scarborough, ON |
| 15 | Jonathan Aku | F | 6′-10″ | 245 | FR | McKinney , TX |
| 20 | Andre Gordon | G | 6′-2″ | 185 | FR | Sidney, OH |
| 21 | Zach Walker | G | 6′-4″ | 195 | SO | Deer Park, TX |
| 25 | Bakari Simmons | F | 6′-4″ | 210 | FR | Chicago, IL |
| 31 | Luke McGhee | F | 6′-10″ | 250 | SO | San Antonio, TX |
| 32 | Josh Nebo | F | 6′-9″ | 245 | SR | Houston, TX |
| 35 | Yavuz Gultekin | F | 6′-7″ | 201 | FR | Cumberland, MD |
Missouri Roster
| No. | Name | Pos. | HT | WT | Class | City-State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Torrence Watson | G | 6′-5″ | 205 | SO | St. Louis, MO |
| 1 | Xavier Pinson | G | 6′-2″ | 170 | SO | Chicago, IL |
| 2 | Tray Jackson | F | 6′-8″ | 215 | FR | Detroit, MI |
| 4 | Javon Pickett | G | 6′-5″ | 220 | SO | Belleville, IL |
| 5 | Mitchell Smith | F | 6′-10″ | 221 | JR | Van Buren, AR |
| 10 | Evan Yerkes | G | 6′-3″ | 187 | SO | Tinley Park, IL |
| 11 | Mario McKinney Jr. | G | 6′-2″ | 185 | FR | St. Louis, MO |
| 12 | Dru Smith | G | 6′-3″ | 203 | JR | Evansville, IN |
| 13 | Mark Smith | G | 6′-5″ | 220 | JR | Edwardsville, IL |
| 14 | Reed Nikko | F | 6′-10″ | 240 | SR | Maple Grove, MN |
| 15 | Axel Okongo | F | 7′-0″ | 240 | JR | Saacy-sur-Marne, France |
| 23 | Jeremiah Tilmon | F | 6′-10″ | 260 | JR | East Saint Louis, IL |
| 24 | Kobe Brown | F | 6′-7″ | 240 | FR | Huntsville, AL |
| 25 | Brooks Ford | G | 6′-0″ | 187 | SO | St. Louis, MO |
| 42 | Parker Braun | F | 6′-8″ | 217 | FR | Overland Park, KS |
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Scouting Report
Texas A&M (8-8, 2-3 SEC) fell to South Carolina 81-67 on Saturday in College Station. This game was simply a case of the Gamecocks raining threes on the Aggies. The Gamecocks hit on an amazing 16 of 30 shots from beyond the arc. A&M, meanwhile, made just three of 14 shots from 3-point range. Interestingly, as hot as Gamecocks were, the Aggies were able to hang around for quite a while. South Carolina led 39-33 at the half. With just under 10 minutes remaining in the game the lead was just 4 at 57-53. USC added three more 3-pointers in final 3 minutes of the game, including one with 35 seconds to play, to add to their margin of victory. Carolina had five different players make three or more three pointers. Jair Bolden led the Gamecocks in scoring with 19 points. He was 5 of 7 from 3-point land. Big man Josh Nebo led the Aggies with 18 points, most of those points came at in the paint or at the line. A&M struggled in all shooting areas with just 40.9% (18/44) from the field, 21% from 3-point range (3/14) and 68.3% of free throws (28/41).
Forward Josh Nebo leads the Aggies in scoring (12.5 ppg) and rebounding (7.5 rpg). Six-foot-7 guard Savion Flagg is the team’s second leading scorer (11.1). A&M’s biggest strength is its defense. The Aggies currently limit opponents to just 62.8 points a game. That’s fourth best in the SEC. Texas A&M is fourth in the conference in field goal defense (39.0%) and have fallen from second to sixth over the past few games in 3-point defense (30.4%). The Aggies are last in the SEC in scoring offense scoring just 60.8 points a contest. They are 14th in the league in both field goal accuracy (39.8%) and 14th in 3-point accuracy (25.5%). The Aggies rank at or near the bottom of the SEC in most of the other SEC statistical categories.
Missouri (9-8, 1-4 SEC) fell to Alabama on Saturday in Tuscaloosa. Missouri led this game through the first five minutes of the game but with 15:25 to play in the first half the Tide 8-7 lead and would never trail again. Bama led 47-40 at the half. In the second half Mizzou narrowed the Alabama lead to 63-60 with 11:39 to play but couldn’t retake the lead. Bama out-shot the Tigers from the field (45%-31%) and 3-point range (33%-25%). Alabama also made over 80% of its free throws. One bright spot for the Tigers, Mizzou hit 31 of 31 free throws. John Petty Jr. led the Crimson Tide in scoring with 20 points. Petty made 4 of 10 from 3-point range. Dru Smith paced the Tigers with 18 points.
Guard Dru Smith leads the Tigers in scoring (11.8 ppg). He also is No. 1 in the SEC in steals with 41 and is over 88% for his free throws. Another Smith, guard Mark Smith, is the second leading scorer (11.4 ppg). Mark also is the rebounding leader of the team (4.6 rpg). There is a third Smith on the team, forward Mitchell Smith. Missouri is among the worst teams in the SEC in scoring offense averaging just 67.3 points per contest. However, the Tigers are the second best team in the league in scoring defense, allowing just 61.4 points a game. Mizzou is No. 5 in the SEC in field goal defense (39.1%) and No. 3 in 3-point defense (29.7%).
This one is tough to predict. Two very similar teams battle in Columbia, Mo., in a fight to avoid being 13th place in the league at the end of the season (ahead of Vandy). A&M has actually shown some improvement over the past few games. Mizzou knocked off a very good Florida team a couple weeks ago in Columbia. Give the home team the edge here but anything can happen.
Texas A&M-Missouri Prediction
Missouri 60, Texas A&M 58
Tuesday‘s game tips off at 9:00 p.m. ET (8 p.m. CT). TV: ESPNU.
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