Saturday, February 13
Baton Rouge, La.
12:00 PM
Texas A&M
at
LSU
Photo by: Texas A&M Athletics
Aggies Look to Rebound at LSU
Feb 12, 2016 | Men's Basketball
Aggie Basketball Game #25:
#15/13 Texas A&M (18-6; 7-4 SEC) at LSU (15-9; 8-3 SEC)
Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016 · 12:00 p.m. (CT)
Pete Maravich Assembly Center (13,215) · Baton Rouge, La.
TV: CBS (For more info – 12thMan.com/TV)
Spero Dedes, Play-by-Play
Doug Gottlieb, Commentary
RADIO: Texas A&M Radio Network
Dave South, Play-by-Play
Mike Caruso, Commentary
Local: WTAW 1620 AM (Bryan/College Station)
Satellite (LSU Broadcast): Sirius (Ch. 113) / XM (Ch. 190)
LIVE AUDIO/STATS: 12thMan.com
LIVE MOBILE LIVE STATS: tamustats.com
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COLLEGE STATION – Looking to return to their winning ways, the No. 15/13 Texas A&M men's basketball team concludes a two-game road swing Saturday as the Aggies face LSU at noon inside the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge.
The race for the SEC crown has tightened up with the Aggies (18-6; 7-4 SEC) entering the pivotal SEC affair just one game off the pace set by Kentucky, LSU and South Carolina, who are tied atop the conference standings with identical 8-3 ledgers in league play.
Saturday's contest will mark the Aggies' first appearance on CBS this season with Spero Dedes calling the play-by-play action and Doug Gottlieb providing color commentary. Additionally, radio coverage will be provided on the Aggie Sports Network, which can be heard locally in the Bryan/College Station area on WTAW (1620 AM).
Earlier this season, the two squads faced off in College Station with Texas A&M emerging a 71-57 winner in front of a Reed Arena record crowd of 13,888 spectators.
The Aggies pulled away late in a tight game, clamping down defensively to force the Tigers to misfire on 17 of their last 21 shot attempts during the contest.
For the entire game Texas A&M owned a 42-28 edge in points in the paint and dished out 21 assists on 28 made baskets. Senior Jalen Jones notched a game-high 20 points on 9-of-14 shooting from the field while the heralded Aggie freshmen class made major contributions. A&M rookies chipped in 37 points in the win – Tyler Davis (18), Admon Gilder (13) and DJ Hogg (6).
Led by a talented roster that is highlighted by one of the nation's most celebrated players in freshman Ben Simmons, the Tigers (15-9; 8-3 SEC) are coming off a 94-83 loss at South Carolina on Tuesday night.
During SEC play, LSU stands out at the league's highest scoring team by averaging 79.3 points per outing while shooting 47.5 percent from the field and 35.3 from beyond the arc. Texas A&M, conversely, ranks second in league play, allowing opponents just 66.8 points per game while dishing out an SEC-leading 16.1 assists per contest.
OPENING TIPS
• The A&M-LSU series has been dominated by the home team, with the Aggies owning a 9-2 record during games in College Station while the Tigers have won 12 of 14 games in Baton Rouge ... Last season's Aggie victory at the Maravich Center (1/17/15) was the first by the Aggies in Baton Rouge since Dec. 14, 1941, snapping a nine-game Tiger home winning streak in the series.• Senior Danuel House was the hero of last year's win in Baton Rouge, contributing 18 total points, including the game's final four points, by hitting a jumper at the top of the key with 23 seconds left and making two free throws with just eight seconds remaining to secure the A&M win ... The Aggies trailed by 13 points during the second half of the contest.
• Senior Jalen Jones continued his strong campaign with a 21-point performance during Wednesday's loss at Alabama ... For Jones, who ranks seventh in the league with a 17.5 point-per-game average in SEC play, it was his ninth game with 20 or more points this season.
• On Thursday, Jones received another national accolade as he earned a spot on the Midseason Watch List for the prestigious Naismith Award.
SERIES HISTORY VS. LSU (LSU LEADS 17-15)
• Saturday's contest will be the 33rd meeting between the Aggies and the Tigers on the hardwood and the eighth as members of the SEC.• Earlier this season on Jan. 9, the Aggies defeated the Tigers 71-57 in College Station ... A&M was led in scoring by Jalen Jones, who contributed 20 points.
• Last season, the Aggies swept both meetings with the Tigers, winning 67-64 in Baton Rouge on Jan. 17 and earning a 68-62 victory in College Station on Feb. 27.
• The series dates back to the 1916-17 season during the early days of each school's men's basketball program ... LSU earned a 24-15 victory.
• Before the Aggies joined the SEC for the 2012-13 campaign, the last meeting between the schools came on Dec. 20, 2008, when the Aggies defeated LSU 72-61 at Houston's Toyota Center.
• A&M head coach & Louisiana native Billy Kennedy is 4-5 against LSU, having faced the Tigers once while at Centenary and once as the head coach at Southeastern Louisiana before coming to Texas A&M.
• The series has been dominated by the home team with the Aggies holding a 9-2 record in College Station and the Tigers owning a 12-2 mark in Baton Rouge.
UP NEXT
The Aggies return home to Reed Arena, where they will host Ole Miss on Tuesday night at 8 p.m.
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