Texas A&M (15-8, 6-4 SEC) will be back on the road to face Vanderbilt (6-17, 1-9 SEC) on Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. CT.
The Aggies are playing like a team on a mission and have been rolling for the past few weeks. It was capped off by a beatdown of No. 6 ranked Tennessee where they held the Vols under 70 points and kept All-SEC guard Dalton Knecht frustrated all night long. Aggie fans have witnessed the defense and rebounding prowess throughout the season but closed their eyes every time someone not named Wade Taylor shot the ball.
The re-emergence of Tyrece “Boots” Radford and with the trio of Jace Carter, Andersson Garcia, and Solomon Washington playing the role of the “lunch pail kids” they have turned the Aggies into one of the hottest teams in the nation. They will look to keep on that pace as they hit the road to face the Commodores.
Vanderbilt is a well-coached team with a few players who can shoot the three-pointer at a high level but has been stuck on the struggle bus since entering conference play. It will be no easy task against a surging A&M team, but they have to make it a point to slow the game down and be extremely efficient.
The A&M SEC opponents are hosting Kentucky, Florida, and Tennessee at Reed Arena to highlight the home slate. The Aggies’ road foes include Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Georgia, LSU, Missouri, Ole Miss, Tennessee, and Vanderbilt.