Texas A&M (22-8, 14-3) is set to take on the No. 2 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide (26-4, 16-1 SEC) in their regular season finale with zero SEC regular season championship implications after the Tide claimed the conference after defeating Auburn on Wednesday, but nevertheless, the Aggies have a boatload to play for ahead of next week’s SEC Tournament, followed by the NCAA Tournaments later this month.
Coming off of their 69-61 victory against Ole Miss on Tuesday night, Texas A&M simply took care of business against a lesser opponent, led by Tyrece “Boots” Radford’s 13-point outing, star sophomore guard Wade Taylor IV proved 12 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists, while junior forward Julius Marble pitched in 10 points and 5 rebounds on the night. In a total team effort, the Aggies grabbed 40 rebounds and recorded 11 steals while forcing 19 turnovers against the Rebels in one of their better defensive performances of the season, all while withstanding Ole Miss guard Matthew Murrell’s 26 points and 8 3-pointers in a career shooting night for the junior.
On Friday, Head coach Buzz Williams spoke to the local media ahead of Saturday’s 11:00 AM tip-off against the Tide to discuss the matchup in detail, urge students to show up in what is a white-out game, while also giving an update on Dexter Dennis’s rehab progress. Here is what Buzz had to say.
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