Mizzou Tigers basketball vs. Texas A&M at SEC Tournament: Tipoff, tv and a prediction
Update (11:52 a.m. Thursday): The SEC Tournament is canceled.
THE DETAILS
Tipoff: 6 p.m. Thursday
Where: Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee
TV: SEC Network
Radio: KMBZ (98.1 FM)
PROJECTED LINEUPS
P | No. | Texas A&M | Ht. | Yr. | PPG |
F | 32 | Josh Nebo | 6-9 | Sr. | 12.5 |
F | 5 | Emanuel Miller | 6-7 | Fr. | 6.4 |
G | 1 | Savion Flagg | 6-7 | Jr. | 10.4 |
G | 11 | Wendell Mitchell | 6-3 | Sr. | 10.2 |
G | 20 | Andre Gordon | 6-2 | Fr. | 8.4 |
P | No. | Missouri | Ht. | Yr. | PPG |
F | 14 | Reed Nikko | 6-10 | Sr. | 4.9 |
F | 24 | Kobe Brown | 6-7 | Fr. | 5.8 |
G | 4 | Javon Pickett | 6-5 | So. | 6.6 |
G | 12 | Dru Smith | 6-3 | R-Jr. | 12.7 |
G | 1 | Xavier Pinson | 6-2 | So. | 11.1 |
About Texas A&M (16-14, 10-8 SEC): The Aggies finished a successful first season under coach Buzz Williams, guiding them to the No. 7 seed in the SEC Tournament. They’re led by Josh Nebo, a forward who combined for 32 points against Mizzou in their two games. Texas A&M defeated Mizzou twice in the regular season, out-toughing the Tigers in their wins. KenPom has them No. 131.
About Missouri (15-16, 7-11 SEC): The Tigers finished strong, following up a 2-7 start to SEC play with a 5-4 finish. They’ve been led by guards Xavier Pinson and Dru Smith, both in double-figure scoring for the season. With the addition of Jeremiah Tilmon and Mark Smith back from injury, Mizzou looks like a potentially dangerous team heading into the postseason. KenPom ranks them No. 97.
Prediction: The public will not be alllowed to attend this game at Bridgestone Arena. While the Aggies took both games in the regular season, Mizzou looks like a completely different team from them. As long as the Tigers can stay pace with the Aggies in the rebounding battle, it should be a close game. We’ll say Mizzou comes out on top to reach the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament.
Missouri 68, Texas A&M 64
This story was originally published March 12, 2020 at 5:00 AM.