Three-minute preview: Missouri men’s basketball at No. 10 Texas A&M
Missouri at No. 10 Texas A&M
P | No. | Missouri | Ht. | Yr. | PPG |
F | 24 | Kevin Puryear | 6-7 | Fr. | 11.5 |
F | 44 | Ryan Rosburg | 6-10 | Sr. | 4.3 |
G | 1 | Terrence Phillips | 5-11 | Fr. | 7.8 |
G | 12 | Namon Wright | 6-5 | So. | 8.7 |
G | 15 | Wes Clark | 6-0 | Jr. | 10.3 |
P | No. | Texas A&M | Ht. | Yr. | PPG |
C | 34 | Tyler Davis | 6-10 | Fr. | 11.2 |
G | 11 | Anthony Collins | 6-1 | Sr. | 5.4 |
G | 12 | Jalen Jones | 6-7 | Sr. | 17.4 |
G | 21 | Alex Caruso | 6-5 | Sr. | 7.7 |
G | 23 | Danuel House | 6-7 | Sr. | 15.2 |
▪ WHEN/WHERE: 3 p.m. Saturday at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas
▪ TV/RADIO: SEC Network; KMBZ (98.1 FM)
▪ ABOUT MISSOURI (8-10, 1-4 SEC): The Tigers have a .109 win percentage on the road against top-10 teams, going 7-57 in program history. Texas A&M is ranked No. 10 and playing as well as any team in the Southeastern Conference as evidenced by its plus-14.7 scoring margin, which ranks 12th nationally. MU must make shots and avoid turnovers to have any chance to hang with the Aggies, who ranked ninth in the country in KenPom’s adjusted defensive efficiency.
▪ ABOUT TEXAS A&M (16-2, 6-0 SEC): The Aggies are the only team still unbeaten in conference play. Already, coach Billy Kennedy’s squad has a two-game lead in the loss column over every SEC team except South Carolina. A&M’s 1.531 assist-to-turnover ratio is 16th best in the country and far outpaces Missouri’s 0.973, which ranks 205th. Senior Alex Caruso leads the charge toward efficiency for the Aggies with 5.1 assists and 2.3 steals per game against only 2.2 turnovers.
Tod Palmer: 816-234-4389, @todpalmer
This story was originally published January 22, 2016 at 5:33 PM with the headline "Three-minute preview: Missouri men’s basketball at No. 10 Texas A&M."