Texas A&M faces No. 18 South Carolina, aims to halt 4-game skid

Published Feb. 28, 2024 3:43 a.m. ET

Associated Press

South Carolina Gamecocks (22-5, 10-4 SEC) at Texas A&M Aggies (15-12, 6-8 SEC)

College Station, Texas; Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Aggies -5; over/under is 135

BOTTOM LINE: Texas A&M comes into the matchup with No. 18 South Carolina as losers of four straight games.

The Aggies have gone 9-4 at home. Texas A&M ranks ninth in the SEC with 31.6 points per game in the paint led by Tyrece Radford averaging 7.5.

The Gamecocks are 10-4 in SEC play. South Carolina ranks sixth in the SEC shooting 34.2% from 3-point range.

Texas A&M's average of 6.6 made 3-pointers per game this season is just 0.8 more made shots on average than the 5.8 per game South Carolina allows. South Carolina averages 8.3 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.3 fewer makes per game than Texas A&M allows.

The Aggies and Gamecocks square off Wednesday for the first time in SEC play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Wade Taylor IV is scoring 18.8 points per game with 3.6 rebounds and 3.9 assists for the Aggies. Radford is averaging 17.6 points over the past 10 games for Texas A&M.

Ta'Lon Cooper is averaging 9.8 points and 4.2 assists for the Gamecocks. B.J. Mack is averaging 14.5 points and 4.8 rebounds while shooting 41.6% over the last 10 games for South Carolina.

LAST 10 GAMES: Aggies: 5-5, averaging 70.5 points, 40.9 rebounds, 10.6 assists, 6.3 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 38.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.0 points per game.

Gamecocks: 8-2, averaging 70.2 points, 34.6 rebounds, 16.9 assists, 4.7 steals and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 45.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.0 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.