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Aggies Face Tall Order in NCAA Tournament

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Texas A&M, led by first-year coach Bucky McMillan, secured a tenth seed in the NCAA Tournament after a 21-11 regular season, tying for fourth in the SEC. Despite struggling with size, the Aggies average over ninety points per game, thanks to senior Rashaun Agees skills and outside shooting. They face seventh-seeded Saint Marys, a tall team excelling in rebounding and three-point efficiency. Texas A&M must push the tempo early and sharp shooting to avoid a blowout and potentially face Houston in the next round.

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Aggies Face Tall Order in NCAA Tournament

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College Basketball News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Aggies Face Tall Order in NCAA Tournament. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

On March 16, Texas A&M wrapped up the regular season with 21 wins and 11 losses, tying for fourth in the SEC under first year coach. Bucky McMillan. He took over a nearly empty roster after the previous coach left with most players. The Aggies punched their ticket to the NCAA tournament with back-to-back victories over Kentucky and LSU, landing as the 10th seat to face, 7th seat at St. Mary's on Thursday. The team has struggled with size all year, especially after losing a key transfer forward, forcing them to run a small lineup. Senior Rashan Aji, as 6-7, has manned the center spot, helping them average over 90 points per game thanks to his skills and solid. Outside shooting, fans and analysts note this mismatch has cost them against bigger opponents with 11 losses mostly to taller squads. Still, the Aggies played a fast pace, ranking 11th nationally, which could help them force turnovers and create chaos. St. Mary stands out as one of the tallest teams left, excelling and rebounding an efficiency

from three and the free-throw line. Texas A&M will need sharp shooting and quick play to overcome that, avoiding the blowout they suffered recently in the SEC tournament, pushing the temple early with AG, facilitating to shooters inside out, could swing it their way, setting up a potential second round clash with Houston. Take the advance.

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