Tigers Gear Up for Sunday Showdown at No. 21 Texas A&M

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Memphis men's basketball team hits the road for the last time in nonconference action as the Tigers wrap up their six-game road trip Sunday afternoon with a tough test at No. 21/19 Texas A&M in College Station. Tip-off inside Reed Arena is set for 3 p.m. on ESPN2 as Memphis looks to close out its 23 days on the road with a win streak.

The matchup with the Aggies (7-2) will be Memphis' (6-2) fourth of the season against a Southeastern Conference opponent. The Tigers already have wins at Missouri and against No. 20 Arkansas in the Bahamas, while suffering a three-point defeat at Ole Miss earlier this month.

Memphis is returning a home game in 2023 after Texas A&M visited the Bluff City last December. In that game, the Tigers battled for nearly three hours and endured 49 combined fouls to hand the Aggies an 83-79 loss in the first matchup between the programs since the Sweet Sixteen bout in 2007.

GAME DETAILS
RV/RV Memphis Tigers (6-2) at No. 21/19 Texas A&M (7-2)
Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023 | 3 p.m. CT
Reed Arena (12,989); College Station, Texas
Television: ESPN2 (John Schriffen pxp; Jon Crispin color)
Radio: 98.9 The Roar of Memphis (Dave Woloshin pxp; Matt Dillon, analysis)
Live Stats: www.Memphis.StatBroadcast.com

BY THE NUMBERS

21,181: Sunday will mark the first trip to College Station for Memphis in nearly 60 years. The two sides last met in Aggieland 21,181 days ago on Dec. 13, 1965 when the Tigers fell 93-84.
11.5: Over the last two games, Malcolm Dandridge has been a force for the Tigers, averaging 11.5 points and 5.5 rebounds. With 13 points at Ole Miss and 10 at VCU, it marks the first time in his career he's reached double figures in back-to-back games. He's 10-14 from the floor in that span (.714) in just 20 minutes per game.
6-2: Memphis is 6-2 against the SEC over the last two seasons with the two losses coming at No. 4 Alabama and at Ole Miss. Over that stretch, the Tigers are 9-2 against Power Five programs with seven of the nine wins coming away from home.
2: Forward David Jones is one of only two players in Division I averaging at least 19.0 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.5 steals per game entering Sunday. Demarcus Sharp (Austin Peay) is the other. He is also one of only seven players in the nation currently leading his team in points, rebounds and assists per game.

THE LAST TIME OUT

The Tigers are fresh off an 85-80 overtime victory at VCU on Wednesday, bringing their two-game skid to an end.
David Jones poured in a game-high 23 points, eight rebounds and four steals in 40 minutes, while eclipsing 1,000 points for his career.
Jahvon Quinerly added 20 points and a game-high six assists, while Caleb Mills totaled a season-high 17 points in 29 minutes off the bench.
Malcolm Dandridge continued his recent hot streak with 10 points and seven boards.
The overtime victory was the first for Memphis since Feb. 29, 2020 when the Tigers took down Tulane 74-67 on the road.
Memphis trailed for over 30 minutes and led for just 6:59 in total after coughing up the ball a season-high 18 times.
Memphis shot 47.4 percent for the game (27-57) and nailed 38.1 percent from long distance (8-21).
The Tigers drained 23-of-29 at the charity stripe, their second-highest total of the season.
VCU hit 42.0 percent from the field (26-69) and 24.1 percent from three-point range (7-29).

SCOUTING TEXAS A&M

The Aggies enter Sunday ranked No. 21 in the AP poll and No. 19 in the coaches poll with wins over Ohio State, SMU, Penn State and Iowa State. They are 13^th in the NET rankings.
They bring a 7-2 record into the matchup after defeating DePaul, 89-64, at Reed Arena on Wednesday.
Texas A&M set a school record in the win with a 45.2 percent mark from distance after knocking down 14-of-31 three-point attempts. The 14 made triples were the second-most in program history, only trailing the 16 versus Savannah State in 2017.
The Aggies are one of the most dominant glass cleaning teams in the country, ranking No. 2 in offensive rebounds per game (17.7), No. 12 in rebound margin (+11.6) and No. 27 in total rebounds per game (41.8).
SEC Preseason Player of the Year Wade Taylor IV leads the team with 18.0 points, 4.6 assists and 2.0 steals per game. He's made 17 of the team's 62 threes, but is only shooting 29.3 percent from long range.
Senior forward Henry Coleman III is the only other Aggie in double figures (14.3 ppg) and is the team's top rebounder at 9.1 boards per game. He leads the SEC and ranks 16^th nationally with four double-doubles, while his 3.88 offensive rebounds per game is 11^th best.
Coleman is also one of the most efficient scorers at the Division I level, ranking 12^th overall with a 67.2 percent clip (45-67).

UP NEXT
Memphis will return home for four-straight games to close out the nonconference portion of its schedule, beginning with Clemson next Saturday (Dec. 16) at 2 p.m. inside FedExForum. The Tigers will then host Virginia (Dec. 19), Vanderbilt (Dec. 23) and Austin Peay (Dec. 30) before opening up American Athletic Conference play in January.

Fans interested in tickets can build a customizable 3-Game Pack, starting at only $39, or purchase a Dynamic Pass, which includes a ticket to each home game with variable seating locations throughout the year so fans can enjoy different views at FedExForum, including the lower bowl, all season long.

Tickets can be purchased online at www.GoTigersGoTix.com or by calling the Memphis Ticket Office.

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Tigers Gear Up for Sunday Showdown at No. 21 Texas A&M

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Tigers Gear Up for Sunday Showdown at No. 21 Texas A&M

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Players Mentioned

Malcolm Dandridge

David Jones

Caleb Mills

Jahvon Quinerly

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