Texas Longhorns Vs. Texas A&m Aggies: Live Updates

After an underwhelming commencement to convention play pinch nan Texas Longhorns dropping their first 2 SEC games of nan season, Texas has seemingly caught occurrence and is riding a mounting activity of momentum aft its past 2 games.

The displacement for nan Longhorns started pinch a roadworthy triumph successful Tuscaloosa complete a classed Alabama squad past play and was doubled down erstwhile nan Longhorns, took down a antecedently undefeated Vanderbilt team midweek astatine nan Moody Center.

The Longhorns now hole for nan hardwood version of nan Lone Star Showdown, welcoming successful nan Texas A&M Aggies to nan Moody Center connected Saturday. And conscionable for illustration nan Longhorns, nan Aggies characteristic a first-year caput coach successful Bucky McMillan, who has nan Aggies heading into Austin pinch a 13-4 wide grounds and a 3-1 grounds successful convention play.

Last clip out, successful nan Longhorns' big-time upset complete Vanderbilt, Texas received a immense publication from halfway Matas Vokietaitis, who had struggled done nan first fewer games of convention play.

However, against nan Commodores, nan sophomore was a force, signaling a team-high 22 points, 7 rebounds, and a steal. Vokietaitis was businesslike arsenic ever, making 7 of his 9 section extremity attempts, and was astatine his champion astatine nan free propulsion line, making 8 of his 9 attempts astatine nan line.

The Longhorns besides received a large showing from defender Tramon Mark, who has recovered his measurement aft immoderate early-season struggles. The seasoned defender ended nan nighttime against Vanderbilt pinch 21 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 blocks.

The Aggies, connected nan different hand, are looking for a bounce-back capacity aft a unsmooth double-overtime roadworthy nonaccomplishment to a classed Tennessee Volunteers squad. The Aggies' starring scorer is defender Rubén Dominguez, who is averaging 13.8 points per crippled while shooting 46 percent from nan section and 46 percent from three-point range.

Another subordinate to support an oculus connected for nan Longhorns is guardant Rashaun Agee, nan Aggies' second-leading scorer of nan play truthful far, averaging 13.1 points per crippled and a team-high 8.6 rebounds. The guardant is shooting complete 50 percent from nan section and adjacent to 80 percent from nan free-throw line.

The Longhorns will look to proceed riding their momentum successful what should beryllium a challenging rivalry crippled astatine 5:00 PM astatine nan Moody Center. Be judge to cheque backmost present astatine tipoff for unrecorded updates arsenic nan crippled goes on.

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