Something has to give when No. 22 Texas A&M battles former conference rival Texas Tech on Sunday afternoon on a neutral court in Fort Worth, Texas.Both the Aggies (7-2) and the Red Raiders (7-1) carry three-game winning streaks into their first meeting since Feb. 14, 2012. Texas Tech owns a 64-62 all-time advantage in the series going back to December 1953, but Texas A&M has won the last six games between the teams when they were both members of the Big 12.”(This kind of rivalry game) is a big part of what makes college basketball so great,” Texas Tech coach Grant McCasland said. “To have a series between historic rivals is important to continue. We are thrilled about the opportunity to compete against the Aggies and know that this will benefit our team and schedule.”A&M enters the game on the heels of a 57-44 home win over Wake Forest in a SEC/ACC Challenge game on Tuesday in College Station. Wade Taylor IV scored 15 points to lead the Aggies, who were at their best over the final nine minutes when they fashioned an 11-2 run to break it open a close game.Henry Coleman III and Pharrel Payne added 10 points each for Texas A&M while Andersson Garcia grabbed a season-high 16 rebounds. The Aggies won despite committing 18 turnovers, including on six straight possessions.”A lot of the things we try to be good at, we weren’t good at,” A&M coach Buzz Williams said. “Very high turnover rate. When you have a high turnover rate, you’re not going to get fouled. And you’re not going to get offensive rebounds.”But statistically speaking, (the win over Wake) is the best game we’ve ever had here defensively.”A&M’s two losses have come at UCF and in a neutral-site game against Oregon.
No. 22 Texas A&M, Texas Tech square off in 1st meeting since 2012
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