March 21, 2026Updated 5:47 pm EDT
The No. 2 seed Houston Cougars (29-6) take on the No. 10 seed Texas A&M Aggies (22-11) with a Sweet 16 berth up for grabs on Saturday at Paycom Center.
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Houston outscores opponents by 14.8 points per game (scoring 77.2 per game to rank 144th in college basketball while allowing 62.4 per outing to rank second in college basketball) and has a +517 scoring differential overall.
Houston hits 8.8 three-pointers per game (101st in college basketball), 2.0 more than its opponents (6.8).
Texas A&M’s +274 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 8.3 points per game) is a result of putting up 87 points per game (12th in college basketball) while giving up 78.7 per outing (310th in college basketball).
Texas A&M makes 10.7 three-pointers per game (15th in college basketball) at a 36.2% rate (51st in college basketball), compared to the 8.2 per game its opponents make, at a 32% rate.
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Mar 21, 2026
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