{"id":79058,"date":"2025-12-07T06:17:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T06:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/79058\/"},"modified":"2025-12-07T06:17:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T06:17:15","slug":"mens-basketball-wraps-road-stretch-facing-smu-in-arlington-texas-am-athletics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/79058\/","title":{"rendered":"Men\u2019s Basketball Wraps Road Stretch Facing SMU in Arlington – Texas A&M Athletics"},"content":{"rendered":"

ARLINGTON, Texas \u2013\u00a0The Texas A&M men’s basketball team closes out a three-game road swing taking on its third straight ACC opponent in the SMU Mustangs Sunday. Tip for the Hoop Hype XL event at the College Park Center is set for 4 p.m.
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\nThe Aggies are coming off a hard-fought, 81-73, win at Pitt Tuesday. Rashaun Agee<\/a> made it back-to-back double-doubles as he filled out the stat sheet with 21 points, 13 rebounds, four assists, four steals and two blocks. Rub\u00e9n Dominguez<\/a> knocked down four 3’s to add18 points and Jacari Lane<\/a> chipped a season-high 14 points to go with five assists. The Aggies shot 91-percent from the free throw line, going 10-for-10 in the final four minutes to seal the victory.\u00a0
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\nDominguez has had the hot hand as of late, scoring 15-plus points in each of the last four games, combining for 24 made 3’s during that span. He is coming off an 18-point performance at Pitt that saw him knock down four 3-pointers after connecting on 7-of-12 in the win over the Seminoles. Dominguez ranks second nationally with 37 made 3’s on the year and sits in fourth averaging 4.1 per game. As a team, the Aggies rank 10th in the nation and second in the SEC averaging 11.8 made 3’s per outing.
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\nThe Maroon & White have dished out at least 20 assists in four of their last five games to help them rank fourth nationally and lead the SEC averaging 20.7 assists per game. Lane has been leading the way in the category tallying 30 assists while only committing eight turnovers on the year. Texas A&M also ranks among the top five in the country averaging 42.4 bench points per game on the year. The Aggies have seen at least 30 points come from non-starters in eight of the team’s nine games this season.
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\nSunday marks the 178th all-time meeting between the Aggies and SMU. Though the Mustangs hold a 91-86 series advantage, Texas A&M has claimed four of the last five matchups, including the two most recent meetings in 2022 and 2023. The last time the two teams clashed in the DFW area, the Aggies claimed a 79-66 victory in Dallas in 2023.\u00a0
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\nWATCH
\nESPN2\u00a0(Kevin Fitzgerald, Jon Crispin)
\nBroadcast Time: 4 p.m.
\nStream:\u00a0ESPN App<\/a>
\nLISTEN
\nTexas A&M Sports Network\u00a0(Andrew Monaco<\/a>, Dr. John Thornton)
\nPregame Show: 3:30 p.m.
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\nLocal Station: 1620 AM\/94.5 FM
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\nLive Stats:\u00a012thman.com<\/a>
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