Texas A&M's basketball team, the Aggies, displayed strong performance in their game against Ole Miss and Kentucky. In the game against Ole Miss, the Aggies led 23-20 with 12 points in the paint. Against Kentucky, the Aggies maintained a lead of 61-50 with impressive 3-point shooting. The Aggies surprised with a 4-for-4 3-point shooting streak despite ranking low in 3-point percentage. They continued their strong performance against Kentucky, leading 45-36 with a 57% shooting rate from deep.
Texas A&M made 12 of 32 3s in the first meeting. Now 8 of 15 so far tonight. So 20 of 47 (43%) for a team that averages 6.7 made 3s at 28% for the season. That can't all be "teams catch the 3-point-shootin' holy ghost against us."
Ags staying HOT, shooting 57 percent from deep š„ #7 Aggies - 45 #2 Wildcats - 36 1H | 2:59 https://t.co/Pvy9FvymkI
I was told that Texas A&M can't shoot. They're making everything. 45-36 Aggies, still 2:36 left in half.
At the under-16 timeout, Kentucky trails Texas A&M 14-8. Aggies are 5 for 10 from the field, including 4 of 6 on 3s. Wildcats are 2 of 6 (2 for 5 on 3s).
Texas A&M, ranked 360th in 3-point percentage, is 4 of 4 from 3 tonight. It's 14-7 Aggies. Welp.
Not even two minutes into the game and Kentucky trails Texas A&M 8-1. John Calipari calls for timeout at the 18:17 mark of the first half.
2H | 4:00 | 61-50 Aggies š https://t.co/OqUHickJSm https://t.co/JZUE61p71u
1H | 6:37 | 23-20 Ole Miss š 12 Aggie points in the paint š https://t.co/OqUHickJSm https://t.co/exYTPVLu5t