Texas A&M Aggies at Saint Mary's Gaels

· NCAA Men's Basketball Championship - South Region - 1st Round

Texas A&M Aggies

21-11, 6-5 Away

Saint Mary's Gaels

27-5, 17-0 Home

Saint Mary's Gaels and Texas A&M Aggies square off in the first round of NCAA Tournament

Game Preview

Texas A&M Aggies (21-11, 11-8 SEC) vs. Saint Mary's Gaels (27-5, 16-3 WCC)

Oklahoma City; Thursday, 7:35 p.m. EDT

Gaels -3.5; over/under is 147.5

BOTTOM LINE: No. 22 Saint Mary's (CA) and Texas A&M square off in the NCAA Tournament first round.

The Gaels' record in WCC play is 16-3, and their record is 11-2 against non-conference opponents. Saint Mary's (CA) averages 10.2 turnovers per game and is 7-2 when it wins the turnover battle.

The Aggies' record in SEC play is 11-8. Texas A&M ranks seventh in the SEC with 10.3 offensive rebounds per game led by Rashaun Agee averaging 2.7.

Saint Mary's (CA) makes 46.2% of its shots from the field this season, which is 2.0 percentage points higher than Texas A&M has allowed to its opponents (44.2%). Texas A&M scores 23.1 more points per game (87.7) than Saint Mary's (CA) gives up to opponents (64.6).

TOP PERFORMERS: Paulius Murauskas is shooting 48.9% and averaging 18.8 points for the Gaels. Mikey Lewis is averaging 2.5 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Ruben Dominguez is shooting 40.4% from beyond the arc with 2.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Aggies, while averaging 10.3 points. Agee is averaging 15.6 points and 9.2 rebounds over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Gaels: 8-2, averaging 77.3 points, 38.6 rebounds, 15.7 assists, 5.8 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 45.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 64.7 points per game.

Aggies: 4-6, averaging 78.3 points, 32.7 rebounds, 14.2 assists, 6.5 steals and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting 42.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 83.6 points.

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Saint Mary's: 53.2%

Texas A&M: 46.8%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

TA&M		SMC
L1	Streak	L1
79.6	Points Against	64.6
87.7	Points Per Game	78.2
46	Field Goal %	46
36	Three Point %	39
37.7	Rebounds Per Game	40.3
18.1	Assists Per Game	15.5
3.2	Blocks Per Game	3.6
8.1	Steals Per Game	5.6
0.3	Team Turnovers Per Game	0.6
11.2	Total Turnovers Per Game	11.4

Game Information

Venue: Paycom Center

Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Capacity:

2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
Florida	16-2	-	26-7
Arkansas	13-5	3	26-8
Alabama	13-5	3	23-9
Vanderbilt	11-7	5	26-8
Tennessee	11-7	5	22-11
Texas A&M	11-7	5	21-11
Georgia	10-8	6	22-10
Missouri	10-8	6	20-12
Kentucky	10-8	6	21-13
Texas	9-9	7	19-14
Oklahoma	7-11	9	19-15
Auburn	7-11	9	18-16
Mississippi State	5-13	11	13-19
Ole Miss	4-14	12	15-20
South Carolina	4-14	12	13-19
LSU	3-15	13	15-17

2025-26 West Coast Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
Gonzaga	16-2	-	30-3
Saint Mary's	16-2	-	27-5
Santa Clara	15-3	1	26-8
Oregon State	9-9	7	17-16
Seattle U	8-10	8	21-13
Pacific	8-10	8	18-15
San Francisco	8-10	8	17-16
Washington State	7-11	9	12-20
Loyola Marymount	6-12	10	15-17
Portland	6-12	10	15-19
San Diego	5-13	11	12-21
Pepperdine	4-14	12	9-23