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A&M comes into league play at 12-1. Their most impressive wins are over #9 Duke and ESPN # 24 Arizona State. They also count California and Auburn, two well regarded teams, among their wins. The lone loss is to AP# 25 TCU by 2 pts, 56-54, halfway through their preconference schedule. Their average margin of victory is by 23.5 pts. They were picked fourth in the preseason coaches’ Big 12 poll. They have played well enough to be considered among the top two Big 12 teams coming into league play.[pre]Rankings AP ESPN/USA Today
Texas 15 20
A&M 10 10[/pre]
A&M has nine players that have played in all games they were available for. For eight of them, this has been 13 games. For Danielle Adams [#23, 6-1 Jr. F/C], she has played in 12 games and started 3. She was not available for one game. Sydney Colson [#51, 5-8 Jr. ]) and Tanisha Smith [#6-0 Sr. G/F] have started all 13 games for the Aggies. Damitria Buchanan [#2, 6-2 Sr. F] has started 12 games. Adaroa Elonu [#21,6-1 Soph. F] has 10 starts. Tyra White [#20. 6-0 Soph. G] has 11. Others that have started includeKelsey Assarian [#40, 6-1 Soph. F, 1 start], Sydney Carter [#4, 5-6 Soph. G, 2 starts]. Only Maryann Baker [#15, 5-10 Jr. G] of those that have played in all 13 games has not started. The other seven players have played sporadically in those 13 games.
Smith leads three players in double figures with 17.1 ppg. Adams is second at 14.8 ppg. White adds 11.0 ppg. Elonu is at 9.3 ppg. Those four have taken 504 of the 847 FGs attempted by the Aggies. That’s 59.5% of the FGA taken by those four. The team is making 48.6% of their FGs. They are tops in the league with 19.2 assists a game. Colson’s 69 assists are tops. Smith’s 49 and Carter’s 47 rank second and third. They don’t take a lot of 3s, taking only 11.4 per game. That’s 11th in the league in 3s attempted. But they make 42.6% of them, which is 2nd in the league. They don’t take many, but they are quality shots. Baker has taken the least but has the highest percentage (6-9, 66.7%). White is 12-23 (52.2%). Smith (11-26, 42.3%) and Carter (10-24, 41.7%) are the others hitting over 40% from BTA. Adams (10-30, 33.3%) and Colson (10-27, 37.0%) are the other main threats from BTA. Even Elonu is 1-2 from BTA. Adams (40-56, 71.4%), Smith (39-54, 72.2%), and Carter (33-43, 76.7%)are the ones getting to the FT line the most. As a team, A&M is making 69.3% of their 21.8 FTA per game.
A&M is third in the Big with 5.77 blocks per game. Buchanan leads the way with 22 blocks in the season. They are second in steals per game at 11.2. Smith’s 32 steals tops seven players with at least 10 steals. They are +4 in rebounding with Buchanan’s 4.6 rpg tops. She is one of 7 players that average at least 3 rebounds per game.
Texas is led by Brit at 15.1 ppg and Kat with 14.0 ppg. Three others are averaging over 7 ppg, Ashleigh (8.9), Erika (8.3),and Cokie (7.4). Ashley adds 6.8 ppg. Three others are averaging at least 4.4 ppg. Brit, Kat, Erika and Ashleigh have taken 530 of the 917 FGA (57.8%). Four others have taken between 86 and 63 FGAs. The Horns are making 43.9% for their FGs. Those four top scorers are also the main 3pt threats with Kat’s accuracy (35-63, 55.6%) making her the top option. She leads the league in 3pt % and is fifth in # of 3s made per game. Brit is getting to the FT line just over 4 times a game, tops on the team. Her 45 made FTs leads the team. Her 78.9% at the FT line is second on the team for players taking at least 10 FTs (that’s 9 of the 10 players). Kat’s 82.9% is tops among those nine (29-35).
Kat continues to lead in rebounding with 7.4 rpg. Ashley is second at 7.2 rpg. Five others average at least 3 rebounds per game. Ashley’s 3.1 bpg is second in the league. Cokie’s 18 blocks (1.3 bpg) are second on the team. Three players have over 38 assists—Ashleigh (48), Brit (38), and Erika (38). Four others have between 17 and 20 assists each. Texas has five players with between 15 and 20 steals each.Projected starting lineups-of course Texas’ lineup has been a bit different from before the last two games, so I will use that one here.
[pre]Texas Aggies
Erika Colson
Brit Smith
Kat Buchanan
Kristen Elonu
Yvonne White
TEAM STATISTICS UT A&M
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SCORING.................. 1097 1083
Points per game........ 78.4 83.3
Scoring margin......... +15.7 +23.5
FIELD GOALS-ATT.......... 403-917 412-847
Field goal pct......... .439 .486
FG made per game....... 28.8 31.7
2 POINT FG-ATT........... 302-650 349-699
Field goal pct......... .465 .499
2-pt FG made per game.. 21.6 26.9
3 POINT FG-ATT........... 101-267 63-148
3-point FG pct......... .378 .426
3-pt FG made per game.. 7.2 4.8
FREE THROWS-ATT.......... 190-281 196-283
Free throw pct......... .676 .693
F-Throws made per game. 13.6 15.1
REBOUNDS................. 629 515
Rebounds per game...... 44.9 39.6
Rebounding margin...... +7.5 +4.0
ASSISTS.................. 215 250
Assists per game....... 15.4 19.2
TURNOVERS................ 248 210
Turnovers per game..... 17.7 16.2
Turnover margin........ +1.6 +7.6
Assist/turnover ratio.. 0.9 1.2
STEALS................... 124 145
Steals per game........ 8.9 11.2
BLOCKS................... 89 75
Blocks per game........ 6.4 5.8
WINNING STREAK........... 6 5
Home win streak........ 6 6
ATTENDANCE............... 29516 26622
Home games-Avg/Game.... 7-4217 6-4437
SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd Total
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Texas......................... 531(37.9) 566(40.4)- 1097(78.4)
A & M......................... 545(41.9) 538(41.4)– 1083(83.3)[/pre]
This should be an awesome game. Both teams play a lot of players—A&M has a nine player rotation although seven others are available. Texas uses all ten players on the roster. Both teams like to run and play pressure defense. Texas makes more 3s per game (7.2 to 4.8) than A&M although A&M has the better 3pt percentage (42.6% to 37.8%). Both are strong rebounding teams with Texas having a slight edge (44.9 to 39.6). A&M is a shade better at stealing the ball (11.2 to 8.9). Texas blocks a bit better (6.4 to 5.8). Both move the ball around to the open shooter. Texas has a height advantage inside with Ashley and Cokie. Neither is as offensively skilled as A&M’s Adams.
Horns will have to be very much aware of A&M’s ability to hit 3s. They have several players that Texas can’t leave open. A&M can’t focus on stopping Kat from BTA because three others can hurt them. And at least two of those three are on the floor most of the time with Kat.
These two appear to be very similar in how they play and the results in the stats. This game will turn on which team can bear down defensively for the longest period and which one can get and convert open looks. It’s the first game of the Big 12 conference. With the strength of the Big 12, defending the home court is very important. Texas will be looking to do that, A&M will be looking to steal a road win. Should be an exciting game.
The game will start at 5 pm, after the men finish taking on Colorado at 12:45 pm. The game will be on KVET 1300 AM. It will televisedon the LSN/FSNSW(in Austin-TWC 54/430/432). Hard to believe that the online TW schedule shows that the FSN HD (1639) doesn’t have any programming that day. Not that it matters to me since I will be at the game.
Texas 15 20
A&M 10 10[/pre]
A&M has nine players that have played in all games they were available for. For eight of them, this has been 13 games. For Danielle Adams [#23, 6-1 Jr. F/C], she has played in 12 games and started 3. She was not available for one game. Sydney Colson [#51, 5-8 Jr. ]) and Tanisha Smith [#6-0 Sr. G/F] have started all 13 games for the Aggies. Damitria Buchanan [#2, 6-2 Sr. F] has started 12 games. Adaroa Elonu [#21,6-1 Soph. F] has 10 starts. Tyra White [#20. 6-0 Soph. G] has 11. Others that have started includeKelsey Assarian [#40, 6-1 Soph. F, 1 start], Sydney Carter [#4, 5-6 Soph. G, 2 starts]. Only Maryann Baker [#15, 5-10 Jr. G] of those that have played in all 13 games has not started. The other seven players have played sporadically in those 13 games.
Smith leads three players in double figures with 17.1 ppg. Adams is second at 14.8 ppg. White adds 11.0 ppg. Elonu is at 9.3 ppg. Those four have taken 504 of the 847 FGs attempted by the Aggies. That’s 59.5% of the FGA taken by those four. The team is making 48.6% of their FGs. They are tops in the league with 19.2 assists a game. Colson’s 69 assists are tops. Smith’s 49 and Carter’s 47 rank second and third. They don’t take a lot of 3s, taking only 11.4 per game. That’s 11th in the league in 3s attempted. But they make 42.6% of them, which is 2nd in the league. They don’t take many, but they are quality shots. Baker has taken the least but has the highest percentage (6-9, 66.7%). White is 12-23 (52.2%). Smith (11-26, 42.3%) and Carter (10-24, 41.7%) are the others hitting over 40% from BTA. Adams (10-30, 33.3%) and Colson (10-27, 37.0%) are the other main threats from BTA. Even Elonu is 1-2 from BTA. Adams (40-56, 71.4%), Smith (39-54, 72.2%), and Carter (33-43, 76.7%)are the ones getting to the FT line the most. As a team, A&M is making 69.3% of their 21.8 FTA per game.
A&M is third in the Big with 5.77 blocks per game. Buchanan leads the way with 22 blocks in the season. They are second in steals per game at 11.2. Smith’s 32 steals tops seven players with at least 10 steals. They are +4 in rebounding with Buchanan’s 4.6 rpg tops. She is one of 7 players that average at least 3 rebounds per game.
Texas is led by Brit at 15.1 ppg and Kat with 14.0 ppg. Three others are averaging over 7 ppg, Ashleigh (8.9), Erika (8.3),and Cokie (7.4). Ashley adds 6.8 ppg. Three others are averaging at least 4.4 ppg. Brit, Kat, Erika and Ashleigh have taken 530 of the 917 FGA (57.8%). Four others have taken between 86 and 63 FGAs. The Horns are making 43.9% for their FGs. Those four top scorers are also the main 3pt threats with Kat’s accuracy (35-63, 55.6%) making her the top option. She leads the league in 3pt % and is fifth in # of 3s made per game. Brit is getting to the FT line just over 4 times a game, tops on the team. Her 45 made FTs leads the team. Her 78.9% at the FT line is second on the team for players taking at least 10 FTs (that’s 9 of the 10 players). Kat’s 82.9% is tops among those nine (29-35).
Kat continues to lead in rebounding with 7.4 rpg. Ashley is second at 7.2 rpg. Five others average at least 3 rebounds per game. Ashley’s 3.1 bpg is second in the league. Cokie’s 18 blocks (1.3 bpg) are second on the team. Three players have over 38 assists—Ashleigh (48), Brit (38), and Erika (38). Four others have between 17 and 20 assists each. Texas has five players with between 15 and 20 steals each.Projected starting lineups-of course Texas’ lineup has been a bit different from before the last two games, so I will use that one here.
[pre]Texas Aggies
Erika Colson
Brit Smith
Kat Buchanan
Kristen Elonu
Yvonne White
TEAM STATISTICS UT A&M
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SCORING.................. 1097 1083
Points per game........ 78.4 83.3
Scoring margin......... +15.7 +23.5
FIELD GOALS-ATT.......... 403-917 412-847
Field goal pct......... .439 .486
FG made per game....... 28.8 31.7
2 POINT FG-ATT........... 302-650 349-699
Field goal pct......... .465 .499
2-pt FG made per game.. 21.6 26.9
3 POINT FG-ATT........... 101-267 63-148
3-point FG pct......... .378 .426
3-pt FG made per game.. 7.2 4.8
FREE THROWS-ATT.......... 190-281 196-283
Free throw pct......... .676 .693
F-Throws made per game. 13.6 15.1
REBOUNDS................. 629 515
Rebounds per game...... 44.9 39.6
Rebounding margin...... +7.5 +4.0
ASSISTS.................. 215 250
Assists per game....... 15.4 19.2
TURNOVERS................ 248 210
Turnovers per game..... 17.7 16.2
Turnover margin........ +1.6 +7.6
Assist/turnover ratio.. 0.9 1.2
STEALS................... 124 145
Steals per game........ 8.9 11.2
BLOCKS................... 89 75
Blocks per game........ 6.4 5.8
WINNING STREAK........... 6 5
Home win streak........ 6 6
ATTENDANCE............... 29516 26622
Home games-Avg/Game.... 7-4217 6-4437
SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd Total
------------------------------ ---- ---- ----
Texas......................... 531(37.9) 566(40.4)- 1097(78.4)
A & M......................... 545(41.9) 538(41.4)– 1083(83.3)[/pre]
This should be an awesome game. Both teams play a lot of players—A&M has a nine player rotation although seven others are available. Texas uses all ten players on the roster. Both teams like to run and play pressure defense. Texas makes more 3s per game (7.2 to 4.8) than A&M although A&M has the better 3pt percentage (42.6% to 37.8%). Both are strong rebounding teams with Texas having a slight edge (44.9 to 39.6). A&M is a shade better at stealing the ball (11.2 to 8.9). Texas blocks a bit better (6.4 to 5.8). Both move the ball around to the open shooter. Texas has a height advantage inside with Ashley and Cokie. Neither is as offensively skilled as A&M’s Adams.
Horns will have to be very much aware of A&M’s ability to hit 3s. They have several players that Texas can’t leave open. A&M can’t focus on stopping Kat from BTA because three others can hurt them. And at least two of those three are on the floor most of the time with Kat.
These two appear to be very similar in how they play and the results in the stats. This game will turn on which team can bear down defensively for the longest period and which one can get and convert open looks. It’s the first game of the Big 12 conference. With the strength of the Big 12, defending the home court is very important. Texas will be looking to do that, A&M will be looking to steal a road win. Should be an exciting game.
The game will start at 5 pm, after the men finish taking on Colorado at 12:45 pm. The game will be on KVET 1300 AM. It will televisedon the LSN/FSNSW(in Austin-TWC 54/430/432). Hard to believe that the online TW schedule shows that the FSN HD (1639) doesn’t have any programming that day. Not that it matters to me since I will be at the game.
