Overview
- Tipoff is Saturday, Jan. 17 at 5 p.m. CT at the Moody Center, with national TV coverage on ESPN.
- Texas enters with momentum after consecutive wins over previously unbeaten Vanderbilt and a strong Alabama team.
- Texas A&M seeks to rebound from a double-overtime loss to Tennessee and can improve to 4–1 in SEC play with a win.
- Head coach Bucky McMillan makes his first Lone Star Showdown appearance, stressing focus and blocking out noise.
- Aggies assistants Frank Haith and Darby Rich bring experience on both staffs, giving A&M rare institutional knowledge of the rivalry.