Overview
- Tipoff is Saturday at 5 p.m. CT at the Moody Center in Austin, with television coverage on ESPN.
- Texas enters on a surge after beating No. 13 Alabama 92-88 and then rolling No. 10 Vanderbilt 80-64, holding the Commodores to 26.7% shooting after halftime and winning the boards 42-24.
- Texas A&M arrives at 13-4 (3-1 SEC) following an 87-82 double-overtime loss at No. 24 Tennessee that snapped a six-game winning streak.
- McMillan makes his rivalry debut stressing focus over noise, while A&M assistants Frank Haith and Darby Rich bring experience from previous stints on Texas staffs.
- The Longhorns’ profile features 36.2% 3-point shooting and 74.9% free-throw accuracy, with newcomers Dailyn Swain (15.8 ppg) and Matas Vokietaitis (14.8 ppg) leading the scoring.