LSU Travels To Meet Texas A&M – Inside The Numbers

The LSU Tigers return to action on Tuesday evening, when coach Johnny Jones’ squad travels to College Station, Texas to take on the 8th-ranked Texas A&M Aggies in an SEC match-up.

Tipoff time at Reed Coliseum is set for 8 o'clock.

LSU, who defeated Arkansas, 76-74, on Saturday night, is 11-6, overall, and 4-1 in SEC play, while Texas A&M, who beat Georgia, 79-45, on Saturday night, is currently 15-2, and 5-0, respectively.

The Tigers are outscoring the opposition, 82.8/75.6, and outshooting them from the floor, 48%/43%, while holding down a 39.7/37.8 rebound advantage.

LSU is led by freshman forward Ben Simmons, who is averaging 20.0 points, to go along with 12.9 rebounds-per-game, and senior guard Keith Hornsby, who is averaging 14.2, and 2.2, respectively.

Texas A&M is outscoring opponents, 79.5/64.8, and outshooting the opposition, 47%/40%, while holding down a 39.0/34.3 rebounding advantage.

The Aggies are paced by senior forward Jalen Jones, who is averaging 17.2 points, to go along with 7.0 rebounds a contest.