Georgia visits No. 10 Texas A&M after Payne’s 20-point outing

Georgia Bulldogs (16-8, 4-7 SEC) at Texas A&M Aggies (18-5, 7-3 SEC)

College Station, Texas; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: No. 10 Texas A&M takes on Georgia after Pharrel Payne scored 20 points in Texas A&M’s 67-64 win over the Missouri Tigers.

The Aggies are 10-1 on their home court. Texas A&M ranks second in the SEC in team defense, giving up 66.1 points while holding opponents to 39.8% shooting.

The Bulldogs are 4-7 in conference games. Georgia ranks ninth in the SEC with 34.0 rebounds per game led by Asa Newell averaging 6.7.

Texas A&M averages 75.0 points, 7.6 more per game than the 67.4 Georgia allows. Georgia averages 6.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.5 fewer made shots on average than the 8.3 per game Texas A&M gives up.

The Aggies and Bulldogs meet Tuesday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Wade Taylor IV averages 2.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Aggies, scoring 15.1 points while shooting 35.0% from beyond the arc. Zhuric Phelps is averaging 14.7 points and 1.8 steals over the last 10 games.

Dakota Leffew is shooting 36.8% from beyond the arc with 1.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Bulldogs, while averaging 10.7 points. Newell is averaging 15.3 points and 6.6 rebounds over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Aggies: 7-3, averaging 73.5 points, 34.3 rebounds, 10.2 assists, 7.2 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 41.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.6 points per game.

Bulldogs: 4-6, averaging 69.8 points, 31.3 rebounds, 10.1 assists, 7.8 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 42.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.0 points.

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