No. 24 Texas A&M visits Brakefield and Ole Miss

Texas A&M Aggies (21-8, 13-3 SEC) at Ole Miss Rebels (11-18, 3-13 SEC)

Oxford, Mississippi; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Ole Miss hosts the No. 24 Texas A&M Aggies after Jaemyn Brakefield scored 23 points in Ole Miss’ 82-69 victory against the LSU Tigers.

The Rebels are 7-9 in home games. Ole Miss averages 11.5 turnovers per game and is 6- when it turns the ball over less than its opponents.

The Aggies have gone 13-3 against SEC opponents. Texas A&M is fourth in the SEC with 10.9 offensive rebounds per game led by Andersson Garcia averaging 2.2.

The Rebels and Aggies face off Tuesday for the first time in SEC play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Matthew Murrell is scoring 14.6 points per game with 3.6 rebounds and 2.6 assists for the Rebels. Brakefield is averaging 11.7 points and 6.0 rebounds while shooting 53.1% over the past 10 games for Ole Miss.

Wade Taylor IV is averaging 16.1 points, 4.1 assists and 1.8 steals for the Aggies. Tyrece Radford is averaging 13.6 points and 5.6 rebounds over the past 10 games for Texas A&M.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rebels: 2-8, averaging 69.4 points, 30.5 rebounds, 13.2 assists, 7.3 steals and 2.3 blocks per game while shooting 40.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 75.3 points per game.

Aggies: 8-2, averaging 72.1 points, 33.9 rebounds, 11.7 assists, 5.4 steals and 1.9 blocks per game while shooting 42.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.5 points.

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