How to watch Texas A&M-Houston in NCAA Tournament’s second round

The Texas A&M Aggies (21-14, 11-10 SEC) take on the Houston Cougars (31-4, 17-4 Big 12) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday in Memphis, Tennessee.

Here are some things fans need to know ahead of the game:

No. 1 Houston vs. No. 9 Texas A&M

When: Sunday, 7:40 p.m.

Where: FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee

TV channel: TNT

Bottom line

The NCAA Tournament’s second round pits two Texas schools against each other. Texas A&M takes the court after a dominant 98-83 victory over Nebraska in the first round Friday. Lancaster’s Wade Taylor IV scored 25 points in the victory, followed by Manny Obaseki (22 points) and Tyrece Radford (20 points).

Houston has one of the nation’s top defenses and came away with an 86-46 first-round win over 16th-seeded Longwood.

Top performers

Taylor leads the Aggies with 19.0 points and 4.1 assists per game. Radford averages 16.1 points and 6.2 rebounds.

J’wan Roberts is averaging 9.3 points and 6.7 rebounds for the Cougars. LJ Cryer is averaging 15.6 points over the last 10 games.

Last 10 games

Cougars: 9-1, averaging 72.1 points, 31.2 rebounds, 13.1 assists, 10.2 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 44.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 60.9 points per game.

Aggies: 6-4, averaging 78.6 points, 41.8 rebounds, 12.3 assists, 6.3 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 40.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 75.5 points.

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