Jones leads Memphis against No. 21 Texas A&M after 23-point showing

Memphis Tigers (6-2) at Texas A&M Aggies (7-2)

College Station, Texas; Sunday, 4 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Memphis visits the No. 21 Texas A&M Aggies after David Jones scored 23 points in Memphis’ 85-80 overtime win over the VCU Rams.

The Aggies have gone 3-0 in home games. Texas A&M is seventh in the SEC scoring 76.8 points while shooting 43.6% from the field.

The Tigers are 2-1 on the road. Memphis is ninth in the AAC with 23.8 defensive rebounds per game led by Jones averaging 4.5.

Texas A&M makes 43.6% of its shots from the field this season, which is 3.2 percentage points higher than Memphis has allowed to its opponents (40.4%). Memphis averages 11.8 more points per game (79.5) than Texas A&M allows (67.7).

TOP PERFORMERS: Wade Taylor IV is shooting 29.3% from beyond the arc with 1.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Aggies, while averaging 18 points, 4.6 assists and two steals. Henry Coleman III is shooting 67.2% and averaging 14.3 points for Texas A&M.

Jones averages 2.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Tigers, scoring 19.0 points while shooting 37.3% from beyond the arc. Jahvon Quinerly is averaging 12 points and 4.8 assists for Memphis.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.