The No. 2 seed and No. 10 seed in the 2023 SEC Tournament officially face on the quarterfinal round Friday night as Texas A&M and Arkansas meet for the third time this season. The first of those two meetings came via an 81-70 Arkansas win win Fayetteville, and was followed by a 62-56 Texas A&M win in College Station.
Texas A&M enters the 2023 SEC Tournament as the conference’s No. 2 overall seed, with Buzz Williams’ Aggies currently sitting at 23-8 overall, as well as 15-3 in the SEC. The Aggies have also been one of the SEC’s hottest teams across the last month, and are currently projected as a No. 7 seed in the NCAA Tournament according to ESPN’s Joe Lunardi because of it.
The nation’s No. 1 team when it comes to made free throws at 19.4 per game, Texas A&M comes into the 2023 SEC Tournament averaging 73.3 PPG offensively, led by one of the conference’s top point guards in Wade Taylor IV. The Aggies, who also allow 65.6 PPG to opponents, have one other player averaging in double-figures with Tyrece Radford, along with three other significant scorers in Henry Coleman, Julius Marble, and Dexter Dennis who are also key players.
As for Arkansas, the No. 10 seed Razorbacks advanced to the quarterfinal round with a 76-73 win over Auburn on Thursday night. With the result, the Razorbacks overall record this season moved to 20-12 for the year.
Led by head coach Eric Musselman, the Razorbacks are currently averaging 74.8 PPG offensively for the year, while also allowing 67.2 PPG to opponents. Arkansas also has four players averaging in double figures this season, a group that features leading scorer Ricky Council IV, Nick Smith Jr., Anthony Black, and Davonte Davis.
Texas A&M vs Arkansas 2023 SEC Tournament Prediction
With the home team having won both prior matchups, you could make the argument that this third meeting on a neutral court could go either way. However, I’ll go with Texas A&M to win this matchup by a close margin, and for the Aggies to advance to the semifinals Saturday. Prediction: Texas A&M 74, Arkansas 70
What Channel is the Texas A&M vs Arkansas Game On?
A quarterfinal matchup at the 2023 SEC Tournament, Texas A&M and Arkansas will play from Bridgestone Arena on Friday, March 10 at 7:00 PM ET. The game will be available on SEC Network.
Texas A&M vs Arkansas Live Stream
Texas A&M vs Arkansas can be found on fuboTV here.