Georgia Basketball: NCAA Tournament Ticket Within Bulldogs Reach

Feb 7, 2015; Athens, GA, USA; Georgia Bulldogs head coach Mark Fox talks to guard J.J. Frazier (30) on the sidelines against the Tennessee Volunteers during the second half at Stegeman Coliseum. Georgia defeated Tennessee 56-53. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports

The Georgia basketball squad visits Texas A&M with an opportunity to enter the national basketball conversation.

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On Wednesday, the Georgia basketball squad travels to College Station for a 7:00PM date with Texas A&M. The game can be viewed on SECN.

Georgia can lose this road game and still make the NCAA Tournament. But with the Bulldogs staring at a possible NCAA eight seed, a win could put Georgia on the national radar.

Texas A&M and Georgia are so similar, one team should be selling insurance. Georgia is 15-7, 6-4 in the SEC with 23 RPI. Texas A&M is 16-6, 7-3 in the SEC with a 33 RPI.

The difference in the two team’s seasons is even slimmer than it looks: a Georgia two overtime loss in Baton Rouge to LSU on January 10 and a Texas A&M three point win in Baton Rouge over LSU on January 17.

Georgia gives up 39 percent success on field goal attempts and 30.5 percent success on 3-point attempts to its opponents. Texas A&M gives up 39.4 percent on field goal attempts and 30.8% on 3-point attempts to its opponents. Georgia scores 69.9 points per game, Texas A&M 68.2.

Georgia is the stronger rebounding team, but A&M turns the ball over 2 times less per game – a huge number. On the other hand, Texas A&M shoots free throws poorer than Georgia, 64.2 to 67.9 percent.

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