TEXAS A&M WOMEN S BASKETBALL NCAA TOURNAMENT | SWEET SIXTEEN | VS ARIZONA SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 2021 TIPOFF: 7 P.M. | SITE: ALAMODOME SOUTH COURT | SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 2011 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS /// TWITTER: @AGGIEWBB /// INSTAGRAM: @AGGIEWBB /// FACEBOOK: AGGIEWOMENSHOOPS /// #GIGEM Athletics Communications: Brandon Collins | [email protected] | Cell: (832-465-3791) 2020-21 SCHEDULE & RESULTS TEXAS A&M ARIZONA 25-2 Overall, 13-1 SEC AGGIES WILDCATS DATE A&M RK. OPP. RK. OPPONENT TV TIME/RESULT Nov. 25 13 - Lamar SECN+ W, 77-61 Nov. 28 13 19 at Depaul SECN+ W, 93-91 TEAM RECORD: 25-2 TEAM RECORD: 18-5 Dec. 2 12 - Lamar SECN+ W, 80-63 CONFERENCE RECORD: 13-1 (SEC) CONFERENCE RECORD: 13-4 (PAC 12) Big 12 / SEC Challenge, Reed Arena, College Station, Texas RANKING: No. 4 AP/ No. 4 Coaches RANKING: No. 11 AP/ No. 11 Coaches Dec. 6 12 25 at Texas ESPN W, 66-61 HEAD COACH: Gary Blair HEAD COACH: Adia Barnes Dec. 10 10 - at Little Rock ESPN+ W, 79-56 Dec. 13 10 - Abilene Christian SECN W, 77-59 Dec. 15 10 - Sam Houston State SECN+ W, 99-69 Dec. 20 10 - Rice SECN+ W, 57-53 ABOUT THE NCAA TOURNAMENT Dec. 28 9 - Northwestern State SECN+ W, 112-26 • A&M is coming off an iconic victory in the round of 32 with an 84-82 win over Iowa State. Dec. 31 9 RV Tennessee ESPNU Postponed • The Aggies are 29-15 in the big dance, and 3-5 in the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament. Jan. 3 9 - at Florida SECN W, 92-67 Jan. 7 8 10 Kentucky SECN W, 77-60 • Coach Blair is 41-24 all-time in the tournament. Jan. 10 8 13 at Arkansas SECN W, 74-73 • Jordan Nixon scored the second-most points ever by an Aggie in the NCAA Tournament Jan. 14 7 - at LSU SECN+ L, 61-65 (35), and hit a buzzer-beater to defeat Iowa State, 84-82, in overtime. Jan. 17 7 14 Mississippi State ESPN2 W, 69-41 • The Aggies are 3-2 versus Arizona, and are on a three-game winning streak against UA. Jan. 24 8 - at Missouri SECN W, 70-66 Jan. 28 8 - at Auburn SECN W, 84-69 QUICK HITS Jan. 31 8 22 Georgia SECN W, 60-48 Feb. 4 7 - LSU SECN W, 54, 41 • The Aggies are one of five programs to have made the NCAA Tournament Feb. 7 7 16 Arkansas SECN W, 69-67 15-consecutive seasons (Uconn - 31, Tennessee - 39, Baylor - 17, Stanford - 33) Feb. 11 6 - at Vanderbilt - No Contest • The Maroon & White are one of nine teams to have appeared in the past three NCAA Feb. 14 6 16 Tennessee ESPN W, 80-70 Tournament Sweet Sixteens. Feb. 19 5 - Missouri SECN+ Canceled Feb. 21 5 - at Ole Miss SECN W, 66-55 • The Aggies burst onto the national scene after their improbable victory over Iowa Feb. 25 3 - at Alabama SECN+ W, 73-67 State, gaining recognition from Good Morning America, PTI, Around the Horn, Feb. 28 3 5 South Carolina ESPN2 W, 65-57 SportsCenter, Lebron James, Gabrielle Union, The Ringer and many more. • A&M records its best start through the first 27 games of the year in program history at 25-2. SEC Tournament, Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, S.C. March 5 2 - LSU SECN W, 77-58 • The Aggies secured their 16th-straight season with 20-or-more victories in a season dating back March 6 2 16 Georgia ESPNU L, 74-68 to the 2005-06 season. • Gary Blair was named a Naismith Coach of the Year Finalist for the third time in his career. NCAA Tournament, San Antonio, Multiple Sites March 22 4 - Troy ESPN2 W, 84-80 • Texas A&M’s Ciera Johnson, N’dea Jones and Kayla Wells have started 91-consecutive games. March 24 4 - Iowa State ESPN2 W, 84-82 • N’dea Jones (First Team), Aaliyah Wilson (Second Team), Destiny Pitts (6th Woman) and March 27 4 11 NCAA Sweet Sixteen ESPN2 7 p.m. CT Ciera Johnson (Scholar-Athlete) all garnered All-SEC accolades this week. March 29 NCAA Elite Eight TBD TBD April 2 NCAA Final Four TBD TBD • Jones and Wilson were named AP Honorable Mention All-Americans for the first time in their April 4 NCAA Championship TBD TBD careers this season, becoming the 12th and 13th AP All-Americans in program history. • Jones was named the SEC Co-Player of the Week after the first week of college basketball, and to end the SEC regular season. RADIO • Wilson was named the SEC Co-Player of the Week after wins against No. 10 Kentucky and No. 13 Arkansas. Monday: The Zone 1150 AM/93.7 FM (Tom Turbiville/PxP, Steve Miller/Analyst) PROJECTED STARTERS TV NO. NAME POS. HT. CL. PTS STAT HOMETOWN Monday: ESPN2 - (LaChina Robinson/Sideline Reporter) 2 Aaliyah Wilson G 5-11 Gr. 12.6 5.8 rpg Muskogee, Okla. (Beth Mowins/PxP, Debbie Antonelli/Analyst) 5 Jordan Nixon G 5-8 So. 10.9 3.1 apg New York, N.Y. 11 Kayla Wells G 6-0 Gr. 11.4 2.5 rpg Dallas, Texas 31 N’dea Jones F 6-2 Gr. 12.1 10.4 rpg Lawrenceville, Ga. 40 Ciera Johnson C 6-4 Gr. 10.6 7.5 rpg Duncanville, Texas 2020-21 TEXAS A&M WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES FIRST ROUND SECOND ROUND REGIONALS NATIONAL NATIONAL NATIONAL REGIONALS SECOND ROUND FIRST ROUND SEMIFINALS CHAMPIONSHIP SEMIFINALS Alamo S Texas Alamo S Alamo N UTSA Stanford (25-2) 1 1 UConn (24-1) SUN 3/21 Stanford 87-44 UConn 102-59 SUN 3/21 Alamo N Utah Valley (13-6) 16 TUE 3/23 Stanford 73-62 UConn 83-47 TUE 3/23 16 High Point (22-6) Oklahoma St. (18-8)8 UTSA Alamo North 8 Syracuse (14-8) St. SUN 3/21 Oklahoma St. 84-61 Syracuse 72-55 SUN 3/21 Mary's Wake Forest (12-12)9 SAT 3/27, 1 p.m. 9 South Dakota St. (21-3) SUN 3/28, 3 p.m. ABC ABC Alamodome North Missouri St. (21-2) 5 Alamodome North 5 Iowa (18-9) St. MON 3/22 Missouri St. 70-51 Iowa 87-72 SUN 3/21 Mary's UC Davis (13-2) 12 WED 3/24 TUE 3/23 12 Central Mich. (18-8) Arkansas (19-8) 4 UTSA Missouri St. 64-39 Iowa 86-72 St. Mary's 4 Kentucky (17-8) MON 3/22 Wright St. 66-62 Kentucky 71-63 SUN 3/21 Texas Wright St. (18-7) 13 13 Idaho St. (22-3) Oregon (13-8) 6 6 Michigan (14-5) MON 3/22 Oregon 67-47 Michigan 87-66 SUN 3/21 Alamo N South Dakota (19-5)11 WED 3/24 Oregon 57-50 Michigan 70-55 TUE 3/27 11 FGCU (26-2) Georgia (20-6) 3 Alamo South Alamo North 3 Tennessee (16-7) Texas St. MON 3/22 Georgia 67-53 Tennessee 87-66 SUN 3/21 Mary's Drexel (14-8) 14 SUN 3/28, 7 p.m. SAT 3/27, 3 p.m. 14 Middle Tenn. (17-7) ESPN San Antonio ABC Texas Texas Northwestern (15-8) 7 Alamodome South April 4 Alamodome South 7 Virginia Tech (14-9) State St. MON 3/22 Northwestern 62-51 Virginia Tech 70-63 SUN 3/21 Mary's UCF (16-4) 10 WED 3/24 TUE 3/23 10 Marquette (19-6) Alamo S Louisville (23-3) 2 Alamo North Louisville 62-53 ESPN Baylor 90-48 St. Mary's 2 Baylor (25-2) MON 3/22 Louisville 74-43 San Antonio San Antonio Baylor 101-52 SUN 3/21 Alamo S Marist (18-3) 15 April 2 April 2 15 Jackson St. (18-5) Texas Texas South Carolina (22-4)1 1 NC State (20-2) State SUN 3/21, South Carolina 79-53 ESPN NATIONAL CHAMPION ESPN NC State 79-58 SUN 3/21 Alamo N Mercer (19-6) 16 TUE 3/23 South Carolina 59-42 NC State 79-67 TUE 3/23 16 N.C. A&T (14-2) Oregon St. (11-7) 8 Alamo South Alamo South 8 South Fla. (18-3) Texas SUN 3/21 Oregon St. 83-59 South Fla. 57-53 SUN 3/21 State Texas Texas Florida St. (10-8) 9 SAT 3/27, 6 p.m. 9 Washington St. (12-11) SUN 3/28, 1 p.m. ABC ESPN2 Alamodome South Texas Texas Georgia Tech (15-8) 5 Alamodome North 5 Gonzaga (23-3) State SUN 3/21 Georgia Tech 54-52 (OT) Belmont 64-59 MON 3/22 St. Mary's SFA (24-2) 12 TUE 3/23 WED 3/24 12 Belmont (20-5) West Virginia (21-6)4 UTSA Georgia Tech 73-56 Indiana 70-48 St. Mary's 4 Indiana (18-5) UTSA St. SUN 3/21 West Virginia 77-53 Indiana 63-32 MON 3/22 Mary's Lehigh (10-5) 13 13 VCU (16-10) Texas Texas Texas (18-9) 6 6 Rutgers (14-4) State MON 3/22 Texas 81-62 BYU 69-66 MON 3/22 State Texas Texas Bradley (17-11) 11 WED 3/24 Texas 71-62 Arizona 52-46 WED 3/24 11 BYU (18-5) UCLA (16-5) 3 Alamo North UTSA 3 Arizona (16-5) N Alamo MON 3/22 UCLA 69-48 Arizona 79-44 MON 3/22 Texas Wyoming (14-9) 14 SUN 3/28, 9 p.m.