Scouting Report: Analyzing Arkansas vs Texas A&M 2.0

Arkansas (17-8, 6-6 SEC) will try to sweep the two-game regular season series against the Texas A&M Aggies (18-7, 10-2) on Wednesday inside Reed Arena in College Station, Texas.

The last time the two teams met was on Jan. 31, and Arkansas beat the Aggies 80-71 inside Bud Walton Arena. Ricky Council IV and Davonte Davis both scored 19 points each, and the Razorbacks recorded 13 team blocks, the second most in a regular season SEC game in program history.

"I thought we did a pretty good job in game one against A&M," Arkansas head coach Eric Musselman said. "They’ll make some adjustments. We’ll certainly try to make some adjustments. And pace of play every night is important for both teams that are playing."

Arkansas' five-game conference winning streak came to an end last time out, when Mississippi State took down the Hogs 70-64 in Fayetteville on Saturday. The Aggies' last loss was at the hands of the Razorbacks, as they've won three straight, including a 74-62 win at LSU on Saturday.

Texas A&M is led by sophomore guard Wade Taylor IV, who scored 18 points on 6-of-19 shooting against the Hogs last time the teams met.

"I think the thing with Taylor is he's got deep range," Musselman said. "He's confident. He's got great speed, and he's also got great quickness. He's improved as a ball-handler. Maybe more of a two, a shooting guard, in the past but he's evolved into playing the point guard position for them. He's done a great job."

Senior guard Tyrece Radford is on an elite stretch, averaging 14.6 points per game in SEC play and 17.1 over the past seven games. Radford recorded 17 points, seven rebounds and six assists in the previous meeting with Arkansas.

"Well 1- he’s got great toughness, 2- he’s a really good defender, he’s an excellent rebounder for his position, he’s a high-volume free throw attempt player," Musselman said. "He’s a dynamic scorer. I think he took 19 shots last game, in Game 1 against us. So he’s a focal point of their offense, obviously. Crafty in the pick-and-rolls."

As the Hogs search for an identity in the midst of Nick Smith Jr.'s return, they are beginning a tough final stretch of the regular season. With a Quad 1 win opportunity at the Aggies on Wednesday, there is no time to be tinkering.

"We don’t have a lot of time to figure this whole thing out," Musselman said. "Every game is magnified from here on out. We have three weeks left in this season. It’s our job to try to do everything we can to win as many games as we can with a very difficult schedule. So that’s what we have to do."

Here's a closer look into Texas A&M's stats, efficiency ratings, projected lineups and more ahead of Wednesday's game, which is set to tipoff at 8 p.m. CT on ESPN2: