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NCAA First Round
No. 13 Missouri State Lady Bears (24-9/14-4 MVC) at No. 4 Texas A&M Aggies (21-9/11-5 SEC)
Date: Saturday, March 19, 2016
Tip: 3:00 p.m. (Central)
Location: College Station, Texas
Site: Reed Arena (12,989)
Radio: KTXR 101.3 FM (Tom Ladd, Lynne Miller)
TV: ESPN2 (Paul Sunderland, Chiney Ogwumike)
Listen Live: RadioSpringfield.com
Live Video: ESPN3
Live Stats: NCAA.com

Missouri State (24-9, 14-4 Missouri Valley Conference) earned a No. 13 seed in the NCAA Tournament after winning its 10th MVC Tournament championship, and will take on fourth-seeded Texas A&M (21-9, 11-5 Southeastern) at 3 p.m. Saturday in College Station, Texas, on ESPN2.
The Lady Bears are making their 14th NCAA Tournament appearance and own a 14-13 record in the event with Final Four appearances in 1992 and 2001 and a Sweet Sixteen trip in 1993.
Missouri State brings a seven-game win streak into postseason play, during which the Lady Bears have won by an average score of 70.1-48.3 while holding opponents to 31.5 percent shooting overall and 21.1 percent from beyond the arc.
MSU owns a 2-1 record against SEC competition in 2015-16, including road wins at Ole Miss and Arkansas.
A No.13 seed has defeated a fourth seed on six occasions, most recently a Marist win over Georgia in 2012. Three of those winners have advanced to the round of 16.

NCAA Tournament History
Missouri State boasts a rich NCAA Tournament history with 14 appearances and Final Four trips in 1992 and 2001 and a Sweet Sixteen in 1993. The Lady Bears last played in the Big Dance in 2006, and are 14-13 all-time in NCAA play.

Series History
Missouri State is 2-1 all-time against Texas A&M with home wins in 1991 and 2005 and road loss in 1980.

Scouting Texas A&M
Texas A&M is 21-9 overall and tied for second in the SEC standings with an 11-5 league mark. The Aggies are ranked 18th in both the Coaches and AP polls. TAMU is led senior guards Courtney Walker and Courtney Williams, who average 18.1 and 12.5 points, respectively, as all-SEC selections, while Jordan Jones is all-SEC pick with 168 assists on the year. As a team, the Aggies average 70.8 points and allow 61.0 while shooting 44.2 percent overall, 29.1 percent from long range and 70.7 percent from the charity stripe. Texas A&M head coach Gary Blair ranks 14th all-time with 716 career wins and led the Aggies to the 2011 national championship.

Tickets Through Texas A&M
Tickets can be purchased through Texas A&M by phone at 888-99-AGGIE (992-4443) or 979-845-2311, or online at 12thman.com/tickets.

Travel to College Station
Information on travel and accommodations in College Station can be found at the city's Convention and Visitor's Bureau website, VisitAggieland.com.

Pep Rallies
A pep rally will be held from 12-2 p.m. on Saturday at the Student Recreation Center (797 Olsen Blvd) across from Reed Arena. The Lady Bears and staff will make an appearance on their way to the arena before the 3 p.m. tip-off. After an MSU win, Monday's pep rally would take place three hours prior to tip-off at the same location.

Watch Party
Missouri State will host a watch party for Saturday's game beginning at 2:30 p.m. in the upstairs area of Big Whiskey's downtown (311 Park Central E).