Wake Forest at Texas A&M 3/23/22 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons visit Reed Arena in College Station, Texas on Wednesday to play the Texas A&M Aggies in the quarterfinals of the NIT.  Wake Forest defeated VCU 80-74 in the second round of the NIT on Saturday. Alondes Williams was the leading scorer for Wake Forest with 19 points. The Demon Deacons shot only 43.1% but held VCU to 40.4% shooting. Wake Forest opened its play in the NIT with a 74-64 victory over Towson.

Alondes Williams is leading Wake Forest in scoring and assists with averages of 18.8 points and 5.2 assists per game, while Jake LaRavia is the second leading scorer and the leading rebounder with averages of 14.9 points and 6.6 rebounds per game. Wake Forest has three players averaging double-figures in scoring and as a team is scoring an average of 79.5 points per game.

Texas A&M opened its play in the NIT with a 74-62 victory over Alcorn State and followed that with a 75-60 victory over Oregon in the second round on Saturday. Quenton Jackson was the leading scorer in the Aggies victory over the Ducks with 17 points. Texas A&M shot 47.5% overall and held Oregon to 36.8% shooting. The Aggies outrebounded the Ducks 38-34. Texas A&M has won nine of its last 10.

Quenton Jackson is leading Texas A&M in scoring with an average of 14.5 points per game, while Henry Coleman III is the second leading scorer and the leading rebounder with averages of 11.1 points and 6.2 rebounds per game. Wade Taylor IV is the leader in assists with an average of 2.2 assists per game. Texas A&M has three players averaging double-figures in scoring and as a team in scoring an average of 72.8 points per game.