Bucky Ball is off to a quick start at Texas A&M.New Aggies coach Bucky McMillan guided his team to a 98-68 win Monday night in its season opener against Northwestern State (La.). The Aggies shot 49.3% from the field while forcing 16 turnovers and earning a 48-24 advantage in points in the paint.Texas A&M will try to build on that performance Thursday night when it hosts Texas Southern in College Station.Ruben Dominguez pumped in 18 points on Monday night, going 4-of-7 on 3-pointers, and Federiko Federiko tallied eight points and eight rebounds. Defensively, the Aggies limited the Demons to 23-of-58 shooting (39.7%) from the field.”This team is way further ahead than I would’ve expected with this many new players,” McMillan said. “But we need to have 40 minutes of unrelenting effort. Half-court defense got beat too much. We need to be more aggressive.”McMillan, who guided Samford to the Southern Conference title in 2024 and nearly shocked Kansas in a first-round matchup, brought in nearly an entire new roster. Texas A&M was tabbed for a 13th-place finish in the 16-team Southeastern Conference.