Ninth-seeded Texas A&M will face eighth-seeded BYU Thursday at 11:30 a.m. at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia in the second-earliest tip-off in the 2009 NCAA tournament. The rematch between the two first round opponents from last year, a 67-62 A&M win also in the West region but played in Anahem, looks to be one of the best matchups of the first day of the tournament.

Below is a look at some of the matchups that will be a key to Thursday's game.

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