Texas A&M Aggies (9-10, 2-8 SEC) at Kentucky Wildcats (18-7, 5-6 SEC)
Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky; Thursday, 6:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Texas A&M visits No. 18 Kentucky after Ny’Ceara Pryor scored 20 points in Texas A&M’s 72-69 win against the Alabama Crimson Tide.
The Wildcats are 10-2 in home games. Kentucky is eighth in the SEC scoring 76.6 points while shooting 44.6% from the field.
The Aggies are 2-8 in SEC play. Texas A&M has a 1-1 record in one-possession games.
Kentucky averages 8.8 made 3-pointers per game, 2.1 more made shots than the 6.7 per game Texas A&M allows. Texas A&M averages 5.5 more points per game (64.2) than Kentucky gives up (58.7).
The matchup Thursday is the first meeting this season between the two teams in conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Asia Boone is shooting 35.9% from beyond the arc with 2.8 made 3-pointers per game for the Wildcats, while averaging 10.4 points. Tonie Morgan is averaging 15.2 points and 8.1 assists over the last 10 games.
Pryor is shooting 40.0% and averaging 15.5 points for the Aggies. Fatmata Janneh is averaging 11.9 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Wildcats: 4-6, averaging 69.5 points, 34.2 rebounds, 14.5 assists, 5.2 steals and 5.2 blocks per game while shooting 41.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.6 points per game.
Aggies: 2-8, averaging 57.6 points, 31.8 rebounds, 11.0 assists, 9.1 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 32.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 77.7 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.