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Texas A&M Aggies (13-5, 5-0 SEC) vs. Kentucky Wildcats (12-6, 3-3 SEC)
Lexington, Kentucky.Saturday, 2:00 p.m. ET
Bottom line: Kentucky hosts the Texas A&M Aggies after Oskar Zibwe scores 37 points in an 85-71 win over the Georgia Bulldogs.
The Wildcats are 10-1 on their home court. Kentucky is ninth in team defense in his SEC, losing 67.1 points and holding opponents’ shooting percentage to 42.4%.
The Aggies are 5-0 in SEC play. Texas A&M ranks 9th in the SEC, shooting 32.0% from a 3-point range.
The Wildcats and Aggies face off in conference play on Saturday for the first time this season.
Top performer: Tshiebwe is averaging 17.3 points, 13.8 rebounds and 1.7 steals for the Wildcats. Antonio Reeves has averaged 12.1 points over his last 10 games for Kentucky.
Wade Taylor IV is averaging 15.2 points, 3.7 assists and 1.8 steals for the Aggies. Dexter Dennis has averaged 1.2 of his 3-pointers in his last 10 games at Texas A&M.
Last 10 games: Wildcats: 6-4, 71.3 points, 34.3 rebounds, 14.4 assists, 6.1 steals, 3.0 blocks, 44.7% shooting from the field. Opponents are scoring an average of 68.9 points per game.
Aggies: 8-2, averaging 72.8 points, 36.5 rebounds, 13.4 assists, 5.9 steals, 2.7 blocks, 45.0% shooting from the field. Opponents average 61.0 points.
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The Associated Press produced this article using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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