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No. 24 Texas A&M hosts No. 15 Kentucky Sunday on Sydney Carter Bobblehead Day

Posted at 4:18 PM, Jan 26, 2019
and last updated 2019-01-26 17:18:07-05

COLLEGE STATION — No. 24 Texas A&M looks to knock off another top 15 team Sunday, hosting No. 15 Kentucky at 4 p.m. at Reed Arena. The first 1,000 fans receive a bobblehead featuring the likeness of former Texas A&M guard Sydney Carter (2007-12). Tickets are still available, starting at $7 for adults and $4 for youth.

The game is broadcast on SEC Network with Paul Sunderland and Nell Fortner on the call. Subscribers can also access the game through WatchESPN and the ESPN app on smartphones, computers, tablets and connected devices (Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Xbox 360 and Xbox One). Radio listeners can hear Tom Turbiville and Tap Bentz on the Texas A&M Sports Network, available on The Zone 1150 AM/102.7 FM in Bryan-College Station, and online at 12thMan.com. The game is also broadcast on Sirius 94 and XM 190.

Texas A&M (15-4, 4-2 SEC) rides a four-game winning streak into the weekend contest after Chennedy Carter’s heroics earlier in the week. The guard from Mansfield, Texas drilled a runner with 4.6 seconds left to give A&M a 69-67 victory at Auburn on Thursday.

Carter currently leads the SEC in scoring at 21.6 points per game. She scored 31 points in a win against Georgia on Jan. 20 and dropped 28 against Auburn.

Texas A&M sophomore center Ciera Johnson is one of two SEC players currently averaging a double-double in league play. The Duncanville, Texas product is averaging 11.5 points and 10.8 rebounds per game during the conference season.

Kentucky and A&M are entrenched in a three-way battle for third place in the SEC. The Wildcats and Aggies are tied with Arkansas and two games off the conference lead.

The Aggies have to contend with a strong Kentucky (17-3, 4-2 SEC) backcourt led by senior guard Maci Morris. Morris averages 16.3 points per game while freshman guard Rhyne Howard is at 16.2 points per contest.

Texas A&M is 1-2 against teams ranked in the AP Top 25 this season. Earlier this year, the Aggies beat No. 8 Oregon State, their first win away-from-home over a top 10 team since 2013.