No. 18 Kentucky hosts Pryor and Texas A&M

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.

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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