Tonight at 9:00 p.m. ET on ESPN, the No. 14 Kentucky Wildcats (13-4, 3-1 SEC) will try to build on a good home win against the Tennessee Volunteers when they host the Texas A&M Aggies (12-5, 3-1 SEC) in conference play that can be live streamed free here. Aggies fans can find the game on 1620 AM TAMSN, while Kentucky fans can listen on WKYM 101.7 FM.
While power forward Julius Randle is usually the story, against Tennessee fellow freshman point guard Andrew Harrison had his best game as a Wildcat, netting 26 points, including 10 free throws. Harrison had underwhelmed somewhat to that point, and has been putting in extra practice to get right.
"I know that I'm not playing as well as I can, and that's what I'm working on," Harrison said. "That just comes from hard work and being in the gym. I just want to play well for my team." While he may not be putting up the eye-popping stats some expected from a recruit of his billing, he is shooting nearly 40 percent from 3-point range and ranks as the fourth-leading scorer on this loaded group.
They could need another big showing from Harrison; Texas A&M is known as a football school but they're the only SEC outfit to knock off the Wildcats on their home floor during the John Calipari era. They only have one more loss than Kentucky this season, and started off SEC play with three wins before going down in overtime to Mississippi State.
"We didn't get back on defense a few times and they got some easy layups," coach Billy Kennedy said. "We got frustrated and got stagnate." Their defense will need to be in high gear vs. Kentucky, because the Aggies are offensively challenged at times. Their leading scorer Jamal Jones puts up just 12.9 points per game, and is the only A&M player in double figures.
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