Kentucky Faces Fast-Paced Aggies in Final Road Game

0:00On March 3rd, Kentucky wraps up its final true road game of the regular season tonight at Texas A&M, the Aggie sit low in the standings after. Dropping six of their last eight, but their stats paint a much scarier picture. They rank in the top 20 nationally in key areas that could spell trouble in Reed Arena. Under first year head coach, Bucky McMillan, Texas, A&M runs a fast, free-wheeling offense. They lead the SEC and ranks second nationwide in bench points at 36.2 per game. Reserves have topped 30 points in 17 contests, with nine players logging at least 13 minutes each. Kentucky coach, Mark Pope, knows the risks all too well. His team has focused lately on cutting turnovers, especially against the squad that ranks 20th nationally and assists to turnover ratio at one point. 7. The Aggies force mistakes on defense while sharing the ball. 8th in the country, with 18.7 assists per game. Deeper into the numbers, Texas A&M pours in 88.1 points per outing, 11th best in the nation,

1:03and they've hit 100 or more 6 times this year. They also drain nearly 11 threes per game, 14th nationally, on about 30 attempts, with five players shooting over 40% from deep. Kentucky's defensive focus will decide if they can slow this track me pace and escape with a win.