1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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UK | 11 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 71 |
TA&M | 19 | 14 | 23 | 17 | 73 |
No. 24 Texas A&M women hold on to beat No. 15 Kentucky 73-71
COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Chennedy Carter and Kayla Wells each scored 20 points and No. 24 Texas A&M held off No. 15 Kentucky 73-71 on Sunday.
Wells made a pair of free throws with five minutes left to give the Aggies (16-4, 5-2 Southeastern Conference) a 10-point lead before Kentucky's Maci Morris got hot. She made two 3-pointers and a pair of jump shots in a little more than two minutes cutting the deficit to 72-67. KeKe McKinney made a layup with 1:40 left after Carter missed a 3, but Kentucky failed to score again from the field.
Kentucky (17-4, 4-3) got within 72-71 when Rhyne Howard made 2 of 3 foul shots with nine seconds to go after Wells fouled her on a 3-point attempt. N'dea Jones made 1 of 2 for A&M with eight seconds left before Howard missed an off-balance jumper with two seconds remaining.
Texas A&M sped to a 14-5 lead and wrapped up the first quarter with a 19-11 lead. Kentucky used the second quarter and got back in it outscoring the Aggies 20-14 and trailed 33-31 at halftime.
Morris led Kentucky with 22 points and Howard scored 21 as the two combined to make nine of Kentucky's 11 3s.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Tina Napier
- Metta Roberts
- Eric Baker
2023-24 Southeastern Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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South Carolina | 16-0 | - | 38-0 |
LSU | 13-3 | 3 | 31-6 |
Ole Miss | 12-4 | 4 | 24-9 |
Alabama | 10-6 | 6 | 24-10 |
Tennessee | 10-6 | 6 | 20-13 |
Vanderbilt | 9-7 | 7 | 23-10 |
Mississippi State | 8-8 | 8 | 23-12 |
Auburn | 8-8 | 8 | 20-12 |
Texas A&M | 6-10 | 10 | 19-13 |
Arkansas | 6-10 | 10 | 18-15 |
Florida | 5-11 | 11 | 16-16 |
Kentucky | 4-12 | 12 | 12-20 |
Georgia | 3-13 | 13 | 12-18 |
Missouri | 2-14 | 14 | 11-19 |