Texas A&M Number 3 Aggies will host South Carolina Gamecocks Number 5 on Sunday at 2:00 pm ET on ESPN2. The Aggies have only one defeat this season and a victory on Sunday would give them their first title in the regular SEC season. Gamecocks are facing their 11th opponent in the Top 25 this season, the biggest of any team in the country. They are 7-3 against teams classified up to this point in the year.
The Aggies are led by four veterans, all marking double digits. Guard Aaliyah Wilson leads the squad with 13 points per dispute. In addition, the Aggies feature two quality powders in N’dea Jones (12 points and 10.4 rebounds) and Cierra Johnson (10.5 points and 7.5 rebounds).
Guard Kayla Wells is scoring 11.7 points this season and has reached the double-digit mark in seven consecutive games. Texas A&M’s main bank player is point guard Destiny Pitts, who is scoring eight points and shooting 47.9 percent beyond the hoop.
South Carolina have won their last two games after suffering their first loss at the season’s conference against the number 20 Tennessee Lady Volunteers. South Carolina is led by two sophomores in Aliyah Boston and Zia Cooke. Boston has an average of 13 points, 11.7 rebounds and 2.9 blocks. Cooke leads the team with 16 points per game. Destanni Henderson is the team’s third in average scoring with 12 points, leads the SEC with 5.4 assists in conference games and is hurling the 42.9 percent mark in the 3-point area.
Here’s what to expect from the match and how to watch it:
Game information
No. 5 South Carolina Gamecocks (19-3, 13-1 SEC) vs. No. 3 Texas A&M Aggies (21-1, 12-1 SEC)
When: Sunday, February 28 at 2 pm ET
Where: Reed Arena in Bryan-College Station, TX
How to watch / listen: ESPN2 / Radio: Texas A&M or Gamecocks Audio app
What to watch: Gamecocks have not been beaten by any opponents this season and are good rim defenders, as they average more than seven blocks per game. The Aggies have won their last nine games and are unbeaten at home this season. In the SEC game, the Aggies are shooting 40.3 percent at 3 points, while the Gamecocks are shooting 30 percent.