Texas A&m Vs Tennessee Preview: Lady Vols Host Aggies at 6:30 p.m. ET
Texas A&m Vs Tennessee pits a Tennessee squad scrambling to protect a top-4 SEC seed against an A&M group leaning on veteran leaders. The matchup is set for a 6: 30 p. m. ET tip on Thursday at Thompson-Boling Arena, available to stream on SEC Network+. Tennessee returns multiple developments into the matchup: the Lady Vols have lost three of four, including a 94-81 setback to Ole Miss, and guard Mia Pauldo is available after missing three games with an injury.
Texas A&m Vs Tennessee: broadcast, time and injury notes
The game begins at 6: 30 p. m. ET Thursday at Thompson-Boling Arena and will be carried nationally streaming on SEC Network+. The streaming service can be accessed by subscribers through their existing cable or satellite packages. Tennessee arrives under pressure to secure seeding in the conference tournament after a recent skid; the team lost 94-81 to Ole Miss two days prior. On a positive note for the home side, Mia Pauldo is available after missing three games, restoring depth ahead of this critical late-season stretch.
Aggies assemble veteran troops, odds and tactical matchups
Texas A& M enters Knoxville off a morale-boosting run, having won two of three games, including a Feb. 8 victory over Alabama and a Feb. 15 win over Auburn. The Aggies’ SEC ledger has been difficult, but recent results have injected hope as they head into the final conference slate. Analytics placed the Aggies’ chance of beating Tennessee at roughly 3. 5% for this matchup, underscoring the uphill climb the Maroon and White face in a hostile environment.
Offensively, senior guard Ny’Ceara Pryor has been A&M’s primary scorer, averaging 15. 6 points per game and expected to shoulder much of the workload. The Aggies will travel to Knoxville and then return home to honor their seniors in a final Sunday home game at Reed Arena, with the school planning a Senior Day celebration before the matchup against Arkansas.
Defensively and matchup-wise, Tennessee brings a disruptive presence in redshirt junior Talaysia Cooper, who was named to the 2026 Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Watch List in January and leads the Volunteers across points, assists, steals and field-goal percentage. Tennessee sits in the hunt for a top-4 seed in the SEC and will lean on Cooper’s two-way impact to repel the Aggies’ veteran attack.
What to watch and what’s at stake
Tennessee needs a win to keep pace in the race for favorable SEC Tournament seeding, while A& M must string together late-season momentum to salvage a trying conference campaign that followed a strong nonconference start. Watch for how A&M’s veteran guards try to counter pressure and whether Tennessee’s rotation, now with Mia Pauldo available, can re-establish defensive intensity after recent losses. For the Aggies, the immediate focus will be on Pryor’s scoring and senior leadership; for Tennessee, preventing second-chance points and generating consistent offense will determine if the Volunteers can steady their season heading into postseason play.
