A mid-February meeting with Texas could decide who holds the cards to own the top No. 2 seed in the bracket, and there’s an opportunity to steal a line if the SEC winds up with two No. 1 seeds (a possibility). Or LSU could earn it outright by winning the SEC tournament.

In the last meeting between Texas and Texas A&M, UT recorded a 76-60 win. Then-freshman Rori Harmon scored 18 points and distributed nine assists.

There is no shortage of women’s basketball blue bloods in the Southeastern Conference. The Texas Longhorns did not play their best ball, according to their head coach, but holding serve against the Tennessee Volunteers in the 43rd meeting of the longtime rivals Thursday night served more than one purpose.

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On Thursday, A&M was blown out 72-51 against the Arkansas Razorbacks in a game where the offense struggled to score. Against the Razorbacks, sophomore guard Solè Williams led with 13 points and tallied more turnovers (13) than assists (10).

Texas A&M will host No. 7 Texas in the first conference clash between the two schools since the Aggies left the Big 12 in 2012.