No. 2 seed Kentucky (23-8, 13-5 SEC) opens its SEC Tournament play on Friday, March 15, in Nashville, against No. 7 seed Texas A&M (19-13, 10-9 SEC). The game and tournament will be live streamed on Sling (half off first month), DirecTV Stream (free trial) and fuboTV (free trial and $20 off first month).

Friday’s game is the second meeting this season between the two teams. The Aggies won the last matchup 97-92.

Texas A&M is ninth in the SEC scoring 31.8 points per game in the paint led by Tyrece Radford averaging 7.6.

Kentucky averages 89.5 points, 19.9 more per game than the 69.6 Texas A&M gives up. Texas A&M averages 6.7 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.7 fewer made shots on average than the 8.4 per game Kentucky allows.

Antonio Reeves is scoring 20.2 points per game and averaging 4.3 rebounds for the Wildcats. Reed Sheppard is averaging 2.2 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Wade Taylor IV is scoring 18.1 points per game and averaging 3.5 rebounds for the Aggies. Radford is averaging 1.5 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

When is Kentucky-Texas A&M?

Kentucky-Texas A&M will meet 6 p.m. (7 p.m. ET) on Friday, March 15.

Will it be live streamed?

Sling

Sling Orange is $40 a month (half off the first month) and offers ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN3.

DirecTV Stream

DirecTV Stream offers a free trial.

There are four options of DirecTV Stream:

The Entertainment Package, which consists of 65+ channels, is $69.99 until the promotion runs out April 30. It’s the basic package for can’t-miss entertainment – including ESPN, TNT, Nickelodeon and HGTV.

The Choice Package has more than 90 channels and is $84.99 during the promotion. The channels in ENTERTAINMENT, plus MLB Network, NBA TV, college sports networks, and more. Enjoy Regional Sports Networks with no additional fees.

The Ultimate Package has more than 130 channels and is $114.99 during the promotion. Everything in CHOICE, plus Oxygen, Golf Channel, NHL Network, Universal Kids and more.

The Premier Package has more than 140 channels and is $159.99 during the promotion. Everything in ULTIMATE, plus HBO Max, SHOWTIME, STARZ, Cinemax and more.

DirecTV Stream offers a free trial that doesn’t require much effort.

To sign up, enter a phone number, email address and credit card, and you’ll receive five days of the service without charge.

In addition, enhance your experience with the DirecTV Stream device. While it doesn’t include a free trial, it give you access to thousands of apps like Netflix and more on Google Play. You can search using the voice remote with Google Assistant, and you can enjoy a traditional live TV channel guide. It is sold separately.

FuboTV

The game will be live streamed on fuboTV, which offers a free trial. The most basic of plans is the “fubo pro” package, which comprises 146-plus channels for $74.99 per month. Like all cord-cutting alternatives, there are plenty of options, especially for sports. It comes with more than 1,000 hours of cloud-based DVR, and up to 10 screens at once.

There is also the “fubo elite” package, which comprises 205-plus channels for $84.99 per month. It comes with fuboExtra (48 more channels) and News Plus (11 more channels). Plus, more than 1,000 hours of cloud-based DVR, and up to 10 screens at once.

The “fubo premiere” package is “fubo elite” with the addition of Showtime for $94.99 per month.

Will it be televised?

Kentucky-Texas A&M will be televised on the SEC Network.