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No. 7 Texas A&M and No. 15 Texas in Lonestar Showdown
Longhorn phenom Kevin Durant leads Texas into battle against in-state rival Texas A&M. (AP Images)
Three teams are still alive in the chase for the Big 12 regular-season title, and two of them meet tonight (9:00 p.m. EST, ESPN2) when seventh-ranked Texas A&M (24-4, 12-2) visits No. 15 Texas (21-7, 11-3) .
Both teams trail Kansas (26-4, 13-2), which ends its schedule Saturday home to the Longhorns.
The Aggies defeated the Longhorns 100-82 on Feb. 5. However, Texas hasn't lost since, winning five straight, while Texas A&M suffered a 77-75 home loss to Texas Tech on Feb. 13.
Texas freshman Kevin Durant leads the Big 12 with 24.7 points and 11.3 rebounds per game, and is the only player in the country in the top 10 in both categories.
Saturday, Durant poured in 32 points and hit his team's only two field goals of the second half as the 'Horns held on to beat Oklahoma, 68-58.
Oddsmakers have the Longhorns listed as 1.5-point favorites versus the Aggies.