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No. 6 Texas A&M (6-0, 4-0 SEC) at No. 1 Alabama (7-0, 4-0), 3:30 p.m. (CBS)Line: Alabama by 18.Series Record: Alabama leads 6-2WHATS AT STAKEIts a battle of the Southeastern Conferences two remaining unbeaten teams. The winner will have the inside track to a berth in the SEC championship game, presumably with a playoff shot on the line.KEY MATCHUPTexas A&Ms ground game against Alabamas run defense. Strength against strength, with the Aggies leading the SEC and ranking seventh nationally in rushing offense behind freshman RB Trayveon Williams and QB Trevor Knight. The Crimson Tide has the nations stingiest run defense and is allowing just 63.9 yards per game on the ground.PLAYERS TO WATCHTexas A&M: QB Trevor Knight has both rushed and passed for nine touchdowns and will need to make plays both ways against one of the nations top defenses. He had a huge game for Oklahoma against Alabama in the Sugar Bowl as a freshman, earning MVP honors with 348 passing yards and four touchdowns.Alabama: LB Reuben Foster is the Tides leading tackler and could play a big role in trying to corral Knight and Williams. Hes a hard-hitting, athletic and explosive 236-pounder.FACTS & FIGURESAlabama has won the last three meetings since falling to Johnny Manziel and the Aggies in their initial 2012 SEC showdown. The Tides 59-0 victory on the Aggies last visit to Bryant-Denny Stadium two years ago represents the programs largest margin against a ranked opponent. ... Coach Kevin Sumlin already has a Texas A&M-record three road wins over Top 10 opponents. Alabama is 23-6 against Top 10 teams since the start of the 2008 season. ... Texas A&M hasnt started a season 7-0 since 1994 or won its first five conference games since 1998. ... 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Buy Saucony Shoes Canada .com) - The Pittsburgh Penguins placed forward James Neal on injured reserve Tuesday. COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Alaina Coates thinks she and post partner Aja Wilson have picked up right where they left off -- and thats a bad sign for No. 3 South Carolinas opponents.I pretty much feel like were back to where we were, Coates said.Theyd get no arguments from Maine after the Gamecocks ran off to a 79-42 victory on Monday night in the Basketball Hall of Fame Womens Challenge.The 6-foot-5 Wilson had 14 points on 7-of-8 shooting while 6-4 Coates had 12 points and 14 rebounds. The two did about whatever they wanted most of the way against the undersized, young Black Bears (2-3).Theyre good, Maine coach Richard Barron said. What else can you say?The Gamecocks (3-0) used their defense to make quick work of Maine, starting on a 15-0 run, then outscoring their opponents 13-0 to open the third quarter. South Carolina eventually grew the lead to 41 points in the final period.Freshman Mikiah Herbert Harrigan, at 6-2 the primary post backup for Wilson and Coates, added 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting and picked up eight boards.South Carolina coach Dawn Staley said when Coates and Wilson play with efficiency and speed, it helps in teaching Herbert Harrigan the right way to play.When she sees our two bigs clicking like that, it kind of becomes contagious, Staley said. She had a pretty good basketball game.The Gamecocks outrebounded Maine 42-27 while Wilson had four of their five blocked shots. Coates swatted away the other.South Carolinas two high-profile transfers, Kaela Davis and Allisha Gray, also finished in double figures with 10 points each. Julie Brosseau had 11 points, including three 3-pointers, to lead the Black Bears.BIG PICTUREMaine: The Black Bears opened with a surprise win at Purdue, but lost for the third time in the past four games. They dont have the size to match up with teams like No. 7 Mississippi State (a 44-point loss on Nov. 12) or the third-ranked Gamecocks. But Maine, which starts four freshmen, showed off some shooting touch in a 59-43 win over St.dddddddddddd Peters on Sunday night. Laia Sole, who scored 16 points in the St. Peters win, was named the American East rookie of the week for the second straight time this season.Whats it like starting four freshmen? Its a little bit better than starting five, Maines Barron said.South Carolina: The Gamecocks wont go wrong going inside this season to Wilson and Coates. Coates had 10 points and 12 rebounds by halftime to collect her second double-double of the season and 44th of her career.POLL IMPLICATIONSSouth Carolina will have one more tune up on Tuesday night before things get serious when it faces No. 4 Louisville on Sunday. Lose that one and count on the Gamecocks to tumble from the top five.YOUNG GAMECOCKSAfter taking its big lead, South Carolina played several young players in the final quarter like Herbert Harrigan, Victoria Patrick, Araion Bradshaw and Tyasha Harris, all freshmen. Staley said the group has to get experience because the Gamecocks have only four juniors or seniors returning with significant experience Wilson, Coates, point guard Bianca Cuevas-Moore and guard Tiffany Davis.We may need the young players at some point this season, Staley said.STREAK ENDERWilson set a school record on Sunday night, going 14 of 14 from the foul line in defeating Hampton 92-38. Could Wilson keep it going? No as she missed her first free throw against Maine and finished 0-2 at the line.UP NEXTMaine takes on Hampton here at the Colonial Life Arena on Tuesday night as part of the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame Challenge.South Carolina finishes a three-game homestand on Tuesday, facing St. Peters as part of the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame Challenge. ' ' '