November 02, 2006
The 13th-ranked Texas A&M men's basketball team plays Lithuania Academy in its final exhibition game on Friday at 8:30 p.m. at Reed Arena, the second game of a double-header with the Aggie women's team.
Tickets range from $10-$24 and can be purchased at The 12th Man Foundation Ticket Center at Kyle Field and online at 12thmanfoundation.com.
Aggies Athletes Involved is sponsoring a coat drive at all men's
and women's exhibition games. Coat donors will have a chance to win a basketball autographed by the team. All donated coats and blankets will be donated to Twin City Mission.
The game will be broadcast locally on WTAW-AM (1620) with Dave South on play-by-play and Al Pulliam on commentary.
The Aggies defeated Midwestern State, 79-54, in their first exhibition on Wednesday. Antanas Kavaliauskas led the Aggies with 24 points and 10 reboundd, while Dominique Kirk scored 15 points. Kavaliauskas is a senior from Vilnius, Lithuania.
Lithuania Academy was 0-2 on its American tour going into Thursday night's game at TCU. Lithuania lost to Southern Miss (81-52) and Clemson (99-50) in its first two games. The team plays at Missouri on Monday.
The Aggies open the regular season on Nov. 10 against Prairie View A&M at 8:30 p.m. at Reed Arena.