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02/24 03:43 CST UCF hosts Cooke and No. 17 West Virginia
UCF hosts Cooke and No. 17 West Virginia
By The Associated Press
West Virginia Mountaineers (22-6, 12-4 Big 12) at UCF Knights (10-17, 2-14 Big
12)
Orlando, Florida; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: No. 17 West Virginia visits UCF after Gia Cooke scored 21 points
in West Virginia's 72-40 win against the Oklahoma State Cowgirls.
The Knights have gone 7-9 in home games. UCF is 5-15 against opponents with a
winning record.
The Mountaineers are 12-4 in Big 12 play. West Virginia ranks sixth in the Big
12 with 15.3 assists per game led by Jordan Harrison averaging 5.1.
UCF is shooting 41.5% from the field this season, 0.5 percentage points higher
than the 41.0% West Virginia allows to opponents. West Virginia has shot at a
45.6% rate from the field this season, 4.8 percentage points above the 40.8%
shooting opponents of UCF have averaged.
The teams meet for the second time in conference play this season. West
Virginia won 106-56 in the last matchup on Feb. 12. Riley Makalusky led West
Virginia with 20 points, and Mahogany Chandler-Roberts led UCF with 12 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Leah Harmon is averaging 15.7 points for the Knights.
Chandler-Roberts is averaging 9.9 points over the last 10 games.
Kierra Wheeler is averaging 13.5 points, 7.4 rebounds and 1.6 steals for the
Mountaineers. Cooke is averaging 13.9 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Knights: 1-9, averaging 58.5 points, 25.5 rebounds, 9.2 assists,
5.6 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 38.3% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 78.6 points per game.
Mountaineers: 8-2, averaging 73.8 points, 32.1 rebounds, 15.5 assists, 10.8
steals and 2.0 blocks per game while shooting 45.2% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 60.5 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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