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03/19 02:43 CDT Houston Cougars face SIU-Edwardsville Cougars in opening round
of NCAA Tournament
Houston Cougars face SIU-Edwardsville Cougars in opening round of NCAA
Tournament
By The Associated Press
SIU-Edwardsville Cougars (22-11, 15-7 OVC) vs. Houston Cougars (30-4, 22-1 Big
12)
Wichita, Kansas; Thursday, 2 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cougars -28.5; over/under is 126.5
BOTTOM LINE: No. 2 Houston plays in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament
against SIU-Edwardsville.
The Houston Cougars' record in Big 12 play is 22-1, and their record is 8-3 in
non-conference games. Houston is the top team in the Big 12 at limiting
opponent scoring, giving up 58.5 points while holding opponents to 38.3%
shooting.
The SIU-Edwardsville Cougars' record in OVC action is 15-7. SIU-Edwardsville is
third in the OVC with 10.0 offensive rebounds per game led by Jo Valrie
averaging 3.7.
Houston's average of 8.1 made 3-pointers per game this season is just 0.8 more
made shots on average than the 7.3 per game SIU-Edwardsville allows.
SIU-Edwardsville has shot at a 43.4% clip from the field this season, 5.1
percentage points greater than the 38.3% shooting opponents of Houston have
averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: LJ Cryer is shooting 42.2% from beyond the arc with 2.9 made
3-pointers per game for the Houston Cougars, while averaging 15.2 points. Milos
Uzan is averaging 15 points over the last 10 games.
Ray'Sean Taylor is averaging 19.3 points, 3.8 assists and two steals for the
SIU-Edwardsville Cougars. Ring Malith is averaging 12.6 points over the last 10
games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Houston Cougars: 10-0, averaging 70.5 points, 30.0 rebounds, 9.0
assists, 7.8 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 45.2% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 61.3 points per game.
SIU-Edwardsville Cougars: 7-3, averaging 72.5 points, 34.9 rebounds, 13.5
assists, 5.7 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 44.8% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 65.6 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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