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03/25 03:42 CDT Purdue meets Texas in Sweet 16 matchup
Purdue meets Texas in Sweet 16 matchup
By The Associated Press
Texas Longhorns (21-14, 9-10 SEC) vs. Purdue Boilermakers (29-8, 17-7 Big Ten)
San Jose, California; Thursday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Boilermakers -7.5; over/under is 148.5
BOTTOM LINE: No. 8 Purdue and Texas meet in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.
The Boilermakers are 17-7 against Big Ten opponents and 12-1 in non-conference
play. Purdue averages 82.2 points and has outscored opponents by 12.1 points
per game.
The Longhorns are 9-10 in SEC play. Texas is sixth in the SEC with 34.7
rebounds per game led by Dailyn Swain averaging 7.5.
Purdue averages 82.2 points, 6.1 more per game than the 76.1 Texas gives up.
Texas has shot at a 48.3% clip from the field this season, 3.7 percentage
points above the 44.6% shooting opponents of Purdue have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: Trey Kaufman-Renn is averaging 14.1 points and 8.5 rebounds for
the Boilermakers. Fletcher Loyer is averaging 3.6 made 3-pointers over the last
10 games.
Swain is scoring 17.4 points per game and averaging 7.5 rebounds for the
Longhorns. Matas Vokietaitis is averaging 16.5 points and 8.0 rebounds over the
last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Boilermakers: 7-3, averaging 80.2 points, 29.0 rebounds, 20.6
assists, 4.7 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 50.7% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 72.5 points per game.
Longhorns: 5-5, averaging 77.2 points, 31.4 rebounds, 11.8 assists, 4.6 steals
and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 45.9% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 80.4 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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