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03/18 03:42 CDT Houston Cougars play the Idaho Vandals in first round of NCAA
Tournament
Houston Cougars play the Idaho Vandals in first round of NCAA Tournament
By The Associated Press
Idaho Vandals (21-14, 13-9 Big Sky) vs. Houston Cougars (28-6, 16-5 Big 12)
Oklahoma City; Thursday, 10:10 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cougars -23.5; over/under is 136.5
BOTTOM LINE: No. 5 Houston squares off against Idaho in the opening round of
the NCAA Tournament.
The Cougars are 16-5 against Big 12 opponents and 12-1 in non-conference play.
Houston is 27-2 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents and averages 7.9
turnovers per game.
The Vandals' record in Big Sky games is 13-9. Idaho is 5-2 in one-possession
games.
Houston averages 77.1 points per game, 4.5 more points than the 72.6 Idaho
gives up. Idaho averages 10.0 made 3-pointers per game this season, 3.1 more
made shots on average than the 6.9 per game Houston allows.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kingston Flemings is scoring 16.4 points per game and averaging
3.9 rebounds for the Cougars. Emanuel Sharp is averaging 2.4 made 3-pointers
over the last 10 games.
Jackson Rasmussen is averaging 13.8 points for the Vandals. Isaiah Brickner is
averaging 14.5 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cougars: 6-4, averaging 74.4 points, 32.5 rebounds, 13.3
assists, 6.4 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 43.6% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 66.9 points per game.
Vandals: 8-2, averaging 78.6 points, 34.6 rebounds, 12.0 assists, 5.5 steals
and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 45.4% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 69.4 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
