Tennessee volunteers (30-7, 15-7 seconds) vs. Houston Couars (33-4, 22-1 Big 12)
Indianapolis; Sunday, 2:20 PM EDT
Betmgm sports libar line: Coupars -3.5; Over/Under is 123.5
In a nutshell: No. 2 Houston faces No. 6 Tennessee in the Eight Eight of the NCAA tournament.
The Coupars have 22-1 against Big 12 and 11-3 opponents in the game not with the conference. Houston leads university basketball to limit the opponent’s score, allowing 58.5 points while keeping the opponents at 38.4% of shots.
The registration of volunteers in the SEC action is 15-7. Tennessee is ninth in the SEC with 23.4 defensive rebounds for game led by Igor Milicic Jr. with an average of 4.9.
The Houston average of 8.1 made triples per game this season is only 0.9 shots made on average that the 7.2 per game that allows Tennessee. Tennessee average 8.3 made triples per game this season, 1.5 more made on average than 6.8 per game that Houston renounces.
The best artists: LJ Cryer is shooting 41.2% and averaging 15.3 points for the Coupars. Milos Uzan is averaging 14.8 points in the last 10 games.
Chaz Lanier averaged 3.3 made triples per game for volunteers, scoring 18.0 points while fired 40.5% from beyond the arch. Zakai Zeigler is shooting 44.1% and averaging 14.8 points in the last 10 games.
Last 10 games: Coupars: 10-0, averaging 71.6 points, 32.1 rebounds, 10.4 assists, 8.0 robberies and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 43.3% from the field. His opponents have averaged 60.7 points per game.
Volunteers: 8-2, with an average of 74.7 points, 29.8 rebounds, 14.8 assists, 6.5 robberies and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 46.5% from the field. His opponents have averaged 68.6 points.
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