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03/18 03:42 CDT BYU Cougars play Texas Longhorns in first round of NCAA
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BYU Cougars play Texas Longhorns in first round of NCAA Tournament
By The Associated Press
Texas Longhorns (19-14, 9-10 SEC) vs. BYU Cougars (23-11, 11-10 Big 12)
Portland, Oregon; Thursday, 7:25 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cougars -2.5; over/under is 159.5
BOTTOM LINE: BYU faces Texas in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
The Cougars' record in Big 12 play is 11-10, and their record is 12-1 in
non-conference games. BYU ranks ninth in the Big 12 in team defense, giving up
75.3 points while holding opponents to 44.3% shooting.
The Longhorns are 9-10 against SEC teams. Texas is 7-1 when it has fewer
turnovers than its opponents and averages 10.7 turnovers per game.
BYU makes 47.7% of its shots from the field this season, which is 3.0
percentage points higher than Texas has allowed to its opponents (44.7%). Texas
has shot at a 48.3% clip from the field this season, 4.0 percentage points
greater than the 44.3% shooting opponents of BYU have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: AJ Dybantsa is averaging 25.3 points, 6.7 rebounds and 3.8
assists for the Cougars. Aleksej Kostic is averaging 2.1 made 3-pointers over
the last 10 games.
Dailyn Swain is averaging 17.7 points, 7.6 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.7 steals
for the Longhorns. Matas Vokietaitis is averaging 17.1 points over the last 10
games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cougars: 5-5, averaging 78.1 points, 32.5 rebounds, 10.7
assists, 5.7 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 45.7% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 78.4 points per game.
Longhorns: 5-5, averaging 78.3 points, 31.7 rebounds, 10.4 assists, 4.6 steals
and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 46.0% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 80.1 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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