Houston and Duke meet in the Sweet 16

Fri, Mar 29, 2024
NCAAB News (AP)

Duke Blue Devils (26-8, 15-6 ACC) vs. Houston Cougars (32-4, 17-4 Big 12)

Dallas; Friday, 9:39 p.m. EDT

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cougars -4; over/under is 134.5

BOTTOM LINE: No. 2 Houston plays No. 13 Duke in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament.

The Cougars have gone 17-4 against Big 12 teams, with a 15-0 record in non-conference play. Houston leads college basketball in team defense, allowing 57.7 points while holding opponents to 37.8% shooting.

The Blue Devils are 15-6 against ACC opponents. Duke is fifth in the ACC with 36.5 rebounds per game led by Kyle Filipowski averaging 8.1.

Houston is shooting 44.0% from the field this season, 1.0 percentage point higher than the 43.0% Duke allows to opponents. Duke averages 8.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.3 more made shots on average than the 6.1 per game Houston allows.

TOP PERFORMERS: LJ Cryer is scoring 15.5 points per game with 2.4 rebounds and 1.9 assists for the Cougars. Emanuel Sharp is averaging 13.2 points and 2.9 rebounds while shooting 37.1% over the past 10 games.

Filipowski is averaging 16.6 points, 8.1 rebounds and 1.6 blocks for the Blue Devils. Jared McCain is averaging 16.6 points over the last 10 games.

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LAST 10 GAMES: Cougars: 9-1, averaging 74.8 points, 31.7 rebounds, 13.8 assists, 9.5 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 45.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 63.9 points per game.

Blue Devils: 7-3, averaging 78.0 points, 36.9 rebounds, 15.1 assists, 6.9 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 48.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 63.6 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.