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Arizona plays Houston in conference matchup
By The Associated Press
Houston Cougars (7-20, 1-15 Big 12) at Arizona Wildcats (11-16, 2-14 Big 12)
Tucson, Arizona; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: TK Pitts and Houston take on Lani Cornfield and Arizona in Big 12
action.
The Wildcats have gone 11-8 at home. Arizona has a 5-14 record against
opponents over .500.
The Cougars are 1-15 in Big 12 play. Houston averages 18.6 turnovers per game
and is 5-9 when turning the ball over less than opponents.
Arizona averages 70.4 points per game, 2.7 fewer points than the 73.1 Houston
allows. Houston's 37.0% shooting percentage from the field this season is 6.2
percentage points lower than Arizona has allowed to its opponents (43.2%).
The Wildcats and Cougars match up Tuesday for the first time in Big 12 play
this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Sumayah Sugapong averages 1.2 made 3-pointers per game for the
Wildcats, scoring 10.0 points while shooting 32.6% from beyond the arc.
Cornfield is shooting 44.7% and averaging 14.6 points over the past 10 games.
Briana Peguero is averaging 9.3 points and 1.6 steals for the Cougars. Kyndall
Hunter is averaging 1.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Wildcats: 1-9, averaging 66.4 points, 25.7 rebounds, 12.8
assists, 9.1 steals and 2.3 blocks per game while shooting 43.8% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 77.9 points per game.
Cougars: 1-9, averaging 60.7 points, 25.9 rebounds, 9.8 assists, 8.1 steals and
2.6 blocks per game while shooting 36.6% from the field. Their opponents have
averaged 77.8 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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