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03/20 03:42 CDT West Virginia and Miami (OH) play in first round of NCAA
Tournament
West Virginia and Miami (OH) play in first round of NCAA Tournament
By The Associated Press
Miami (OH) RedHawks (28-6, 19-2 MAC) at West Virginia Mountaineers (27-6, 17-4
Big 12)
Morgantown, West Virginia; Saturday, 5 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mountaineers -25.5; over/under is 125.5
BOTTOM LINE: No. 11 West Virginia and Miami (OH) meet in the NCAA Tournament
first round.
The Mountaineers have gone 17-4 against Big 12 opponents, with a 10-2 record in
non-conference play. West Virginia ranks sixth in the Big 12 with 15.0 assists
per game led by Jordan Harrison averaging 5.2.
The RedHawks' record in MAC games is 19-2. Miami (OH) averages 14.8 turnovers
per game and is 23-3 when winning the turnover battle.
West Virginia makes 45.6% of its shots from the field this season, which is 7.7
percentage points higher than Miami (OH) has allowed to its opponents (37.9%).
Miami (OH) has shot at a 44.7% rate from the field this season, 3.9 percentage
points greater than the 40.8% shooting opponents of West Virginia have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kierra Wheeler is averaging 13.3 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.5
steals for the Mountaineers. Sydney Shaw is averaging 3.1 made 3-pointers over
the last 10 games.
Amber Tretter is averaging 14.5 points and 8.2 rebounds for the RedHawks. Tamar
Singer is averaging 12.8 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Mountaineers: 9-1, averaging 74.5 points, 32.3 rebounds, 15.4
assists, 9.8 steals and 1.7 blocks per game while shooting 46.4% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 55.4 points per game.
RedHawks: 8-2, averaging 69.5 points, 30.2 rebounds, 14.7 assists, 10.0 steals
and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 42.6% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 59.5 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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