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03/19 03:43 CDT Arizona Wildcats and Long Island Sharks play in the first round
of NCAA Tournament
Arizona Wildcats and Long Island Sharks play in the first round of NCAA
Tournament
By The Associated Press
Long Island Sharks (24-10, 18-3 NEC) vs. Arizona Wildcats (32-2, 19-2 Big 12)
San Diego; Friday, 1:35 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wildcats -30.5; over/under is 150.5
BOTTOM LINE: No. 2 Arizona takes on LIU in the opening round of the NCAA
Tournament.
The Wildcats are 19-2 against Big 12 opponents and 13-0 in non-conference play.
Arizona has a 2-1 record in games decided by less than 4 points.
The Sharks are 18-3 against NEC opponents. LIU ranks third in the NEC with 32.2
rebounds per game led by Jamal Fuller averaging 5.5.
Arizona averages 86.1 points, 15.0 more per game than the 71.1 LIU allows. LIU
averages 6.0 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.3 fewer made shots on
average than the 7.3 per game Arizona allows.
TOP PERFORMERS: Brayden Burries is shooting 36.7% from beyond the arc with 1.6
made 3-pointers per game for the Wildcats, while averaging 15.9 points and 1.6
steals. Jaden Bradley is averaging 12.8 points and 4.7 assists over the last 10
games.
Fuller is averaging 16.4 points and 5.5 rebounds for the Sharks. Greg Gordon is
averaging 15.5 points, 5.1 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.1 steals over the past
10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Wildcats: 9-1, averaging 79.8 points, 36.5 rebounds, 14.5
assists, 6.2 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 47.6% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 70.2 points per game.
Sharks: 8-2, averaging 74.5 points, 29.9 rebounds, 13.5 assists, 8.1 steals and
5.3 blocks per game while shooting 51.6% from the field. Their opponents have
averaged 67.4 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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