The No. 2 Houston Cougars and Longwood Lancers meet in the NCAA Tournament opening round. Friday's matchup is the first of the season for the two teams. Houston is 17-4 against the Big 12, and Longwood is 9-10 against the Big South.
The Cougars have gone 17-4 against Big 12 opponents, with a 13-0 record in non-conference play. Houston averages 73.0 points while outscoring opponents by 16.0 points per game.
Houston is shooting 43.4% from the field this season, 0.2 percentage points lower than the 43.6% Longwood allows to opponents. Longwood averages 5.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.3 fewer makes per game than Houston gives up. Christmas is shooting 41.1% from beyond the arc with 1.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Lancers, while averaging 11.5 points and 6.2 rebounds. Walyn Napper is averaging 15.8 points, 5.2 assists and 1.9 steals over the past 10 games.Grambling State rallies to win its first NCAA Tournament game, beating Montana State in OT
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