The No. 8 Purdue Boilermakers and Texas Longhorns play in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16. Thursday's meeting is the first of the season for the squads.
Texas Longhorns vs. Purdue Boilermakers San Jose, California; Thursday, 7:10 p.m. EDTBETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Boilermakers -7.5; over/under is 147.5BOTTOM LINE: No. 8 Purdue squares off against Texas in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament.
The Boilermakers are 17-7 against Big Ten opponents and 12-1 in non-conference play. Purdue is fourth in the Big Ten scoring 82.2 points while shooting 50.3% from the field.The Longhorns are 9-10 against SEC opponents. Texas averages 10.5 turnovers per game and is 8-1 when turning the ball over less than opponents.Purdue averages 9.4 made 3-pointers per game, 2.6 more made shots than the 6.8 per game Texas gives up. Texas averages 7.3 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.3 fewer made shots on average than the 8.6 per game Purdue gives up.TOP PERFORMERS: Braden Smith is averaging 14.3 points, nine assists and 1.7 steals for the Boilermakers. Trey Kaufman-Renn is averaging 16.2 points and 7.4 rebounds over the last 10 games.Jordan Pope averages 2.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Longhorns, scoring 13.1 points while shooting 36.9% from beyond the arc. Dailyn Swain is averaging 16.8 points, eight rebounds and 3.9 assists over the last 10 games.LAST 10 GAMES: Boilermakers: 7-3, averaging 80.2 points, 29.0 rebounds, 20.6 assists, 4.7 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 50.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.5 points per game.Longhorns: 5-5, averaging 77.2 points, 31.4 rebounds, 11.8 assists, 4.6 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 45.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 80.4 points.
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