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Sasser hurt anew as top seed Houston beats Northern Kentucky | |
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) With All-American Marcus Sasser watching from the bench, top-seeded Houston shook off Northern Kentucky for a 63-52 victory to open the NCAA Tournament on Thursday night. Chants of “NKU!” and “Overrated!” filled Legacy Arena as the 16th-seeded Norse trailed by only three at halftime and made it 36-all with under 16 minutes to go against the Cougars (32-3). But Houston pulled away behind 16 points from Jarace Walker, advancing to face ninth-seeded Auburn on Saturday. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Points: | M. Warrick | 18.8 | |||
| Rebounds: | C. Brandon | 9.9 | |||
| Assists: | X. Rhodes | 3.6 | |||
| FG%: | M. Warrick | 43.1% | |||
| FT%: | M. Warrick | 81.6% | |||
| 3P%: | M. Warrick | 38.2% | |||
| Steals: | S. Vinson | 2.4 | |||
| Blocks: | C. Brandon | 0.7 | |||
| Coaches Rankings | |||
| Rank | School | Rec | |
| 1 | UConn | 31-8 | |
| 2 | San Diego State | 32-7 | |
| 3 | Miami (FL) | 29-8 | |
| 4 | Alabama | 31-6 | |
| 5 | Florida Atlantic | 35-4 | |
| 6 | Houston | 33-4 | |
| 7 | Texas | 29-9 | |
| 8 | UCLA | 31-6 | |
| 9 | Kansas State | 26-10 | |
| 10 | Gonzaga | 31-6 | |
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| Horizon Standings | ||
| Conference | Overall | |
| W-L | W-L | |
| Youngstown State | 15-5 | 24-10 |
| Milwaukee | 14-6 | 22-12 |
| Northern Kentucky | 14-6 | 22-13 |
| Cleveland State | 14-6 | 21-14 |
| Oakland | 11-9 | 13-19 |
| Wright State | 10-10 | 18-15 |
| Robert Morris | 10-10 | 16-17 |
| Purdue Fort Wayne | 9-11 | 17-15 |
| Detroit | 9-11 | 14-19 |
| IUPUI | 2-18 | 5-27 |
| Green Bay | 2-18 | 3-29 |
| View Full Standings | ||
| Offense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 67.8 (277) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 11.3 (76) | ||||
| Assists: | 13.4 (156) | ||||
| FG%: | 42.6% (291) | ||||
| FT%: | 69.6% (263) | ||||
| 3P%: | 34.2% (176) | ||||
| Defense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 63.5 (28) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 21.2 (362) | ||||
| Assists: | 13.8 (264) | ||||
| FG%: | 43.9% (189) | ||||
| FT%: | 70.5% (129) | ||||
| 3P%: | 36.2% (318) | ||||
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