No. 3 Houston is hosted by Love and Texas State
After Texas State defeated the LeTourneau Yellow Jackets 110-68, led by 21 points from Brandon Love, the team advanced to meet the No. 3 Houston Cougars. On home court, the Cougars have a 6-0 record. With an average of 41.5 rebounds, Houston is third in the Big 12 in terms of rebounding. With 7.6 boards, J’wan Roberts tops the Cougars.
The Bobcats have an away record of 3-3. Texas State, which scores 38.9 points per game in the paint to rank third in the Sun Belt, is paced by Love, who averages 9.5 points. Houston makes 8.5 3-pointers on average each game, which is 3.0 more than Texas State’s 5.5 per contest. Texas State outscores Houston’s opponents by 21.8 points per game (73.0) to 51.2.
For the Cougars, LJ Cryer is averaging 17.7 points and shooting 39.8% from beyond the arc with 3.5 made 3-pointers per game. Over the last ten games for Houston, Emanuel Sharp is averaging 13.0 points and shooting 38.8%.
For the Bobcats, Josh O’Garro averages 8.2 points and 5.9 rebounds. For Texas State, Dylan Dawson has averaged 1.9 made 3-pointers in the last ten games. Cougars: 10-0, shooting 43.6% from the field and averaging 75.0 points, 41.0 rebounds, 14.1 assists, 10.3 steals, and 5.2 blocks per game. 53.2 points per game is the average for their opponents.
Bobcats: 6-4, averaging 36.7 rebounds, 13.5 assists, 7.6 steals, 4.2 blocks, and 73.7 points per game on 46.5% shooting from the field. The average point total for their opponents is 68.2.
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