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Gonzaga Bulldogs and Kennesaw State Owls play in the first round of NCAA Tournament

By The Associated Press

Kennesaw State Owls (21-13, 13-10 CUSA) vs. Gonzaga Bulldogs (30-3, 18-2 WCC)

Portland, Oregon; Thursday, 10 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulldogs -21.5; over/under is 154.5

BOTTOM LINE: No. 12 Gonzaga plays in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against Kennesaw State.

The Bulldogs have gone 18-2 against WCC teams, with a 12-1 record in non-conference play. Gonzaga averages 9.5 turnovers per game and is 25-2 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents.

The Owls are 13-10 in CUSA play. Kennesaw State is sixth in the CUSA with 14.1 assists per game led by RJ Johnson averaging 3.9.

Gonzaga makes 51.0% of its shots from the field this season, which is 9.9 percentage points higher than Kennesaw State has allowed to its opponents (41.1%). Kennesaw State averages 9.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.6 more made shots on average than the 7.8 per game Gonzaga allows.

TOP PERFORMERS: Graham Ike is averaging 19.7 points and 8.2 rebounds for the Bulldogs. Tyon Grant-Foster is averaging 11.3 points over the last 10 games.

Johnson is shooting 43.3% from beyond the arc with 1.7 made 3-pointers per game for the Owls, while averaging 14.4 points and 3.9 assists. Frankquon Sherman is averaging 13.4 points and 8.6 rebounds over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Bulldogs: 8-2, averaging 78.1 points, 31.4 rebounds, 18.1 assists, 7.3 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 49.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.0 points per game.

Owls: 7-3, averaging 78.5 points, 31.0 rebounds, 13.5 assists, 7.3 steals and 4.8 blocks per game while shooting 45.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.9 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Cheryl Reeve steps away from the WNBA grind for a Hall of Fame induction

By The Associated Press
Cheryl Reeve is taking a break from her busy WNBA season to head to Knoxville this weekend and be inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. She's only the second WNBA coach to enter the Hall of Fame, joining former Houston Comets coach Van Chancellor, who was inducted in 2001. “(I appreciate) the magnitude of this recognition of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame and the great work that has gone into this institution,” Reeve said. “To walk around and see the history of how much has been done years before I could ever have this opportunity to coach. Grateful to the WNBA because I think there was some consideration given schedule wise.” Reeve will be joined by WNBA greats Candace Parker and Elena Delle Donne in this year's class. Parker and Delle Donne also will be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame later this year. Other inductees include ESPN broadcaster Doris Burke, Kirkwood Community College coach Kim Muhl, Spanish star Amaya Valdemoro, French great Isabelle Fijalkowski and Clemson's all-time leading scorer and rebounder, Barbara Kennedy-Dixon.
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