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Miami Hurricanes and Missouri Tigers play in the first round of NCAA Tournament

By The Associated Press

Missouri Tigers (20-12, 10-9 SEC) vs. Miami Hurricanes (25-8, 14-6 ACC)

St. Louis; Friday, 10:10 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Hurricanes -2.5; over/under is 147.5

BOTTOM LINE: No. 25 Miami (FL) takes on Missouri in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.

The Hurricanes are 14-6 against ACC opponents and 11-2 in non-conference play. Miami (FL) is 2-4 in one-possession games.

The Tigers’ record in SEC play is 10-9. Missouri ranks seventh in the SEC shooting 35.0% from 3-point range.

Miami (FL) makes 50.1% of its shots from the field this season, which is 6.5 percentage points higher than Missouri has allowed to its opponents (43.6%). Missouri averages 7.2 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.1 fewer made shots on average than the 8.3 per game Miami (FL) gives up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Tre Donaldson averages 1.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Hurricanes, scoring 16.4 points while shooting 34.4% from beyond the arc. Malik Reneau is shooting 50.5% and averaging 16.2 points over the last 10 games.

Mark Mitchell is averaging 18.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.6 assists for the Tigers. T.O. Barrett is averaging 12.3 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Hurricanes: 7-3, averaging 76.7 points, 30.9 rebounds, 13.5 assists, 7.7 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 47.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.9 points per game.

Tigers: 5-5, averaging 78.0 points, 29.7 rebounds, 13.0 assists, 6.0 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 48.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 78.2 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

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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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