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Virginia Cavaliers and Wright State Raiders play in the first round of NCAA Tournament

By The Associated Press

Wright State Raiders (23-11, 18-5 Horizon League) vs. Virginia Cavaliers (29-5, 17-4 ACC)

Philadelphia; Friday, 1:50 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cavaliers -18.5; over/under is 145.5

BOTTOM LINE: No. 9 Virginia and Wright State play in the NCAA Tournament first round.

The Cavaliers are 17-4 against ACC opponents and 12-1 in non-conference play. Virginia is 3-0 in games decided by less than 4 points.

The Raiders’ record in Horizon League action is 18-5. Wright State is fourth in the Horizon League scoring 80.7 points per game and is shooting 48.8%.

Virginia is shooting 46.3% from the field this season, 0.6 percentage points higher than the 45.7% Wright State allows to opponents. Wright State has shot at a 48.8% rate from the field this season, 9.3 percentage points above the 39.5% shooting opponents of Virginia have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jacari White is shooting 43.0% from beyond the arc with 2.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Cavaliers, while averaging 8.8 points. Thijs De Ridder is averaging 14.2 points and 5.2 rebounds over the past 10 games.

Michael Cooper is averaging 13.4 points for the Raiders. TJ Burch is averaging 14.6 points, 3.7 assists and 1.6 steals over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Cavaliers: 8-2, averaging 77.7 points, 33.6 rebounds, 15.5 assists, 6.1 steals and 8.1 blocks per game while shooting 46.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.7 points per game.

Raiders: 8-2, averaging 82.7 points, 32.3 rebounds, 13.7 assists, 6.1 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 49.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 76.4 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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