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Houston Cougars take on the Texas A&M Aggies in second round

By The Associated Press

Texas A&M Aggies (22-11, 11-8 SEC) vs. Houston Cougars (29-6, 16-5 Big 12)

Oklahoma City; Saturday, 6:10 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cougars -9.5; over/under is 141.5

BOTTOM LINE: No. 5 Houston and Texas A&M meet in the NCAA Tournament second round.

The Cougars have gone 16-5 against Big 12 teams, with a 13-1 record in non-conference play. Houston is 1-2 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

The Aggies’ record in SEC play is 11-8. Texas A&M ranks eighth in the SEC with 23.7 defensive rebounds per game led by Rashaun Agee averaging 6.2.

Houston is shooting 45.1% from the field this season, 1.0 percentage point higher than the 44.1% Texas A&M allows to opponents. Texas A&M has shot at a 45.8% clip from the field this season, 6.1 percentage points greater than the 39.7% shooting opponents of Houston have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Emanuel Sharp is shooting 37.9% from beyond the arc with 2.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Cougars, while averaging 15.3 points. Kingston Flemings is shooting 45.3% and averaging 16.4 points over the past 10 games.

Agee is scoring 14.9 points per game with 8.9 rebounds and 2.4 assists for the Aggies. Rylan Griffen is averaging 11.5 points and 3.2 rebounds while shooting 40.0% over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Cougars: 6-4, averaging 74.4 points, 33.2 rebounds, 12.5 assists, 6.4 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 44.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.2 points per game.

Aggies: 5-5, averaging 77.9 points, 32.1 rebounds, 14.3 assists, 7.0 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 43.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 80.0 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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