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West Virginia and Miami (OH) play in first round of NCAA Tournament

By The Associated Press

Miami (OH) RedHawks (28-6, 19-2 MAC) at West Virginia Mountaineers (27-6, 17-4 Big 12)

Morgantown, West Virginia; Saturday, 5 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mountaineers -25.5; over/under is 125.5

BOTTOM LINE: No. 11 West Virginia and Miami (OH) meet in the NCAA Tournament first round.

The Mountaineers have gone 17-4 against Big 12 opponents, with a 10-2 record in non-conference play. West Virginia ranks sixth in the Big 12 with 15.0 assists per game led by Jordan Harrison averaging 5.2.

The RedHawks’ record in MAC games is 19-2. Miami (OH) averages 14.8 turnovers per game and is 23-3 when winning the turnover battle.

West Virginia makes 45.6% of its shots from the field this season, which is 7.7 percentage points higher than Miami (OH) has allowed to its opponents (37.9%). Miami (OH) has shot at a 44.7% rate from the field this season, 3.9 percentage points greater than the 40.8% shooting opponents of West Virginia have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kierra Wheeler is averaging 13.3 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.5 steals for the Mountaineers. Sydney Shaw is averaging 3.1 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Amber Tretter is averaging 14.5 points and 8.2 rebounds for the RedHawks. Tamar Singer is averaging 12.8 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mountaineers: 9-1, averaging 74.5 points, 32.3 rebounds, 15.4 assists, 9.8 steals and 1.7 blocks per game while shooting 46.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 55.4 points per game.

RedHawks: 8-2, averaging 69.5 points, 30.2 rebounds, 14.7 assists, 10.0 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 42.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 59.5 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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