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03/08 04:43 CDT Njie leads UTSA against Rice after 21-point outing
Njie leads UTSA against Rice after 21-point outing
By The Associated Press
UTSA Roadrunners (5-24, 1-16 AAC) at Rice Owls (12-18, 6-11 AAC)
Houston; Sunday, 3 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Owls -11.5; over/under is 150.5
BOTTOM LINE: UTSA plays Rice after Baboucarr Njie scored 21 points in UTSA's
84-67 loss to the Wichita State Shockers.
The Owls have gone 7-8 in home games. Rice is 5-4 when it has fewer turnovers
than its opponents and averages 11.8 turnovers per game.
The Roadrunners are 1-16 against AAC opponents. UTSA averages 11.7 turnovers
per game and is 4-5 when winning the turnover battle.
Rice is shooting 42.1% from the field this season, 2.8 percentage points lower
than the 44.9% UTSA allows to opponents. UTSA averages 7.5 made 3-pointers per
game this season, 0.5 more makes per game than Rice gives up.
The teams meet for the second time in conference play this season. Rice won
89-73 in the last matchup on Jan. 15. Trae Broadnax led Rice with 20 points,
and Njie led UTSA with 23 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Broadnax is averaging 15.7 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.1 assists
for the Owls. Nick Anderson is averaging 17.4 points and 5.4 rebounds over the
last 10 games.
Jamir Simpson is averaging 16.3 points for the Roadrunners. Brent Moss is
averaging 12.6 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Owls: 4-6, averaging 72.9 points, 35.6 rebounds, 12.0 assists,
5.6 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 41.6% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 76.1 points per game.
Roadrunners: 1-9, averaging 71.7 points, 31.3 rebounds, 10.4 assists, 6.1
steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 42.7% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 83.6 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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