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Game Day! UH takes on Illinois with the winner advancing to Sweet 16 (Live on KHOU 11 at 11 a.m.)
Houston takes on Illinois within the second spherical of the NCAA Males’s Basketball Event at this time.
PITTSBURGH — It is sport day for the Houston Cougars and Illinois Preventing Illini within the NCAA Event with a visit to the Candy 16 on the road.
It is a sport you’ll be able to watch stay on KHOU 11, with protection starting at 11 a.m., with tipoff of 11:10 a.m.
The fifth-seeded Houston beat UAB within the first spherical to advance up to now. Fifth-seeded Illinois survived a scare from Chattanooga.
Illinois is a 4.5-point favourite.
Under is a rundown of the matchup
The Preventing Illini are 15-5 in opposition to Massive Ten opponents. Illinois has a 4-3 file in one-possession video games.
The Cougars’ file in AAC play is 15-3. Houston is fifth in faculty basketball with 11.8 offensive rebounds per sport led by Josh Carlton averaging 3.3.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kofi Cockburn is averaging 21 factors and 10.7 rebounds for the Preventing Illini. Alfonso Plummer is averaging 9.2 factors during the last 10 video games for Illinois.
Kyler Edwards averages 2.6 made 3-pointers per sport for the Cougars, scoring 13.9 factors whereas capturing 33.6% from past the arc. Fabian White Jr. is averaging 10.7 factors during the last 10 video games for Houston.
LAST 10 GAMES: Preventing Illini: 6-4, averaging 63.3 factors, 35.8 rebounds, 14.3 assists, 4.2 steals and 4.5 blocks per sport whereas capturing 38.7% from the sector. Their opponents have averaged 62.5 factors per sport.
Cougars: 9-1, averaging 78.6 factors, 34.6 rebounds, 20.3 assists, 7.1 steals and a pair of.8 blocks per sport whereas capturing 49.1% from the sector. Their opponents have averaged 61.7 factors.
