AUSTIN, Texas. (KY3) – The No. 3 Texas Longhorns and Missouri State Bears play in the NCAA Tournament first round. <\/p>\n
Friday\u2019s matchup is the first of the season between the two squads. Texas is 17-3 against the SEC, and Missouri State is 14-7 against the CUSA.<\/p>\n
Missouri State Bears (23-12, 14-7 CUSA) at Texas Longhorns (31-3, 17-3 SEC)<\/p>\n
Austin, Texas; Friday, 3 p.m. CST<\/p>\n
BOTTOM LINE: No. 3 Texas and Missouri State square off in the NCAA Tournament first round.<\/p>\n
The Longhorns have gone 17-3 against SEC teams, with a 14-0 record in non-conference play. Texas is 26-3 against opponents with a winning record.<\/p>\n
The Bears\u2019 record in CUSA action is 14-7. Missouri State ranks sixth in the CUSA with 9.9 offensive rebounds per game, led by Lainie Douglas, averaging 2.1.<\/p>\n
Texas makes 50.0% of its shots from the field this season, which is 12.3 percentage points higher than Missouri State has allowed to its opponents (37.7%). Missouri State averages 4.2 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.3 fewer makes per game than Texas gives up.<\/p>\n
TOP PERFORMERS: Madison Booker is shooting 51.7% and averaging 18.9 points for the Longhorns. Jordan Lee is averaging 2.1 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n
Kaemyn Bekemeier is averaging 17.5 points and 8.3 rebounds for the Bears. Douglas is averaging 15.8 points over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n
LAST 10 GAMES: Longhorns: 9-1, averaging 78.1 points, 33.3 rebounds, 17.4 assists, 9.6 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 48.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 61.0 points per game.<\/p>\n
Bears: 8-2, averaging 66.6 points, 38.1 rebounds, 13.9 assists, 7.3 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 42.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 57.7 points.<\/p>\n