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03/22 03:42 CDT Iowa State and Kentucky square off in second round of NCAA
Tournament
Iowa State and Kentucky square off in second round of NCAA Tournament
By The Associated Press
Kentucky Wildcats (22-13, 12-9 SEC) vs. Iowa State Cyclones (28-7, 14-7 Big 12)
St. Louis; Sunday, 2:45 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cyclones -5.5; over/under is 145.5
BOTTOM LINE: No. 6 Iowa State plays Kentucky in the second round of the NCAA
Tournament.
The Cyclones are 14-7 against Big 12 opponents and 14-0 in non-conference play.
Iowa State averages 9.9 turnovers per game and is 24-4 when it wins the
turnover battle.
The Wildcats are 12-9 in SEC play. Kentucky has a 3-2 record in games decided
by 3 points or fewer.
Iowa State makes 49.1% of its shots from the field this season, which is 6.6
percentage points higher than Kentucky has allowed to its opponents (42.5%).
Kentucky averages 8.1 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.6 more makes per
game than Iowa State gives up.
TOP PERFORMERS: Milan Momcilovic is scoring 17.1 points per game and averaging
3.1 rebounds for the Cyclones. Joshua Jefferson is averaging 15.7 points and
7.0 rebounds over the last 10 games.
Otega Oweh is averaging 18.7 points and 1.7 steals for the Wildcats. Denzel
Aberdeen is averaging 15.2 points and 4.2 assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cyclones: 6-4, averaging 78.4 points, 30.1 rebounds, 15.5
assists, 9.0 steals and 2.2 blocks per game while shooting 45.5% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 67.6 points per game.
Wildcats: 5-5, averaging 79.4 points, 33.1 rebounds, 15.8 assists, 6.5 steals
and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 45.5% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 79.0 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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