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03/18 03:42 CDT Portland and Sam Houston meet in NIT
Portland and Sam Houston meet in NIT
By The Associated Press
Sam Houston Bearkats (18-12, 11-8 CUSA) at Portland Pilots (18-14, 12-8 WCC)
Portland, Oregon; Thursday, 9 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Portland takes on Sam Houston in the National Invitation
Tournament.
The Pilots have gone 12-8 against WCC opponents, with a 6-6 record in
non-conference play. Portland is fourth in the WCC in team defense, giving up
63.4 points while holding opponents to 40.2% shooting.
The Bearkats' record in CUSA games is 11-8. Sam Houston ranks third in the CUSA
with 11.5 offensive rebounds per game led by Deborah Ogayemi averaging 3.8.
Portland averages 7.2 made 3-pointers per game, 2.8 more made shots than the
4.4 per game Sam Houston gives up. Sam Houston has shot at a 39.6% clip from
the field this season, 0.6 percentage points less than the 40.2% shooting
opponents of Portland have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: Rhyan Mogel is averaging 9.2 points, 4.6 assists and 1.5 steals
for the Pilots. Florence Dallow is averaging 12.1 points over the last 10 games.
Fanta Kone is averaging 12.9 points, 4.9 assists and 3.3 steals for the
Bearkats. Whitney Dunn is averaging 12.7 points over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Pilots: 6-4, averaging 64.7 points, 27.9 rebounds, 15.0 assists,
10.1 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 37.6% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 65.5 points per game.
Bearkats: 5-5, averaging 66.3 points, 26.1 rebounds, 13.0 assists, 11.4 steals
and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 41.9% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 66.5 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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