By The Associated Press
The No. 11 Oklahoma Sooners (27-7, 13-6 SEC) will play against the No. 3 UConn Huskies (33-3, 21-0 Big East) in Spokane, Washington today at 5:30 p.m. EDT in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament.
The BETMGM SPORTSBOOK line has the Huskies at -15.5 and the over/under is 153.5.
The Sooners are 13-6 in SEC play. Oklahoma is 2-0 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.
The Huskies’ record in Big East play is 21-0, and their record is 12-3 in non-conference games. UConn leads the Big East averaging 81.7 points and is shooting 51.3%.
UConn averages 8.7 made 3-pointers per game, 2.1 more made shots than the 6.6 per game that Oklahoma gives up. Oklahoma averages 8.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.9 more made shots on average than the 6.6 per game that UConn allows.
TOP PERFORMERS
Raegan Beers is shooting 64.7% and averaging 17.5 points for the Sooners. Payton Verhulst is averaging 2.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Paige Bueckers is shooting 54.2% and averaging 19.2 points for the Huskies. Sarah Strong is averaging 15.9 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES
Sooners: 9-1, averaging 84.8 points, 45.9 rebounds, 22.1 assists, 7.7 steals, and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 42.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68 points.
Huskies: 10-0, averaging 84.5 points, 34.9 rebounds, 20.8 assists, 11.0 steals, and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 52.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 49.9 points per game.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
