Missouri Tigers and Princeton Tigers play in NCAA Tournament second round
Princeton Tigers (22-8, 10-4 Ivy League) vs. Missouri Tigers (25-9, 11-7 SEC)
Sacramento, California; Saturday, 6:10 p.m. EDT
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Missouri -6.5; over/under is 148.5
BOTTOM LINE: The No. 23 Missouri Tigers take on the Princeton Tigers in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
The Missouri Tigers are 11-7 against SEC opponents and 14-2 in non-conference play. Missouri is second in the SEC scoring 79.4 points while shooting 47.4% from the field.
The Princeton Tigers are 10-4 against Ivy League teams. Princeton is third in the Ivy League scoring 75.4 points per game and is shooting 45.5%.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kobe Brown is scoring 15.9 points per game and averaging 6.3 rebounds for the Missouri Tigers. D'Moi Hodge is averaging 17.4 points and 3.6 rebounds over the last 10 games for Missouri.
Caden Pierce is averaging 8.3 points and 7.1 rebounds for the Princeton Tigers. Tosan Evbuomwan is averaging 17.6 points over the last 10 games for Princeton.
LAST 10 GAMES: Missouri Tigers: 7-3, averaging 73.2 points, 25.7 rebounds, 13.7 assists, 9.5 steals and 1.9 blocks per game while shooting 45.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.1 points per game.
Princeton Tigers: 8-2, averaging 75.9 points, 35.0 rebounds, 12.2 assists, 5.1 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 42.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.6 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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