NCAA Men's Basketball

Northern Kentucky Norse (22-13)


Mon. 11/6 Thu. 11/9 Tue. 11/14 Wed. 11/29 Sat. 12/2
@ MiddTn 
To Be Announced
@ Wash 
To Be Announced
vs. DePauw 
To Be Announced
vs. RMor 
To Be Announced
@ IUPUI 
9:00 AM PT10:00 AM MT11:00 AM CT12:00 PM ET5:00 PM GMT1:00 PM 北京时间10:00 AM MST12:00 PM EST

Sasser hurt anew as top seed Houston beats Northern Kentucky

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) With All-American Marcus Sasser watching from the bench, top-seeded Houston shook off Northern Kentucky for a 63-52 victory to open the NCAA Tournament on Thursday night.

Chants of “NKU!” and “Overrated!” filled Legacy Arena as the 16th-seeded Norse trailed by only three at halftime and made it 36-all with under 16 minutes to go against the Cougars (32-3).

But Houston pulled away behind 16 points from Jarace Walker, advancing to face ninth-seeded Auburn on Saturday.

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Leaders
Points: M. Warrick18.8
Rebounds: C. Brandon9.9
Assists: X. Rhodes3.6
FG%: M. Warrick43.1%
FT%: M. Warrick81.6%
3P%: M. Warrick38.2%
Steals: S. Vinson2.4
Blocks: C. Brandon0.7
AP Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Alabama31-6
2 Houston33-4
3 Purdue29-6
4 Kansas28-8
5 Texas29-9
6 Marquette29-7
7 UCLA31-6
8 Arizona28-7
9 Gonzaga31-6
10 UConn31-8
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Coaches Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 UConn31-8
2 San Diego State32-7
3 Miami (FL)29-8
4 Alabama31-6
5 Florida Atlantic35-4
6 Houston33-4
7 Texas29-9
8 UCLA31-6
9 Kansas State26-10
10 Gonzaga31-6
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Horizon Standings
 ConferenceOverall
  W-L W-L
Youngstown State 15-5 24-10
Milwaukee 14-6 22-12
Northern Kentucky 14-6 22-13
Cleveland State 14-6 21-14
Oakland 11-9 13-19
Wright State 10-10 18-15
Robert Morris 10-10 16-17
Purdue Fort Wayne 9-11 17-15
Detroit 9-11 14-19
IUPUI 2-18 5-27
Green Bay 2-18 3-29
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Offense (Rank)
Points: 67.8 (277)
Rebounds: 11.3 (76)
Assists: 13.4 (156)
FG%: 42.6% (291)
FT%: 69.6% (263)
3P%: 34.2% (176)
Defense (Rank)
Points: 63.5 (28)
Rebounds: 21.2 (362)
Assists: 13.8 (264)
FG%: 43.9% (189)
FT%: 70.5% (129)
3P%: 36.2% (318)