New Orleans Privateers (4-7, 1-1 Southland) at Houston Cougars (9-1)
Houston; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: No. 7 Houston faces New Orleans after Emanuel Sharp scored 23 points in Houston’s 80-38 victory against the Jackson State Tigers.
The Cougars have gone 5-0 in home games. Houston is 7-0 in games decided by 10 or more points.
The Privateers are 2-6 on the road. New Orleans averages 13.9 turnovers per game and is 1-1 when turning the ball over less than opponents.
Houston is shooting 44.3% from the field this season, 0.7 percentage points higher than the 43.6% New Orleans allows to opponents. New Orleans has shot at a 44.1% clip from the field this season, 7.0 percentage points greater than the 37.1% shooting opponents of Houston have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: Sharp is shooting 45.7% and averaging 18.1 points for the Cougars. Milos Uzan is averaging 1.6 made 3-pointers.
Coleton Benson averages 3.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Privateers, scoring 15.4 points while shooting 41.7% from beyond the arc. Jakevion Buckley is shooting 41.1% and averaging 13.8 points over the past 10 games.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.