Sasser leads No. 1 Houston against Wichita State after 22-point game
Wichita State Shockers (15-13, 8-8 AAC) at Houston Cougars (27-2, 15-1 AAC)
Houston; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: No. 1 Houston faces the Wichita State Shockers after Marcus Sasser scored 22 points in Houston's 76-57 victory against the East Carolina Pirates.
The Cougars have gone 15-2 at home. Houston is the AAC leader with 36.4 rebounds per game led by J'wan Roberts averaging 7.4.
The Shockers are 8-8 in conference play. Wichita State ranks seventh in the AAC with 8.4 offensive rebounds per game led by Kenny Pohto averaging 2.1.
TOP PERFORMERS: Sasser averages 2.7 made 3-pointers per game for the Cougars, scoring 17.0 points while shooting 38.2% from beyond the arc. Roberts is shooting 64.4% and averaging 11.4 points over the past 10 games for Houston.
Jaykwon Walton is averaging 14 points and 5.3 rebounds for the Shockers. Jaron Pierre Jr. is averaging 1.9 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Wichita State.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cougars: 9-1, averaging 76.0 points, 35.6 rebounds, 15.8 assists, 7.5 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 47.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 60.9 points per game.
Shockers: 6-4, averaging 79.1 points, 34.3 rebounds, 16.6 assists, 6.9 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 48.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 76.6 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
