Kansas State Wildcats square off against the Florida Atlantic Owls in Elite 8

Published Mar. 24, 2023 3:42 a.m. ET

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Florida Atlantic Owls (34-3, 18-2 C-USA) vs. Kansas State Wildcats (26-9, 11-7 Big 12)

New York; Saturday, 6:09 p.m. EDT

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Kansas State -2; over/under is 144.5

BOTTOM LINE: The No. 15 Kansas State Wildcats and No. 25 Florida Atlantic Owls play in the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight.

The Wildcats are 11-7 against Big 12 opponents and 15-2 in non-conference play. Kansas State ranks ninth in the Big 12 with 8.5 offensive rebounds per game led by Nae'Qwan Tomlin averaging 2.2.

The Owls are 18-2 in C-USA play. Florida Atlantic is second in C-USA with 14.6 assists per game led by Nicholas Boyd averaging 2.6.

TOP PERFORMERS: Markquis Nowell is averaging 17.2 points, 8.1 assists and 2.5 steals for the Wildcats. Keyontae Johnson is averaging 17.8 points over the last 10 games for Kansas State.

Vladislav Goldin is averaging 10.2 points and 6.4 rebounds for the Owls. Alijah Martin is averaging 2.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Florida Atlantic.

LAST 10 GAMES: Wildcats: 7-3, averaging 75.7 points, 29.2 rebounds, 17.4 assists, 8.0 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 48.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.2 points per game.

Owls: 10-0, averaging 78.7 points, 37.0 rebounds, 13.6 assists, 6.0 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 46.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 62.3 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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