The No. 7 seed Missouri Tigers (25-9, 12-8 SEC) face the No. 15 seed Princeton Tigers (22-8, 12-4 Ivy League) Saturday at Golden 1 Center in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Princeton defeated the Arizona Wildcats 59-55 at Golden 1 Center on Thursday in the First Round, their fifth win in a row.
Tosan Evbuomwan was a top performer with 15 points and seven rebounds. Missouri won in the First Round on Thursday at Golden 1 Center, beating the Utah State Aggies 76-65. D’Moi Hodge had 23 points to lead the team.
Princeton have been led this season by Evbuomwan, who is averaging 15.0 points per game. Evbuomwan also has dished 4.8 assists per game. Meanwhile, Caden Pierce is grabbing 7.1 rebounds. Kobe Brown (15.5 ppg) and Hodge (15.1) have powered Missouri’s offense.
Brown also has averaged 6.1 rebounds per game. Nick Honor has recorded 2.9 assists per game. Missouri is averaging 79.4 points per game, ranking as one of the most explosive offenses in the NCAA (25th).
In the last 10 games, Princeton is 8-2 with an average margin of +5.3 (75.9-70.6). Missouri has gone 7-3 over the last 10, scoring 73.2 points per game on average while allowing 73.1 (+0.1 margin). Missouri is averaging 79.4 ppg for the full season while allowing 74.3.
PRINCETON HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Caden Pierce: 22.8 | 16.6 | +6.2
Deven Austin: 0.0 | 8.1 | -8.1
Points per game:
Caden Pierce: 11.6 | 8.3 | +3.3
Keeshawn Kellman: 4.8 | 8.0 | -3.2
Rebounds per game:
Caden Pierce: 9.6 | 7.1 | +2.5
Assists per game:
Matt Allocco: 1.2 | 2.1 | -0.9
MISSOURI HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
D’Moi Hodge: 27.4 | 20.5 | +6.9
Tre Gomillion: 0.2 | 6.7 | -6.5
Points per game:
D’Moi Hodge: 21.4 | 15.1 | +6.3
Nick Honor: 5.6 | 7.9 | -2.3
SportsTips’ College Basketball Pick:
Princeton (+225)
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