Houston Cougars (4-7) at Texas Tech Red Raiders (11-2)
Lubbock, Texas; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Houston plays Texas Tech after Kierra Merchant scored 30 points in Houston’s 98-40 victory against the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils.
The Red Raiders are 8-0 on their home court. Texas Tech is ninth in the Big 12 at limiting opponent scoring, giving up 59.5 points while holding opponents to 38.0% shooting.
The Cougars are 0-3 on the road. Houston is 3-3 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents and averages 14.3 turnovers per game.
Texas Tech makes 43.5% of its shots from the field this season, which is 3.7 percentage points higher than Houston has allowed to its opponents (39.8%). Houston has shot at a 37.1% clip from the field this season, 0.9 percentage points less than the 38.0% shooting opponents of Texas Tech have averaged.
The Red Raiders and Cougars face off Sunday for the first time in Big 12 play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jasmine Shavers is shooting 30.6% from beyond the arc with 1.7 made 3-pointers per game for the Red Raiders, while averaging 15.5 points and 1.8 steals.
Laila Blair is averaging 11.9 points and 1.6 steals for the Cougars.
LAST 10 GAMES: Red Raiders: 8-2, averaging 68.4 points, 30.2 rebounds, 13.0 assists, 11.0 steals and 5.6 blocks per game while shooting 44.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 61.8 points per game.
Cougars: 4-6, averaging 60.4 points, 30.3 rebounds, 9.5 assists, 9.5 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 35.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 58.1 points.
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