Today at 2:10 p.m. ET on TNT the NCAA Tournament rolls on when the No. 2 seed Notre Arizona Wildcats take on the No. 15 seed Texas Southern Tigers in a matchup that can be live streamed free by clicking this link. Wildcats fans can hear the game on 1290 AM The Source while Northeastern fans may do likewise on KTSU 90.9 FM.
Taking down Arizona will be a tall order for Texas Southern, both literally and figuratively. The tallest Tiger is 6'9, while the Wildcats can throw two seven-footers on the court, as well as a 6'10 senior forward.
Kaleb Tarczewski is the seven-footer the Tigers must worry about most. He averages 9.1 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. Those numbers don't stand out, but they also cannot account for the shots that he alters during the course of each game, nor can they quantify the aggression the perimeter defenders can play with knowing he's protecting the rim.
Arizona is deep, but they are led by do-it-all forward Stanley Johnson, who scored 14.1 points, grabbed 6.6 rebounds, and shot 36 percent from behind the 3-point line. Arizona hasn't gotten with the 3-point trend much however. They had the sixth-best field goal percentage (48.9 percent) in the nation this season, and were 310th in 3-pointers attempted. When they do chuck a 3-pointer they're pretty efficient, converting at a 36 percent clip.
Texas Southern has faced two ranked opponents this season. The Tigers took Michigan State into overtime on December 20, but got walloped by Gonzaga by 40 points five days prior.
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