NCAA Tournament
Wednesday’s games
Lehigh (-3.5) vs Prairie View
Lehigh (18-16)
Mountain Hawks won their last six games.
Lehigh was T2nd in Patriot League, six games behind Navy.
Lehigh is shooting 36.5% on the arc (#39)
Mountain Hawks are 3-4 in overtime games this season.
Lehigh is 16-8 vs teams ranked outside top 200.
Lehigh is 2-9 in Division I non-conference games.
KenPom rating: 290
Tempo: 257
Experience: 226
Continuity: 21
Lehigh is in NCAA’s for first time since 2012.
Prairie View (18-17)
Panthers won their last seven games.
Prairie View finished 8th in SWAC (#28 league).
Bison is #8 in country at forcing turnovers.
Panthers are 2-8 in Division I non-conference games.
Prairie View is 14-11 vs teams outside the top 200
Last seven years, SWAC teams are 5-2 in play-in games.
KenPom rating: 310
Tempo: 232
Experience: 283
Continuity: 321
Panthers are in NCAA’s for first time since 2019.
SMU (-6.5) vs Miami OH
SMU (20-13)
Mustangs lost five of their last six games.
SMU finished T11th in the 18-team ACC.
SMU is 11-2 in non-conference games (both losses vs SEC teams)
Mustangs have played the #51 schedule in the country.
#83 Syracuse is worst team that beat SMU
Check status on BJ Edwards; he missed their last five games.
KenPom rating: 26
Tempo: 91
Experience: 5
Continuity: 85
SMU is in NCAA’s for first time since 2017.
Miami OH (31-1)
Miami lost first MAC tourney games, after a 31-0 regular season
Miami’s last three wins were all by two points.
RedHawks are shooting 61.5% inside arc (#2)
Miami is 13-0 in non-conference games (non-conf schedule #361).
Miami is 10-1 vs teams in top 200, 1-0 vs top 100 teams (Akron)
RedHawks are playing at #44 pace.
KenPom rating: 70
Tempo: 156
Experience: 62
Continuity: 7
Miami is in NCAA’s for first time since 2007.