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Troy visits Cryer and No. 17 Houston
Troy Trojans (5-3) at Houston Cougars (5-3)
Houston; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: No. 17 Houston hosts Troy after LJ Cryer scored 20 points in Houston’s 79-51 victory over the Butler Bulldogs.
The Cougars have gone 4-0 in home games. Houston is 0-1 in games decided by less than 4 points.
The Trojans are 2-2 on the road. Troy has a 2-2 record against opponents over .500.
Houston is shooting 45.6% from the field this season, 0.6 percentage points higher than the 45.0% Troy allows to opponents. Troy has shot at a 47.1% clip from the field this season, 10.8 percentage points above the 36.3% shooting opponents of Houston have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: Cryer is scoring 15.3 points per game and averaging 1.4 rebounds for the Cougars.
Marcus Rigsby Jr. is shooting 38.2% from beyond the arc with 1.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Trojans, while averaging 7.1 points.
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