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Mountaineers attempt to tame Tigers in East Regional matchupNCAA Basketball Betting Lines03/21/2010 - Buffalo, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The second-seeded West Virginia Mountaineers and the 10th-seeded Missouri Tigers will collide in the second round of the NCAA Tournament this afternoon. The winner of this East Regional matchup will advance to the Sweet 16 to do battle with 11th-seeded Washington. Missouri outplayed seventh-seeded Clemson in the second half of Friday's first-round game, and the result was an 86-78 victory. This marks the 23rd NCAA Tournament appearance for Missouri, which owns a 22-22 record at the event. Last season, the Tigers reached the Elite Eight, and the fact that they have returned to the Big Dance despite losing three 1,000-point scorers from that squad is a credit to head coach Mike Anderson and his staff. Overall, Missouri is 23-10 and finished 10-6 versus Big 12 Conference opposition during the regular season. As for West Virginia, it overcame a slow start to crush 15th-seeded Morgan State by a 77-50 final. WVU is making its 23rd appearance in the Big Dance and third straight under head coach Bob Huggins. The Mountaineers, who are 28-6 overall, won the Big East Tournament title and had a resume' that was certainly worthy of No. 1 seed consideration, so Huggins didn't attempt to conceal the fact that he was disappointed with the No. 2 seed. The club finished sixth in the final regular-season poll, the best finish for the program since placing fifth in 1960. WVU is 21-22 all-time in the NCAA Tournament. Missouri won its only previous meeting with West Virginia by an 89-78 final in 1992. On Friday, Missouri played tremendous basketball in the victory over Clemson, as the team shot 51.9 percent from the floor and finished with 21 assists against only nine turnovers. Missouri also forced 20 turnovers and earned a 21-10 edge in points from the foul line, enabling the squad to overcome a 41-30 rebounding disadvantage. Both Keith Ramsey and Kim English tallied 20 points, while Laurence Bowers pitched in 15 points for the Tigers. J.T. Tiller added 10 points for Missouri, which is averaging 77.8 ppg while limiting opponents to 66.2 ppg. English continues to lead the team with 14.1 ppg, and that output would be better if not for his 39.5 percent shooting from the field. Marcus Denmon and Bowers are contributing 10.8 ppg and 10.3 ppg, respectively. The Tigers are holding opponents to 41 percent field goal efficiency, but the team has struggled on the boards. West Virginia is generating 73.1 ppg while limiting opponents to 63.4 ppg on 42 percent shooting from the field. The Mountaineers are a dominant rebounding team, as they are ripping down 6.9 rpg more than the opposition. Da'Sean Butler, one of the top performers in the Big East Conference, brings 17.2 ppg to the floor for WVU. Kevin Jones checks in with 13.6 ppg and 7.1 rpg, and he is shooting 52.8 percent from the floor. As for Devin Ebanks, the third and final double-digit scorer on the roster, he brings 12.0 ppg and 8.4 rpg to the court. West Virginia held Morgan State to 29.5 percent shooting from the floor in the first round, including 3-of-19 from three-point range. A 49-38 rebounding advantage also helped the cause for the Mountaineers, who finished with 20 assists against nine turnovers. Jones scored 17 points in the clash, while Ebanks tallied 16 points and 13 rebounds.
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