{"id":127882,"date":"2026-03-19T06:02:44","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T09:02:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tech.einnews.com\/article\/900396031"},"modified":"2026-03-19T06:02:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T09:02:44","slug":"texas-tech-lady-raiders-play-the-villanova-wildcats-in-first-round-of-ncaa-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/03\/19\/texas-tech-lady-raiders-play-the-villanova-wildcats-in-first-round-of-ncaa-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Tech Lady Raiders play the Villanova Wildcats in first round of NCAA Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Villanova Wildcats (25-7, 18-5 Big East) vs. Texas Tech Lady Raiders (25-7, 12-7 Big 12)<\/p>\n

Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Friday, 8:30 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE:<\/a> Lady Raiders -1.5; over\/under is 129.5<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: No. 25 Texas Tech plays in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against Villanova.<\/p>\n

The Lady Raiders are 12-7 against Big 12 opponents and 13-0 in non-conference play. Texas Tech is 2-0 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.<\/p>\n

The Wildcats are 18-5 against Big East teams. Villanova has a 21-6 record in games decided by at least 10 points.<\/p>\n

Texas Tech averages 7.7 made 3-pointers per game, 2.8 more made shots than the 4.9 per game Villanova gives up. Villanova has shot at a 43.9% rate from the field this season, 7.1 percentage points higher than the 36.8% shooting opponents of Texas Tech have averaged.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Gemma Nunez is averaging 5.3 points, 4.8 assists and 2.1 steals for the Lady Raiders. Bailey Maupin is averaging 14.6 points over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Jasmine Bascoe is shooting 39.9% and averaging 18.8 points for the Wildcats. Denae Carter is averaging 11.4 points over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Lady Raiders: 5-5, averaging 67.5 points, 27.8 rebounds, 12.8 assists, 8.5 steals and 5.8 blocks per game while shooting 42.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.3 points per game.<\/p>\n

Wildcats: 8-2, averaging 68.7 points, 32.1 rebounds, 16.1 assists, 11.0 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 41.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 59.1 points.<\/p>\n

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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