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03/19 03:42 CDT Oregon takes on Virginia Tech in opening round of NCAA Tournament Oregon takes on Virginia Tech in opening round of NCAA Tournament By The Associated Press Virginia Tech Hokies (23-9, 13-7 ACC) vs. Oregon Ducks (22-12, 10-11 Big Ten) Austin, Texas; Friday, 1:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Ducks -3.5; over/under is 137.5 BOTTOM LINE: Oregon and Virginia Tech meet in the NCAA Tournament opening round. The Ducks are 10-11 against Big Ten opponents and 12-1 in non-conference play. Oregon scores 74.7 points while outscoring opponents by 10.2 points per game. The Hokies are 13-7 against ACC teams. Virginia Tech ranks ninth in the ACC with 24.8 defensive rebounds per game led by Kilah Freelon averaging 5.1. Oregon makes 45.2% of its shots from the field this season, which is 7.1 percentage points higher than Virginia Tech has allowed to its opponents (38.1%). Virginia Tech scores 8.4 more points per game (72.9) than Oregon gives up (64.5). TOP PERFORMERS: Katie Fiso is scoring 15.3 points per game and averaging 3.5 rebounds for the Ducks. Sofia Bell is averaging 1.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games. Freelon is averaging 9.7 points and 8.6 rebounds for the Hokies. Carleigh Wenzel is averaging 2.1 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Ducks: 5-5, averaging 68.1 points, 29.3 rebounds, 14.4 assists, 7.9 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 42.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.9 points per game. Hokies: 6-4, averaging 69.3 points, 34.8 rebounds, 13.2 assists, 6.0 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 38.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.9 points. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.