Houston will be playing without 6’7 and 220=pound starting forward J’Wan Roberts for the second consecutive game in the Big XII Championship Game on Saturday in Kansas City. Arizona should have a significant height advantage over Houston who was already undersized without Roberts.
Despite losing 62-58 to Houston last month, Arizona had a 39-30 rebounding advantage and 11-6 in offensive boards. Henri Veesaar at 7’0 will be a player to watch for Arizona. Veesaar had seven points and four rebounds with one block in 25 minutes, but had four fouls in the last game versus Houston.
Veesaar has played when he started five of the next six games after Arizona lost to Houston last month. Veesaar has returned to coming off the bench with Trey Townsend starting three of the past four games. In the last eight games, Veesaar is averaging 12.6 points per game, 5.5 rebounds, 1.1 blocks…