| TEAM | Poss/40 | eFG% | opp eFG% | OR% | DR% | TO% | opp TO% | PPP | opp PPP | ||
| Duke | 69.4 | 52.4 | 42.4 | 37.9 | 63.1 | 19.5 | 22.4 | 1.14 | 0.93 | ||
| vs.Tourney | 68.5 | 54.2 | 45.5 | 35.1 | 60.2 | 19.7 | 19.9 | 1.15 | 1.04 |
Duke played 36.5% of their games against tournament teams (Michigan St, Oklahoma, NC State (2), Wake Forest (2), Georgia Tech (3), North Carolina (2)). Though their rebounding and defensive efficiency slipped against better opponents, Duke maintained their offensive efficiency against all manner of competition.
| TEAM | Poss/40 | eFG% | opp eFG% | OR% | DR% | TO% | opp TO% | PPP | opp PPP | ||
| Kentucky | 66.8 | 51.6 | 46.5 | 36.4 | 66.1 | 19.4 | 26.9 | 1.10 | 0.92 | ||
| vs.Tourney | 67.6 | 49.2 | 48.8 | 29.4 | 64.5 | 17.7 | 24.9 | 1.04 | 1.01 |
Kentucky played 33.6% of their games against tournament competition (North Carolina, Louisville, Kansas, LSU (2), Florida (3), Mississisppi St, Alabama). Kentucky maintained their ability both to create turnovers and not to turn the ball over themselves against their better opponents. Everything else suffered. Against non-tournament teams, Kentucky shot 1 FT for every 2.5 FGA and their non-tournament opponents attempted one free throw for every 3.8 FGA. Against tournament teams, Kentucky only shot 1 FT for every 3.3 FGA and their opponents shot one for every 2.5 FGA.
| TEAM | Poss/40 | eFG% | opp eFG% | OR% | DR% | TO% | opp TO% | PPP | opp PPP | ||
| Oklahoma | 66.2 | 54.2 | 46.4 | 38.5 | 67.6 | 20.8 | 23.8 | 1.14 | 0.95 | ||
| vs.Tourney | 66 | 51.7 | 48.6 | 38.5 | 67.1 | 20.8 | 20 | 1.08 | 1.04 |
Oklahoma played 41.8% of their games against tournament teams (Washington, Minnesota, Duke, UConn, Texas (2), Oklahoma St (2), Iowa St, Texas Tech (3), Kansas). Most of Oklahoma's slippage in offensive and defensive efficiency against tournament teams can be traced to the free throw line. Oklahoma shot one free throw for every 3.2 FGA (and made only 63% of those free throws) while their tournament-bound opponents shot one free throw for every 2.4 FGA (and made 71.6% of those).
| TEAM | Poss/40 | eFG% | opp eFG% | OR% | DR% | TO% | opp TO% | PPP | opp PPP | ||
| Syracuse | 66.3 | 52.6 | 45.5 | 40.6 | 63.5 | 20.1 | 22.3 | 1.13 | 0.98 | ||
| vs.Tourney | 66.6 | 45.5 | 46.4 | 38 | 58.4 | 18 | 21.7 | 1.03 | 1.06 |
Syracuse played 33.2% of their games against tournament teams (Mississippi St, Oklahoma St, W. Virginia (2), Pittsburgh (2), UConn (3), Villanova, Boston College). The Orange's shooting and rebounding numbers took a significant hit against tournament teams. One which extended to their free throw shooting (66.4% overall--62.7% against tournament teams). Boeheim's zone remained difficult to score off and continued to force turnovers but better opponents had a higher volume of attempts to score thanks to offensive rebounds.
| TEAM | Poss/40 | eFG% | opp eFG% | OR% | DR% | TO% | opp TO% | PPP | opp PPP | ||
| MichiganSt | 66.1 | 55.7 | 49 | 38.7 | 72.6 | 20.9 | 23.6 | 1.18 | 0.96 | ||
| vs.Tourney | 66.1 | 53.3 | 49.8 | 34.2 | 69.7 | 20.8 | 21.9 | 1.12 | 1.02 |
Michigan State played 46.2% of their games against tournament teams (Duke, George Washington, Stanford, Delaware St, UCLA, Wisconsin (2), Minnesota (2), Oakland, Illinois, Iowa (2)). Michigan State's field goal shooting, rebounding, and turnovers forced all took slight hits against tournament opposition, but generally maintained their performance level.
| TEAM | Poss/40 | eFG% | opp eFG% | OR% | DR% | TO% | opp TO% | PPP | opp PPP | ||
| Utah | 59.5 | 56.4 | 48.5 | 40.6 | 75.1 | 23.8 | 20.2 | 1.16 | 0.96 | ||
| vs.Tourney | 57.7 | 50.5 | 54.3 | 37.7 | 67.6 | 25.1 | 18 | 1.03 | 1.14 |
Utah played 18.8% of their games against tournament teams (Washington, Utah St, Arizona, New Mexico (3)). Other than the blowout at Utah State, Utah played their tournament opponents reasonably close. Their only win, though, came at home against New Mexico. The Utes turn the ball over a lot and don't guard especially well.
| TEAM | Poss/40 | eFG% | opp eFG% | OR% | DR% | TO% | opp TO% | PPP | opp PPP | ||
| Cincinnati | 68.1 | 49.6 | 42.8 | 39.6 | 65 | 19.6 | 20.9 | 1.11 | 0.94 | ||
| vs.Tourney | 67.4 | 44.2 | 47.3 | 37.8 | 67.7 | 20 | 17.9 | 1.02 | 1.04 |
Cincinnati played 26.4% of their games against tournament teams (Illinois, Louisville (2), Charlotte (2), Wake Forest, UAB, Northern Iowa). Several games featured mighty offensive struggles for the Bearcats: 32 eFG% against Illinois, 41 eFG% at Louisville, 43 eFG% (and 30.6 TO%) against UAB's porous defense, 31.5 eFG% against Northern Iowa. If Cincinnati doesn't maintain their ability to shoot 1 free throw for every 2.2 FGA, they won't score enough to win.
| TEAM | Poss/40 | eFG% | opp eFG% | OR% | DR% | TO% | opp TO% | PPP | opp PPP | ||
| Stanford | 67.8 | 47.2 | 47.3 | 34.9 | 65.7 | 20.7 | 21.9 | 1.03 | 1.00 | ||
| vs.Tourney | 69.5 | 49.7 | 48.4 | 34.6 | 63.2 | 20.7 | 21.5 | 1.05 | 1.04 |
Stanford played 33.2% of their games against tournament teams (Louisville, Michigan St, Montana, Washington (3), Arizona (2), UCLA (2)). The Cardinal maintained their mediocrity in all recorded situations.
| TEAM | Poss/40 | eFG% | opp eFG% | OR% | DR% | TO% | opp TO% | PPP | opp PPP | ||
| MississippiSt | 67.9 | 49.5 | 46.8 | 40.7 | 70.6 | 22.3 | 20 | 1.07 | 0.96 | ||
| vs.Tourney | 68.8 | 43.7 | 51.4 | 35 | 67 | 21.9 | 20.3 | 0.94 | 1.07 |
Mississippi State played 31.3% of their games against tournament teams (Syracuse, St. Mary's, Arizona, Alabama (2), LSU (2), Florida (2), Kentucky). They beat St. Mary's in MSG and Florida in Starkville. Everything else ended badly for the Bulldogs. Turns out I was right: they really miss Tim Bowers.
| TEAM | Poss/40 | eFG% | opp eFG% | OR% | DR% | TO% | opp TO% | PPP | opp PPP | ||
| Iowa | 67.5 | 52.1 | 47.2 | 32.7 | 67.5 | 21.3 | 22.3 | 1.07 | 0.98 | ||
| vs.Tourney | 68.4 | 48.6 | 47.1 | 31 | 68.3 | 20.8 | 19.3 | 1.03 | 1.02 |
Iowa played 43.6% of their games against tournament teams (Louisville, Texas, North Carolina, Northern Iowa, Iowa St, Texas Tech, Minnesota (2), Illinois (2), Michigan St (2), Wisconsin (2)). Pierre Pierce isn't missed because his points were only about a wash with all his missed shots and turnovers. The Hawkeyes are better than Minnesota but they're not very good. They didn't even play very well in the Big 10 tournament.
| TEAM | Poss/40 | eFG% | opp eFG% | OR% | DR% | TO% | opp TO% | PPP | opp PPP | ||
| UTEP | 66.1 | 51.6 | 49 | 34.1 | 68.2 | 18.5 | 22.7 | 1.14 | 0.98 | ||
| vs.Tourney | 66.5 | 49.4 | 47.2 | 32.6 | 63.1 | 23.3 | 23.2 | 1.01 | 1.01 |
UTEP played 17.9% of their games against tournament teams (Delaware St, S. Illinois, Texas Tech, Nevada (2), Pacific). The Miners struggled to score against those teams, but didn't allow points easily despite being outrebounded on the whole. Those offensive numbers against tournament teams are inflated by the Delaware State game.
| TEAM | Poss/40 | eFG% | opp eFG% | OR% | DR% | TO% | opp TO% | PPP | opp PPP | ||
| ODU | 65.7 | 49.8 | 45.7 | 34 | 68.8 | 18.4 | 25.4 | 1.08 | 0.90 |
Old Dominion didn't play a tournament team. It will be interesting to see if they can maintain that defensive performance against Michigan State.
| TEAM | Poss/40 | eFG% | opp eFG% | OR% | DR% | TO% | opp TO% | PPP | opp PPP | ||
| Vermont | 65.1 | 51.6 | 46.6 | 34.2 | 74.2 | 18.2 | 19.3 | 1.12 | 0.95 | ||
| vs.Tourney | 69.7 | 46.2 | 50.6 | 30.3 | 63.2 | 22.5 | 18.2 | 0.91 | 1.16 |
Vermont played at Kansas, at North Carolina, and at Nevada. Certainly not easy games, but Vermont didn't play well in any of them. Half their field goal attempts were three-pointers. Their opponents shot more than twice as many free throws (88 to 41). Only Kansas turned the ball over on more than 18% of their possessions.
| TEAM | Poss/40 | eFG% | opp eFG% | OR% | DR% | TO% | opp TO% | PPP | opp PPP | ||
| Niagara | 70.3 | 50.9 | 51.8 | 40.8 | 70.8 | 17.8 | 17.7 | 1.19 | 1.09 | ||
| vs.Tourney | 67.9 | 55.8 | 57.3 | 40 | 81.3 | 25 | 23.6 | 1.09 | 1.06 |
Niagara lost 76-74 at Bucknell in their only game against a tournament team this year. It's unlikely that Niagara will maintain those rebounding numbers against Oklahoma, but it will be interesting to see if they can force the Sooners into an up-tempo game.
| TEAM | Poss/40 | eFG% | opp eFG% | OR% | DR% | TO% | opp TO% | PPP | opp PPP | ||
| EKentucky | 67.5 | 53.5 | 47.9 | 35.4 | 68 | 21.6 | 22.1 | 1.08 | 1.00 | ||
| vs.Tourney | 75.5 | 40.4 | 58.1 | 27.8 | 72.7 | 30.5 | 15.3 | 0.74 | 1.22 |
Eastern Kentucky got killed at Florida and at Louisville this year. They are slated to be similarly outclassed (at a slower pace) against regular Kentucky.
| TEAM | Poss/40 | eFG% | opp eFG% | OR% | DR% | TO% | opp TO% | PPP | opp PPP | ||
| DelawareSt | 60 | 49.1 | 52.9 | 33.8 | 62 | 23.2 | 27.4 | 1.03 | 1.01 | ||
| vs.Tourney | 58.7 | 50.4 | 68.4 | 29.3 | 60.9 | 30.1 | 21.4 | 0.92 | 1.31 |
Delaware State was soundly beaten at UTEP, at Michigan State, and at Illinois this season. Those three teams found no defensive resistence. If Duke had reserves they could expect to log significant minutes on Friday.
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