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Message: [QUOTE="SWC75, post: 2014051, member: 289"] SCORING Shooting ([I]shots made and attempted and the percentage for two point goal attempts, three point attempts and free throws[/I]) Two point field goals: Overall, we’ve out-shot the opposition 49.7%-45.9%. In wins it’s been 55.5%-43.0%. In losses it’s been 39.6%-50.0%. We won this stat 6 times and won 6 of those games. We lost the stat 7 times and lost 5 of those games. A few years back I looked at 20 seasons worth of SU basketball stats and ranked them based on their correlation to winning percentage. Two point field goal percentage was the easy winner and it still matters a lot. But… Three point field goals: Overall, we are shooting 39.4% form three point range to the opposition’s 28.4%, both excellent numbers for us. But in wins it’s 46.2% to 24.3%. In losses it’s 26.9% to 38.5%. That’s a huge difference. We won this stat 9 times and won 1 of those games. We lost the stat 4 times and lost 4 of those games. At the free throw line: Overall, we’ve hit 65.0% of our free throws to 63.4% for the opposition. In the wins it’s been 65.5%-62.0% and in the losses 64.2%-64.8%. We won this stat 8 times and won 5 of those games. We lost the stat 5 times and lost 2 of those games. Obviously there hasn’t been much difference. There have been individual game situations where missed free throws mattered a lot but overall, we haven’t been worse than the opposition at the line, in fact a little better. We’ve bene better in the wins than the losses by a small margin. Both teams have shot well under the NCAA average, which is 69.6%. That’s due to 10 of the games being played in the cavernous Carrier Dome. Points ([I]PIP= points in the paint, POP = points outside the paint, which is total points – PIP –free throws made, TREY: points from three point shots, TZ= Twilight Zone, which is POP – TREY, two point jumpers from outside the paint, FBP = fast break points POTO= points off turnovers[/I]) PIP: Overall, we’ve averaged 26.8-23.7. In wins it’s been 31.0-21.25. In losses, it’s been 20.0-27.6. We won this stat 6 times and won all of those games. We lost the stat 6 times and lost 4 of those games. The one time we were even, we lost by 33 points. It’s good to get the ball inside but it doesn’t guarantee victory. POP: Overall, we’ve averaged 35.8-29.7. In wins, it’s been 43.75-28.0. In losses, it’s been 23.0-32.4. We won this stat 9 times and won 8 of those games. We lost the stat 4 times and lost 4 of those games. It’s a jump shooter’s game. TREY: Overall, we’ve averaged 27.7-23.8. In wins, it’s been 34.1-23.6. In loses, it’s been 17.4-24.0. We won this stat 8 times and won 6 of those games. We lost the stat 5 times and lost 3 of those games. TZ: Overall , we’ve averaged 7.8 points from the Twilight Zone to 6.8 for the opposition. In the wins it was 9.75-5.75. In the losses it’s 5.6-8.4. We won this stat 6 times and won 5 of those games. We lost the stat 5 times and lost 2 of those games. We were tied in this stat twice and lost both games. This game is easier if you don’t have to go all the way to basket to score. FBP: Overall we’ve gotten 7.2 points a game off of fast breaks to 5.8 for our opposition. In the wins it’s been 9.25 to 5.25. In the losses it’s been 3.8-6.8. We won this stat 7 times and won 5 of those games. We lost the stat 6 times and lost 3 of those games. This is not prolific stat but maybe that’s the story- we aren’t running enough. POTO: Overall we scored 17.2 points a game on turnovers to 11.7 for the opposition. In the wins it was 21.25-10.6. In the losses it was 10.8-13.4. We won this stat 9 times and won 7 of those games. We lost the stat 3 times and lost 2 of those games. We were even in one game and lost that one. Obviously creating turnovers and scoring off of them is a big stat. First Chance/Second Chance ([I]FCP is First Chance Points, which is total points - second chance points – fast break points – free throws made, courtesy of Pat. SCP is second chance points[/I].) FCP: Overall we are scoring 41.6 points per game in our initial sets to 36.2. In the wins it’s 49.4-33.25. In the losses it’s 29.2-40.8. We won this stat 7 times and won 7 of those games. We lost the stat 6 times and lost 5 of those games. If at first you don’t succeed, you probably lose. SCP: Overall we are scoring 12.9 second chance points per game and surrendering 11.9. In wins it’s 13.6-12.4, in losses 11.8-11.2. We won this stat 7 times and won 4 of those games. We lost the stat 5 times and lost 2 of those games. We were even in one game and won it. This stat seems to make little difference, (by itself, anyway). Starters/Bench ([I]Total points – bench points = starters points[/I]) Starters: Overall our starters have averaged 51.6 points per game to 47.0 for the opposition. In the wins it’s 56.0-38.5. In the losses it’s 44.6-60.6. We won this stat 7 times and won 7 of those games. We lost the stat 5 times and lost 4 of those games. We were even once and lost that game. There’s a reason why starters start. Bench: Overall, our bench is scoring 25.1 points per game to 16.9 for our opponents. In the wins it’s 32.25-19.9. In the losses it’s 13.6-12.2. We won this stat 9 times and won 7 of those games. We lost the stat 3 times and lost 2 of those games. We were even once and lost that game. Our bench has been equal to the opposition even in the losses. They have bene superior in the wins. The fact that Jim Boeheim has had to search for players who could be productive and the best combinations of them probably have contributed to the increased productivity of the bench in past years, as have the caliber of the opposition. Assists ([I]The percentage of a team’s baskets that were assisted[/I]) Overall, we’ve assisted 67.7% of our made baskets to 66.3% for the opposition. In the victories, it’s been 73.5%-57.5%. In the defeats, it’s been 53.1%-70.9%. We won this stat 7 times and won 6 of those games. We lost the stat 5 times and lost 4 of those games. We were even once and won that game. That study I made some years ago comparing other statistics to winning percentage show assist ratio as the stat least related to winning but it seem to have something to do with winning this year, probably because we are a team dependent on jump shots and more assists are granted on jump shots than on drives to the basket or even passes to the baseline. If we make our jumpers, the passer gets more assists and we are more likely to win. If we had a powerful inside game, this year’s stats would likely look different. Team Offensive Efficiency ([I]Possessions: Field goals attempted - offensive rebounds + turnovers + 47.5% of free throws attempted. Efficiency is total points divided by possessions[/I]) Overall, we’ve scored 1.108 points per possession to 0.928 for our opposition. In the wins it was 1.254-0.841. In the losses it was 0.864-1.071. We won this stat 8 times and won 8 of those games. We lost the stat 5 times and lost 5 of those games. That’s normal: in the decade or so I’ve computed team offensive efficiency there has been one game where the winning team had fewer points per possession, (the possessions and the final score were both one off and rounding produced the anomaly.) We’ve averaged 138.5 total possession per game, 140.4 in the wins and 135.4 in the losses. So a faster pace seems to favor us. This is the fast pace we’ve had since 2009-2010 when we averaged 142 possession per game. Since then it’s been 133, 130, 132, 122, 133 and 133. But those were for whole seasons and normally the pace slackens as we get into conference play. Breakdown by Quarters ([I]Points scored between the beginning of the game and the 10 minute mark of the first half, then halftime, then the 10 minute mark of the second half, the end of regulation and then overtime of there was one[/I]) Overall, we’ve averaged 18-15, 21-15, 20-15, 18-19. In wins it’s been 20-13, 24-15, 24-12.5, 20-19 In losses it’s been 14-18, 16-17, 14-19, 14-19. We’ve won 29 quarters, lost 22 and tied one. We’ve scored at least 15 points in 38 quarters and held the opposition under that 23 times in 52 quarters. We seem to be at our best in the second quarter. We’ve had some shaky starts and, in the losses, poor second halves. [/QUOTE]

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