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Armadillo's Write-Up
Saturday, January 9
Ohio State @ Rutgers
Ohio State (8-3, 2-3)
? ranked #21 by KenPom
? Tempo: #315
? Experience: #99
? Continuity: #149
? Buckeyes lost two of their last three games overall.
? Ohio State is 1-3 in true road games, winning at Notre Dame.
? Buckeyes split their six top 100 games.
Rutgers (7-3, 3-3)
? ranked #29 by KenPom
? Tempo: #189
? Experience: #125
? Continuity: #25
? Rutgers lost three of its last four games.
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? To this point, Scarlet Knights have played schedule #22.
? Rutgers is shooting 58.4% on foul line (#334).
? Ohio State won eight of last ten series games.
? Buckeyes won three of last four visits here, losing last one 64-61, two years ago.
Texas @ West Virginia
Texas (7-4, 1-1)
? ranked #7 by KenPom
? Tempo: #188
? Experience: #121
? Continuity: #5
? Texas scored 79.7 ppg in winning first three Big X games.
? Longhorns won only true road game 84-59 at Kansas.
? Texas has #8 eFG% defense in country.
West Virginia (9-3, 2-2)
? ranked #13 by KenPom
? Tempo: #212
? Experience: #156
? Continuity: #28
? WVU split first four Big X games, after a 7-1 non-league slate.
? To this point, West Virginia played schedule #15.
? WVU is grabbing 38.6% of its own missed shots (#8)
? Texas won four of last five series games.
? Longhorns are 3-4 in last seven visits to Morgantown.
Tennessee @ Texas A&M
Tennessee (8-1, 2-1)
? ranked #9 by KenPom
? Tempo: #292
? Experience: #222
? Continuity: #90
? Vols won their only true road game, 73-53 at Missouri.
? Tennessee?s only loss was 71-63 at home to Alabama.
? Vols are forcing turnovers 25.6% of the time (#11).
Texas A&M (6-3, 1-2)
? ranked #98 by KenPom
? Tempo: #290
? Experience: #231
? Continuity: #64
? Aggies are 6-0 at home, 0-3 on the road.
? A&M is turning ball 25.0% of time (#329).
? Aggies lost three of four top 100 games, beating Auburn by 2.
? Tennessee won three of last four series games.
? Vols won last two visits here, by 10-17 points.
Rhode Island @ VCU
Rhode Island (5-6, 2-2)
? ranked #79 by KenPom
? Tempo: #117
? Experience: #114
? Continuity: #291
? URI over scheduled last month; they?ve played schedule #33.
? Rams are 0-3 in true road games, by 11-3-7 points.
? URI lost six of its nine top 100 games.
VCU (9-2, 2-0)
? ranked #53 by KenPom
? Tempo: #109
? Experience: #299
? Continuity: #272
? Both VCU losses are to top 50 teams (West Va, Penn State)
? Rams won their last seven games.
? VCU won its first two A-14 games, 80-64/66-61.
? Rhode Island won seven of last eight series games.
? URI won two of its last three visits here.
Baylor @ TCU
Baylor (10-0, 3-0)
? ranked #2 by KenPom
? Tempo: #148
? Experience: #140
? Continuity: #60
? Baylor won its first three Big X games, by 31-11-15 points.
? Bears are 2-0 in true road games, beating K-State by 31, Iowa State by 11.
? Baylor is forcing turnovers 26.2% of time (#10).
TCU (9-3, 2-2)
? ranked #82 by KenPom
? Tempo: #255
? Experience: #318
? Continuity: #119
? TCU won five of its last six games.
? Horned Frogs gave up 82-79-93 points in their three losses.
? TCU split its six top 100 games.
? Home side won last five series games.
? Baylor lost last three visits here, by 10-4-3 points.
UConn @ Butler
UConn (5-1, 2-1)
? ranked #24 by KenPom
? Tempo: #330
? Experience: #158
? Continuity: #115
? UConn?s only loss was in OT to Creighton.
? Huskies won their only true road game, by 11 at Marquette.
? UConn has #11 eFG% defense in country.
Butler (3-5, 2-3)
? ranked #86 by KenPom
? Tempo: #298
? Experience: #263
? Continuity: #277
? Butler won its two Big East home games (Providence/Georgetown)
? Bulldogs have #299 eFG% defense in country.
? Butler lost four of its five top 100 games.
Oklahoma @ Kansas
Oklahoma (6-3, 2-2)
? ranked #44 by KenPom
? Tempo: #173
? Experience: #65
? Continuity: #45
? Sooners lost two of three three true road games, winning at TCU.
? Oklahoma lost three of its five top 100 games.
? Opponents are shooting 39.8% on arc (#323)
Kansas (9-2, 3-1)
? ranked #12 by KenPom
? Tempo: #190
? Experience: #276
? Continuity: #129
? Jayhawks gave up 102-84 points in their two losses.
? Kansas is rebounding 36.1% of their missed shots (#21).
? Jayhawks? Big X wins are by 1-14-29 points.
? Kansas won eight of last ten series games.
? Since 2004, Sooners are 0-13 in Lawrence, with three of last four losses here by 10+ points.
Kentucky @ Florida
Kentucky (3-6, 2-0)
? ranked #52 by KenPom
? Tempo: #208
? Experience: #340
? Continuity: #340
? Kentucky won its last two games, by 5-3 points.
? Wildcats lost two of three true road games, winning at 2 OTs at Miss State.
? Kentucky has #288 eFG% in country.
Florida (5-2, 2-1)
? ranked #23 by KenPom
? Tempo: #77
? Experience: #247
? Continuity: #127
? Florida scored 81.7 ppg in its first three SEC games.
? Gators are shooting 37.5% on the arc (#44).
? Florida is forcing turnovers 22.8% of time (#43).
? Kentucky won four in row, 10 of last 13 series games.
? Teams split last four meetings played here.
Washington State @ Stanford
Washington State (9-1, 2-1)
? ranked #114 by KenPom
? Tempo: #217
? Experience: #314
? Continuity: #189
? Coogs? only loss was in double OT to Arizona.
? Wazzu won its only road game, 71-60 at Cal.
? To this point, Wazzu has played schedule #311.
Stanford (7-3, 3-1)
? ranked #40 by KenPom
? Tempo: #45
? Experience: #280
? Continuity: #53
? All three Stanford losses are to top 30 teams.
? Stanford is turning ball over 22.4% of time (#285)
? To this point, Cardinal has played schedule #48.
? Stanford won last eight series games.
? Coogs lost last seven visits to Stanford.
Nevada @ San Diego State
Nevada (8-4, 3-2)
? ranked #116 by KenPom
? Tempo: #111
? Experience: #331
? Continuity: #299
? Nevada split its four true road games.
? Wolf Pack lost its two top 100 games, by 5-25 points.
? Nevada was outscored 7-0 in last 2:05 of Thursday?s 65-60 loss here.
San Diego State (8-2, 2-1)
? ranked #34 by KenPom
? Tempo: #331
? Experience: #8
? Continuity: #138
? Aztecs are forcing turnovers 22.4% of time (#50).
? San Diego State is shooting 38.3% on the arc (#32).
? Aztecs were held to 62-67 points in their two losses.
? Aztecs won seven of last eight series games.
? Nevada lost its last seven games in Viejas Center.
USC @ Arizona State
USC (7-2, 2-1)
? ranked #20 by KenPom
? Tempo: #198
? Experience: #180
? Continuity: #327
? USC was held to 58-62 points in their two losses.
? Trojans won only true road game, 87-73 at Arizona.
? USC has #5 eFG% defense in country.
Arizona State (4-4, 1-1)
? ranked #59 by KenPom
? Tempo: #11
? Experience: #169
? Continuity: #145
? ASU lost to UCLA in OT Thursday, its first game in 22 days.
? 4 ASU starters played 41:00+ in Thursday?s game; they have some injury issues
? Sun Devils lost three of their last four games overall.
? Home side won last nine series games.
? Trojans lost their last seven visits to Tempe.
UCLA @ Arizona
UCLA (8-2, 4-0)
? ranked #32 by KenPom
? Tempo: #339
? Experience: #217
? Continuity: #4
? UCLA won three in row, eight of last nine games.
? Bruins won last three games, by total of 11 points.
? UCLA?s two losses: at San Diego State, vs Ohio State in Cleveland.
Arizona (9-2, 3-2)
? ranked #38 by KenPom
? Tempo: #152
? Experience: #282
? Continuity: #318
? Arizona is grabbing 36.7% of its missed shots (#17)
? Wildcats gave up 78-87 points in their two losses.
? Arizona scored 80+ points in its three Pac-12 wins.
? UCLA won five of last seven series games.
? Bruins won last three visits to Tucson, by 5-8-13 points.
Louisiana Tech @ Western Kentucky
Louisiana Tech (8-4, 1-2)
? ranked #112 by KenPom
? Tempo: #124
? Experience: #61
? Continuity: #117
? Tech was outscored 24-9 on foul line in last nite?s 66-64 loss here.
? Bulldogs lost their last two games, after an 8-2 start.
? Tech is 1-3 in true road games, losing by 31-5-2 points.
Western Kentucky (9-3, 2-1)
? ranked #89 by KenPom
? Tempo: #156
? Experience: #51
? Continuity: #96
? WKU won seven of its last eight games
? Hilltoppers survived 2-17 shooting on arc in last nite?s win.
? Two of WKU?s three losses are to top 30 teams.
? Home side won last eight series games.
? Tech lost last five visits here, by 6-1-11-4-2 points (2 were in OT).
