NCAAB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Monday, February 1
Citadel @ Western Carolina
Citadel (9-5, 2-5)
? ranked #290 by KenPom
? Tempo: #2
? Experience: #149
? Continuity: #120
? Citadel lost five of its last six games.
? Bulldogs lost last three road games, by 7-14-28 points.
? Citadel is shooting 39.2% on arc (#17)
Western Carolina (7-9, 0-7)
? ranked #232 by KenPom
? Tempo: #63
? Experience: #162
? Continuity: #55
? Catamounts lost their last seven games.
? WCU?s last four wins were all in overtime.
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? WCU lost last two home games, 59-48/75-69.
? Western Carolina won last six series games.
? Citadel lost last four visits here, by 5-17-21-12 points.
Georgia Tech @ Louisville
Georgia Tech (8-5, 4-3)
? ranked #50 by KenPom
? Tempo: #253
? Experience: #3
? Continuity: #9
? Tech lost last three road games, by 13-2-7 points.
? GT is forcing turnovers 2.3% of time (#36)
? Yellow Jackets are shooting 37.2% on arc (#44)
Louisville (10-4, 5-3)
? ranked #41 by KenPom
? Tempo: #303
? Experience: #337
? Continuity: #329
? Louisville lost 3 of last 4 games, after a 9-1 start.
? Cardinals are getting 56% of their points inside arc (#43)
? Louisville is shooting 31.5% on the arc (#245)
? Louisville is 7-1 vs Georgia Tech in ACC games.
? Tech lost its last three visits here, by 3-23-4 points.
Sacramento State @ Eastern Washington
Sacramento State (6-4, 4-3)
? ranked #231 by KenPom
? Tempo: #329
? Experience: #14
? Continuity: #234
? Hornets are shooting 44.0% inside arc (#321)
? Sac State scored 60.7 ppg in Big Sky losses; 70-89 in wins.
? Hornets lost three of four games vs top 200 teams.
Eastern Washington (3-6, 2-2)
? ranked #139 by KenPom
? Tempo: #28
? Experience: #171
? Continuity: #34
? EWU allowed 65.8 ppg in its Big Sky wins, 99-78 in losses.
? Eagles won three of four games vs teams ranked outside top 200.
? EWU is 0-5 in games decided by 5 or fewer points.
? Hornets shot 37.1% inside arc, lost 68-60 here Saturday.
? EWU won 12 of last 13 series games, winning last three by 5-1-8 points.
? Sac State lost seven of last eight meetings played here.
Loyola Chi @ Missouri State
Loyola Chi (14-3, 9-1)
? ranked #16 by KenPom
? Tempo: #315
? Experience: #44
? Continuity: #15
? Loyola won its last seven games, giving up 50.1 ppg.
? Ramblers allowed 76 ppg in their three losses.
? Loyola is forcing turnovers 22.2% of time (#37)
Missouri State (9-4, 5-4)
? ranked #116 by KenPom
? Tempo: #57
? Experience: #223
? Continuity: #290
? Bears lost last three games, scoring 60 ppg, all at home.
? Missouri State is shooting 56.1% inside arc (#18)
? Missouri State is forcing turnovers 14.1% of time (#340)
? Loyola led 41-12, won 72-46 here yesterday.
? Missouri State won five of last eight series games.
? Ramblers lost four of last five visits here, but won yesterday.
Austin Peay @ SIU-Edwardsville
Austin Peay (9-6, 5-4)
? ranked #214 by KenPom
? Tempo: #261
? Experience: #236
? Continuity: #133
? Governors split their last six games.
? Austin Peay gave up 65 ppg in its OVC wins, 81 ppg in losses.
? Opponents are shooting 58.4% inside arc (#340)
SIU-Edwardsville (6-6, 4-2)
? ranked #295 by KenPom
? Tempo: #109
? Experience: #160
? Continuity: #246
? Cougars won four of their last six games.
? This is their first home game since December 5th.
? SIU-E is turning ball over 24.5% of the time (#341)
? Austin Peay won last 11 series games, winning last five visits here.
Duke @ Miami
Duke (7-5, 5-3)
? ranked #28 by KenPom
? Tempo: #149
? Experience: #261
? Continuity: #245
? Duke lost its last three road games, giving up 74.3 ppg.
? Blue Devils won last two games overall, over Ga Tech/Clemson.
? Duke is 3-0 vs teams ranked outside top 100, winning by 10-22-11 points.
Miami (6-10, 2-9)
? ranked #121 by KenPom
? Tempo: #206
? Experience: #281
? Continuity: #245
? Miami lost its last four games, scoring 57.3 ppg.
? Hurricanes lost four of five ACC home games, beating Louisville.
? Miami is shooting 28.4% on arc (#323)
? Duke won last four series games.
? Blue Devils won last two visits here, 83-75/95-62
Valparaiso @ Evansville
Valparaiso (6-9, 3-3)
? ranked #216 by KenPom
? Tempo: #227
? Experience: #274
? Continuity: #104
? Valpo won three of its last four games.
? Crusaders are shooting 27.8% on the arc (#332)
? Valpo won two of last three road games, with both wins at #244 Illinois State.
Evansville (6-8, 4-4)
? ranked #279 by KenPom
? Tempo: #355
? Experience: #46
? Continuity: #229
? Evansville lost three of its last four games.
? Opponents are shooting 40.0% on arc (#340)
? Purple Aces won four of five MVC home games.
? Purple Aces shot 76.7% inside arc, beat Valparaiso 70-52 here yesterday.
? Valpo beat Evansville three times LY, by 2-2-3 points.
? Valparaiso split last four games in Evansville.
Bradley @ Indiana State
Bradley (9-9, 3-6)
? ranked #118 by KenPom
? Tempo: #266
? Experience: #231
? Continuity: #205
? Bradley lost its last five games, scoring 62.4 ppg.
? Bradley is 1-4 in Valley road games, losing by 6-15-6-3 points.
? Opponents are shooting 42.1% inside arc (#7).
Indiana State (9-7, 6-5)
? ranked #137 by KenPom
? Tempo: #203
? Experience: #159
? Continuity: #74
? Sycamores won their last five games, giving up 63 ppg.
? Indiana State is forcing turnovers 22.1% of time (#42)
? Opponents are shooting 54.7% inside arc (#307)
? Indiana State won 60-57 here yesterday.
? Sycamores are 4-3 in last seven series games.
? Braves lost six of last seven visits to Terre Haute.
Murray State @ SE Missouri State
Murray State (7-8, 4-6)
? ranked #155 by KenPom
? Tempo: #257
? Experience: #239
? Continuity: #70
? Murray is 1-3 on OVC road, losing by 4-13-6 points,
? Murray is turning ball over 21.5% of time (#281).
? Racers lost seven of last ten D-I games.
SE Missouri State (6-10, 4-6)
? ranked #294 by KenPom
? Tempo: #201
? Experience: #183
? Continuity: #300
? Redhawks won last two games, after a 2-9 skid.
? SE Missouri won three of its last four home games.
? SE Missouri is turning ball over 21.4% of time (#275).
? Murray won last six series games, five of them by 12+ points.
? Racers won last three visits here, by 12-5-18 points.
East Tennessee State @ Wofford
East Tennessee State (10-5, 6-1)
? ranked #134 by KenPom
? Tempo: #252
? Experience: #138
? Continuity: #341
? Buccaneers won last four games, scoring 83.5 ppg.
? ETSU is turning ball over 21.6% of time (#287)
? Buccaneers split their four true road games.
Wofford (10-5, 7-2)
? ranked #129 by KenPom
? Tempo: #304
? Experience: #252
? Continuity: #202
? Wofford won five of its last six games.
? 52.9% of their shots have been from behind arc (#1)
? Wofford is 3-1 in SoCon home games, winning by 10-13-3 points.
? Teams split last dozen series games.
? Teams also split last four meetings played here.
Central Florida @ Memphis
Central Florida (4-7, 2-6)
? ranked #96 by KenPom
? Tempo: #258
? Experience: #266
? Continuity: #281
? UCF lost six of last seven games, losing in OT at Wichita Saturday.
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? Knights are 1-5 in true road games, but the win was at Florida State.
? Coogs are turning ball over 21.4% of time (#274)
Memphis (9-6, 5-3)
? ranked #55 by KenPom
? Tempo: #73
? Experience: #322
? Continuity: #67
? Memphis won three of its last four games.
? Tigers have #11 eFG% defense in country.
? Memphis is shooting 61.2% on foul line (#339)
? Memphis won three of last four series games.
? UCF lost 10 of its last 11 visits to Memphis.
Illinois State @ Drake
Illinois State (5-11, 2-8)
? ranked #230 by KenPom
? Tempo: #111
? Experience: #327
? Continuity: #264
? Illinois State lost last two games, by 4-2 points.
? Redbirds lost four of their five MVC road games, losing by 30-31-9-2 points.
? Illinois State is shooting 38.4% on the arc (#25)
Drake (16-0, 7-0)
? ranked #61 by KenPom
? Tempo: #247
? Experience: #75
? Continuity: #174
? Drake?s last three wins were by 7-5-2 points.
? Bulldogs are grabbing 34.8% of their own missed shots (#29)
? Drake is shooting 38.3% on the arc (#23)
? Redbirds led by 11 early, lost 78-76 in OT here yesterday.
? Drake won four of last five series games.
? Teams split last four series games played here.
Oklahoma @ Texas Tech
Oklahoma (11-4, 6-3)
? ranked #20 by KenPom
? Tempo: #179
? Experience: #68
? Continuity: #56
? Sooners won last five games; they beat Texas/Alabama last week.
? Oklahoma gave up an average of 60.8 ppg in those five games.
? Oklahoma is 2-2 on Big X road, winning by 1-4 points.
Texas Tech (12-5, 4-4)
? ranked #12 by KenPom
? Tempo: #273
? Experience: #275
? Continuity: #255
? Texas Tech lost two of its last three home games.
? Red Foxes are forcing turnovers 25.0% of time (#7).
? Tech is getting 23.4% of its points on foul line (#20)
? Tech won 69-67 in Norman December 22.
? Red Raiders won five of last six series games.
? Sooners lost their last five visits to Lubbock.