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Armadillo's Write-Up
Thursday, January 5
13 of Thursday’s best college hoop games
Maryland @ Rutgers
— Maryland (10-4, 1-2) ranked #38 by KenPom
— Tempo: #194
— Experience: #14
— Continuity: #171
— Maryland is 2-4 in its last six games, after an 8-0 start.
— Terps were held to 54.5 ppg in their four losses.
— Maryland is shooting 54.9% inside arc (#35), 30.8% on arc (#294)
— Maryland has #21 eFG% defense in country.
— Terps are 3-4 vs top 100 teams.
— Maryland’s schedule, to this point: #100
— bench minutes: #194
— Maryland’s best win: 71-66 over #40 Illinois.
— Rutgers (10-4, 2-1) ranked #15 by KenPom
— Tempo: #226
— Experience: #141
— Continuity: #90
— Rutgers won last four games, scoring 80.3 ppg.
— Knights are forcing turnovers 24.8% of time (#10)
— Knights are 3-3 vs top 100 teams, 2-2 vs top 50 clubs.
— Opponents are shooting 44.5% inside arc (#37)
— Knights are 8-0 scoring 67+ points.
— Rutgers’s schedule, to this point: #179
— bench minutes: #122
— Rutgers’s best win: 65-64 at #7 Purdue.
— Road team won last four series games.
— Teams split last six meetings.
— Maryland won 68-59/68-60 in last two trips to Rutgers.
Purdue @ Ohio State
— Purdue (13-1, 2-1) ranked #7 by KenPom
— Tempo: #315
— Experience: #288
— Continuity: #233
— Purdue lost its first game of year Monday, to Rutgers.
— Boilers have true road wins, by 10 at Florida State, 3 at Nebraska.
— Purdue is grabbing 39% of its misses (#2)
— Boilers are 5-1 vs top 100 teams.
— Purdue is shooting 55.7% inside the arc (#26).
— Purdue’s schedule, to this point: #92
— bench minutes: #62
— Purdue’s best win: 84-66 vs #12 Gonzaga.
— Ohio State (10-3, 2-0) ranked #11 by KenPom
— Tempo: #216
— Experience: #72
— Continuity: #350
— Ohio State won five of its last six games.
— Buckeyes are grabbing 37.2% of their misses (#9)
— Buckeyes are shooting 55% inside arc (#34)
— Ohio State is 4-3 against top 100 teams.
— Ohio State has #24 eFG% defense in country.
— Ohio State’s schedule, to this point: #110
— bench minutes: #161
— Ohio State’s best win: 67-66 vs #15 Rutgers
— Purdue won five of last seven series games.
— Boilers won three of last four visits to Columbus.
UAB @ Florida Atlantic
— UAB (12-2, 3-0) ranked #51 by KenPom
— Tempo: #11
— Experience: #5
— Continuity: #110
— UAB won its last five games, scoring 84.2 ppg.
— Blazers are 2-1 vs top 100 teams.
— UAB is forcing turnovers 21.2% of time (#62)
— Blazers are grabbing 37.7% of their misses (#8).
— UAB lost its only true road game, 81-70 at #21 West Virginia.
— UAB’s schedule, to this point: #322
— bench minutes: #77
— UAB’s best win: 87-73 vs #90 Georgia
— Florida Atlantic (12-1, 2-0) ranked #39 by KenPom
— Tempo: #180
— Experience: #129
— Continuity: #31
— FAU won its last 11 games.
— Owls’ only loss: 80-67 at #76 Ole Miss.
— Owls are #48 team in country on defensive boards.
— FAU is shooting 37.5% on arc (#40), 54.1% inside arc (#45)
— FAU has #14 eFG% defense in country.
— FAU’s schedule, to this point: #254
— bench minutes: #19
— Owls’ best win: 76-74 at #57 Florida.
— UAB won 10 of last 11 series games.
— Blazers beat FAU 80-66 in C-USA tourney LY.
— Blazers won four of last five visits to FAU.
Washington State @ Arizona State
— Washington State (6-9, 1-3) ranked #69 by KenPom
— Tempo: #317
— Experience: #299
— Continuity: #255
— Coogs lost five of their last seven games.
— Wazzu is 1-4 in games decided by 6 or fewer points.
— Wazzu is shooting 36.4% on arc (#66)
— Coogs are 0-6 in true road or semi-road games.
— Coogs are 1-7 vs top 100 teams.
— Wazzu’s schedule, to this point: #17
— bench minutes: #281
— Wazzu’s best win: 81-71 over #67 USC
— Arizona State (11-3, 2-1) ranked #60 by KenPom
— Tempo: #205
— Experience: #80
— Continuity: #223
— ASU lost its last two games, scoring 60-60 points.
— ASU is 4-1 vs teams ranked in top 100.
— Sun Devils have #7 eFG% defense in country.
— ASU is shooting 30.5% on the arc (#304)
— ASU is 5-1 in games decided by 5 or less points.
— ASU’s schedule, to this point: #80
— bench minutes: #59
— Sun Devils’ best win: 73-71 over #18 Creighton
— Arizona State won four of last five series games.
— Teams split the last four meetings in Tempe.
Indiana @ Iowa
— Indiana (8-5, 0-0) ranked #75 by KenPom
— Tempo: #185
— Experience: #114
— Continuity: #89
— Indiana hasn’t played in 13 days.
— Hoosiers are 0-3 in top 100 games, losing by 28-15-4 points.
— Indiana is 3-3 in top 100 games.
— Indiana is 1-2 in true road games, winning 81-79 at #24 Xavier.
— Hoosiers are shooting 57.6% inside arc (#13)
— Indiana’s schedule, to this point: #238
— bench minutes: #65
— Indiana’s best win: 77-65 over #20 North Carolina.
— Iowa (8-6, 0-3) ranked #49 by KenPom
— Tempo: #48
— Experience: #134
— Continuity: #40
— Iowa lost its first three Big 14 games, by 3-16-4 points.
— Iowa is 3-5 vs teams ranked in the top 100.
— Opponents are shooting 50.5% (#197) inside arc.
— Hawkeyes are shooting 31.7% on the arc (#257)
— Iowa lost PMcCaffery (12 ppg) to anxiety issues.
— Iowa’s schedule, to this point: #81
— bench minutes: #90
— Hawkeyes’ best win: 75-56 over #34 Iowa State.
— Indiana is 8-5 in last 13 series games.
— Teams split last four meetings in Iowa City.
Cincinnati @ Wichita State
— Cincinnati (10-5, 1-1) ranked #75 by KenPom
— Tempo: #103
— Experience: #43
— Continuity: #68
— Bearcats won four of their last five games.
— Cincinnati is 8-2 vs teams ranked outside top 100.
— Cincinnati is 0-2 in true road games, losing at Temple, Northern Kentucky.
— Bearcats are shooting 52.7% inside arc (#77)
— Cincinnati is 0-3 in games decided by less than 10 points.
— Cincinnati’s schedule, to this point: #250
— bench minutes: #141
— Cincinnati’s best win: 88-77 over #94 Tulane
— Wichita State (7-7, 0-2) ranked #104 by KenPom
— Tempo: #313
— Experience: #273
— Continuity: #320
— Wichita lost three of its last four games.
— Shockers are 1-4 vs teams in top 100.
— Shockers are shooting 29.2% on the arc (#329)
— Opponents are shooting 42.4% inside arc (#9)
— Wichita is 1-4 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Wichita schedule, to this point: #178
— bench minutes: #51
— Wichita’s best win: 56-53 at #96 Richmond
— Cincinnati won nine of last ten series games.
— Bearcats won four of last five visits to Wichita.
North Texas @ Western Kentucky
— North Texas (11-3, 2-1) ranked #58 by KenPom
— Tempo: #363
— Experience: #135
— Continuity: #169
— North Texas won six of its last seven games.
— Mean Green is shooting 44.8% inside arc (#321)
— Opponents are shooting 42.1% inside arc (#8).
— Mean Green is forcing turnovers 22.4% of time (#38)
— Mean Green is 4-3 vs teams ranked in top 150.
— North Texas schedule, to this point: #152
— bench minutes: #208
— North Texas’ best win: 60-58 over #110 Grand Canyon
— Western Kentucky (8-5, 0-2) ranked #150 by KenPom
— Tempo: #208
— Experience: #31
— Continuity: #42
— WKU lost its last four games, after am 8-1 start.
— WKU is 1-3 vs teams ranked in top 200.
— Hilltoppers are #235 team in country on defensive boards.
— Hilltoppers are shooting 35.7% on the arc (#90).
— WKU is 4-3 in games decided by 7 or fewer points.
— WKU schedule, to this point: #260
— bench minutes: #349
— Hilltoppers’ best win: 71-65 over #94 Tulane
— North Texas won last three meetings, two of them in OT.
— Mean Green lost three of last four visits to WKU.
Oregon @ Colorado
— Oregon (8-6, 2-1) ranked #54 by KenPom
— Tempo: #217
— Experience: #151
— Continuity: #133
— Oregon won six of its last eight games, after a 2-4 start.
— Ducks lost its one true road game, 65-56 at #3 UCLA.
— Oregon is 3-6 vs teams ranked in top 100.
— Ducks are shooting 30.3% on the arc (#311), 55.1% inside arc (#32)
— Oregon is #26 team in country on offensive boards.
— Oregon’s schedule, to this point: #32
— bench minutes: #218
— Oregon’s best win: 74-67 over #53 Villanova.
— Colorado (9-6, 1-3) ranked #62 by KenPom
— Tempo: #39
— Experience: #284
— Continuity: #121
— Colorado won five of its last six games, scoring 83.3 ppg.
— Buffs are 4-2 vs top 100 teams, losing to Boise/Arizona State.
— Colorado’s three Pac-12 losses are by 1-10-4 points.
— Buffs are shooting 32.5% on the arc (#221)
— Colorado is #55 team in country on defensive boards.
— Colorado’s schedule, to this point: #72
— bench minutes: #133
— Colorado’s best win: 78-66 over #2 Tennessee
— Home team won 13 of last 15 regular season meetings.
— Ducks lost seven of last eight visits to Boulder.
— Colorado beat Oregon 80-69 in LY’s Pac-12 tourney.
USC @ UCLA
— USC (11-4, 3-1) ranked #67 by KenPom
— Tempo: #104
— Experience: #128
— Continuity: #146
— USC won seven of its last eight games.
— Trojans are 2-3 against top 100 teams.
— Opponents are shooting 41.5% inside arc (#4)
— USC is #304 team in country on defensive boards.
— Trojans have true road wins at Cal (66-51), Washington (80-67)
— USC’s schedule, to this point: #102
— bench minutes: #319
— USC’s best win: 74-71 over #27 Auburn.
— UCLA (13-2, 4-0) ranked #3 by KenPom
— Tempo: #183
— Experience: #123
— Continuity: #148
— UCLA won its last ten games, five of them top 100 games.
— Bruins’ losses were vs #40 Illinois/#25 Baylor in Las Vegas.
— UCLA is forcing turnovers 24.7% of time (#11)
— Bruins are shooting 52.9% inside arc (#73), 37.2% on arc (#45)
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— UCLA has only one win by less than nine points.
— UCLA’s schedule, to this point: #55
— bench minutes: #198
— UCLA’s best win: 63-53 vs #16 Kentucky
— USC won five of last seven series games.
— Trojans won two of last three visits to Westwood.
Santa Clara @ Pepperdine
— Santa Clara (13-4, 1-1) ranked #91 by KenPom
— Tempo: #67
— Experience: #175
— Continuity: #136
— Santa Clara won five of its last six games.
— Broncos lost their only true road game, 96-74 at #31 Utah State.
— Santa Clara is shooting 36.1% on the arc (#81)
— Broncos are shooting 47.9% inside the arc (#256)
— Broncos are #34 team in country on defensive boards.
— Santa Clara’s schedule, to this point: #124
— bench minutes: #356
— Santa Clara’s best win: 86-76 vs #59 Iona.
— Pepperdine (7-8, 0-1) ranked #136 by KenPom
— Tempo: #17
— Experience: #317
— Continuity: #92
— Pepperdine lost six of its last seven D-I games.
— Pepperdine is 0-4 in games decided by 6 or less points, or in OT.
— Waves are shooting 36.1% on the arc (#79)
— Waves are 4-1 in D-I home tilts, losing in OT to #95 UCSB.
— Waves lost their last game, 111-88 at Gonzaga.
— Pepperdine’s schedule, to this point: #64
— bench minutes: #297
— Pepperdine’s best win: 64-55 vs #99 Cal-Irvine
— Pepperdine won four of last six series games.
— Teams split their last four meetings in Malibu.
Cal-Fullerton @ Cal-Riverside
— Fullerton (7-7, 1-1) ranked #228 by KenPom
— Tempo: #347
— Experience: #203
— Continuity: #161
— Fullerton lost six of its last eight D-I games.
— Titans are 1-4 in true road games, winning 94-91 at #232 Pacific.
— Fullerton is 3-4 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Titans are shooting 43.5% inside arc (#339)., 66,5% on line (#301)
— Opponents are shooting 51.4% inside arc (#238)
— Fullerton’s schedule, to this point: #181
— bench minutes: #336
— Fullerton’s best win: 74-71 over #136 Pepperdine.
— Riverside (9-5, 2-0) ranked #157 by KenPom
— Tempo: #219
— Experience: #95
— Continuity: #129
— Riverside won its first two Big West games, scoring 72 ppg.
— UCR is shooting 32.3% on the arc (#235).
— Riverside is #66 team in country on defensive boards.
— UCR is 4-0 vs teams ranked outside top 200.
— Opponents are shooting 36.1% on arc (#282)
— Riverside’s schedule, to this point: #89
— bench minutes: #247
— Riverside’s best win: 81-79 at #106 LMU
— UCR won three of last four meetings.
— Fullerton lost three of last four visits to Riverside.
Gonzaga @ San Francisco
— Gonzaga (12-3, 1-0) ranked #12 by KenPom
— Tempo: #34
— Experience: #44
— Continuity: #20
— Gonzaga won its last six D-I games.
— Zags lost their one true road game, 93-74 at #10 Texas.
— Gonzaga is shooting 57.7% inside arc (#10), 37.3% on arc (#44)
— Gonzaga is #24 team in country on defensive boards.
— All three of their losses were to top 25 teams.
— Gonzaga’s schedule, to this point: #8
— bench minutes: #332
— Gonzaga’s best win: 100-90, over #8 Alabama
— San Francisco (11-6, 0-2) ranked #102 by KenPom
— Tempo: #68
— Experience: #93
— Continuity: #180
— USF lost its first two WCC games, by 12-12 points.
— USF is 2-3 vs top 100 teams, losing by 18-3-12 points.
— Dons are shooting 53.5% inside arc (#63).
— USF is #36 team in country on defensive boards.
— Opponents are shooting 27.7% on arc (#13)
— USF’s schedule, to this point: #234
— bench minutes: #172
— Dons’ best win: 97-60 over #60 Arizona State
— Gonzaga won its last 24 games against USF.
— Dons’ last series win was 11 years ago.
— Zags beat USF in three of last five WCC tourneys.
BYU @ Loyola Marymount
— BYU (12-5, 2-0) ranked #82 by KenPom
— Tempo: #50
— Experience: #289
— Continuity: #248
— BYU won its last six D-I games.
— Cougars are turning ball over 22.8% of time (#346)
— BYU is #8 team in country on defensive boards.
— Cougars are 4-4 vs teams ranked in top 125.
— BYU shooting 30.8% on the arc (#286)
— BYU’s schedule, to this point: #120
— bench minutes: #63
— BYU’s best win: 83-80 over #18 Creighton.
— LMU (11-5, 1-1) ranked #106 by KenPom
— Tempo: #145
— Experience: #34
— Continuity: #98
— LMU won five of its last seven games.
— LMU is 4-3 vs teams ranked in top 125.
— Lions are shooting 53% inside arc (#70).
— Lions are getting 37.4% of their points on arc (#33)
— LMU is #51 team in country on defensive boards.
— LMU’s schedule, to this point: #170
— bench minutes: #155
— LMU’s best win: 77-75 in OT over #85 Wake Forest.
— BYU won last eight series games.
— Cougars won their last four trips to LMU.
— BYU beat the Lions 85-60 in LY’s WCC tourney.
