NCAAB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Saturday, December 3
13 of Saturday’s best college hoop games
Oklahoma @ Villanova
— Oklahoma (6-1) ranked #30 by KenPom
— Tempo: #343
— Experience: #90
— Continuity: #151
— Oklahoma won its last six games, giving up 57.7 ppg.
— Sooners won tourney at DisneyWorld last week, three top 100 wins.
— Sooners are shooting 54.6% inside arc (#60), 36.7% on arc (#67)
— Oklahoma has #33 eFG% defense in country.
— Oklahoma’s best win: 59-55 over #51 Ole Miss
— Oklahoma’s schedule, to this point: #163
— bench minutes: #176
— Sooners’ only loss: 52-51 to #94 Sam Houston State.
— This is Oklahoma’s first true road game this season.
— Villanova (2-5) ranked #53 by KenPom
— Tempo: #338
— Experience: #166
— Continuity: #128
— Villanova has been without star freshman Whitmore so far this year.
— Wildcats lost last four games overall, giving up 77.8 ppg.
— Villanova is 0-3 in games decided by 3 or less points.
— Wildcats have #283 eFG% defense in country.
— Villanova’s wins are over teams #215/#361
— Villanova’s schedule, to this point: #42
— bench minutes: #347
— Wildcats went 0-3 in Oregon LW, including loss to #104 Portland.
Syracuse @ Notre Dame
— Syracuse (3-4) ranked #85 by KenPom
— Tempo: #319
— Experience: #286
— Continuity: #221
— Syracuse lost its last three games, giving up 74 ppg.
— Orange are 1-2 vs top 150 teams, beating #99 Richmond in OT.
— Opponents are shooting 45% inside the arc (#57)
— Syracuse is shooting 47.3% inside the arc (#252)
— Orange lost only true road game: 73-44 at #18 Illinois.
— Syracuse’s schedule, to this point: #130
— bench minutes: #188
— Syracuse has losses to #115 Colgate, #176 Bryant.
— Last five years, Syracuse is 46-46 in ACC games.
— Notre Dame (6-1) ranked #64 by KenPom
— Tempo: #344
— Experience: #6
— Continuity: #79
— Notre Dame’s one loss: 63-51 vs #107 St Bonaventure.
— Notre Dame hammered #35 Michigan State 70-52 on Wednesday
— Notre Dame shooting 57.9% inside arc (#21), 36.5% on arc (#73)
— Michigan State is only team they’ve beaten ranked over #154.
— Notre Dame is #27 team in country on defensive boards.
— Notre Dame’s schedule, to this point: #285
— bench minutes: #363
— Last year, Notre Dame went 15-5 in ACC (28-46 previous four years).
— Teams split their last eight meetings.
— Syracuse is 3-2 in its last five visits to South Bend.
Detroit @ Cleveland State
— Detroit (4-4, 1-0) ranked #212 by KenPom
— Tempo: #227
— Experience: #56
— Continuity: #286
— Detroit is shooting 41.9% on arc (#9)- 40.3% of their shots are 3’s (#120)
— Detroit is shooting 43.5% inside arc (#325)
— Detroit #331 team in country on defensive boards.
— Titans won their Horizon opener, 75-66 at #201 Fort Wayne.
— Detroit lost its other three true road games, by 4-21-42 points.
— Detroit schedule, to this point: #70
— bench minutes: #256
— Opponents are shooting 38.3% on arc (#315)
— Last 2+ years, Titans are 21-13 in Horizon games.
— Cleveland State (5-3, 1-0) ranked #219 by KenPom
— Tempo: #356
— Experience: #179
— Continuity: #203
— Cleveland State won its last five games, since an 0-3 start.
— Cleveland State won its Horizon opener, 80-64 over Oakland.
— Vikings are 5-1 vs teams outside top 200 (lost to non-D-I team)
— Cleveland State is grabbing 37% of its misses (#19)
— But Vikings are #332 team in country on defensive boards.
— Cleveland State’s schedule, to this point: #349
— bench minutes: #166
— Last 2+ years, Vikings are 32-10 in Horizon games.
— Vikings won four of last six series games.
— Titans lost three of last four visits to Cleveland.
Indiana @ Rutgers
— Indiana (7-0) ranked #8 by KenPom
— Tempo: #118
— Experience: #66
— Continuity: #26
— Indiana beat North Carolina 77-65 in last game Wednesday.
— Hoosiers won only true road game, 81-79 at #31 Xavier.
— Indiana is forcing turnovers 22% of time (#61).
— Hoosiers are shooting 62.3% inside arc (#4)
— Opponents are shooting 40.9% inside arc (#11)
— Indiana’s schedule, to this point: #339
— bench minutes: #26
— Xavier/UNC are only teams Hoosiers have played that are in top 250.
— Last four years, Indiana is 30-46 in Big 14 games (9-11 LY)
— Rutgers (5-2) ranked #38 by KenPom
— Tempo: #151
— Experience: #206
— Continuity: #190
— Rutgers lost its two top 100 games, by 6-7 points.
— Knights’ only top 200 win: 73-65 over #137 Mass-Lowell.
— Knights have #5 eFG% defense in country.
— Rutgers is forcing turnovers 26.4% of time (#10)
— Knights are grabbing 37.1% of their misses (#18)
— Rutgers schedule, to this point: #332
— bench minutes: #299
— Last three years, Rutgers is 33-27 in Big 14 games.
— Rutgers won last five series games.
— Hoosiers lost their last three visits to the Garden State.
Boston College @ Duke
— Boston College (5-3) ranked #125 by KenPom
— Tempo: #200
— Experience: #191
— Continuity: #100
— Boston College lost its one true road game, 88-67 at #97 Nebraska.
— Eagles’ best win: 59-48 over #117 Wyoming.
— Boston College is forcing turnovers 21.8% of time (#65)
— Eagles are shooting 29.8% on arc (#293). 47.5% inside arc (#244)
— Boston College’s schedule, to this point: #237
— bench minutes: #236
— Only 27.8% of BC’s shots are 3’s (#346)
— Boston College was 6-14 in ACC LY; their last winning year in ACC, 2011.
— Duke (7-2) ranked #20 by KenPom
— Tempo: #271
— Experience: #262
— Continuity: #334
— Duke’s losses are 69-64 to #13 Kansas, 75-56 to #7 Purdue.
— Blue Devils ‘ best wins: 71-64 vs #31 Xavier, 81-72 vs #22 Ohio State
— Duke is forcing turnovers 20.9% of time (#96)
— Blue Devils are grabbing 42.1% of their misses (#1)
— Duke schedule, to this point: #92
— bench minutes: #154
— Duke is shooting 29.7% on the arc (#297)
— Last four years, Duke is 54-22 in ACC games.
— Duke won six in row, 17 of last 18 series games.
— Since 2006, Eagles are 0-10 at Duke (83-82 last visit, in ’21)
Southern Illinois @ Saint Louis
— Southern Illinois (5-2) ranked #93 by KenPom
— Tempo: #335
— Experience: #19
— Continuity: #95
— SIU was held to 49-53 points in its losses (So. Indiana/UNLV)
— SIU is 1-1 vs top 100 teams (won at Oklahoma St, lost to UNLV).
— Salukis are turning ball over 21.9% of time (#305)
— SIU is shooting 59.3% inside arc (#14)
— Salukis have road wins at #33 Oklahoma State/#326 Evansville.
— SIU’s schedule, to this point: #228
— bench minutes: #169
— Salukis allowed 56.2 ppg in wins, 71-56 points in losses.
— Saint Louis (6-2) ranked #43 by KenPom
— Tempo: #76
— Experience: #12
— Continuity: #53
— Saint Louis scored 76+ points in its wins, 67-60 in losses.
— Saint Louis is 2-2 vs top 100 teams, beating #28 Memphis/#81 Providence.
— Billikens’ losses are 95-67 to #19 Maryland, 65-60 at #16 Auburn.
— Saint Louis is rebounding 32.4% of its misses (#85).
— Opponents are shooting 44% on the arc (#41)
— Saint Louis schedule, to this point: #53
— bench minutes: #257
— Billikens aren’t forcing many turnovers (#356 in country).
DePaul @ Loyola Chi
— DePaul (4-3) ranked #101 by KenPom
— Tempo: #131
— Experience: #23
— Continuity: #291
— DePaul lost three of its last four games.
— Blue Demons won last game, 103-98 in OT over Samford.
— DePaul is #322 team in country on defensive boards.
— Blue Demons lost by 8-4 points on neutral floor in Bahamas.
— This is crosstown rivalry; DePaul won 69-53 at #149 Minnesota.
— DePaul’s schedule, to this point: #126
— bench minutes: #326
— Blue Demons’ best win: 103-98 in OT over #129 Samford.
— Loyola (3-4) ranked #136 by KenPom
— Tempo: #302
— Experience: #189
— Continuity: #252
— Loyola is turning ball over 27.6% of time (#363 of 363 teams)
— Ramblers are 0-4 vs teams ranked higher than #264.
— Ramblers are 0-4 vs top 200 teams, scoring only 55 ppg.
— Three of their four losses are by 16+ points.
— Loyola is shooting 57.8% inside arc (#22), 29.7% on arc (#295)
— Loyola schedule, to this point: #239
— bench minutes: #51
— Loyola is 0-4 when they score less than 70 points.
— Loyola won 68-64 at DePaul last season.
Wisconsin @ Marquette
— Wisconsin (5-2) ranked #47 by KenPom
— Tempo: #305
— Experience: #226
— Continuity: #106
— Wisconsin lost two of last three games, after a 4-0 start.
— This is Badgers’ first true road game; they went 2-1 in Bahamas.
— Wisconsin is shooting 39.7% inside arc (#355), 36.2% on arc (#82)
— Badgers’ two losses are by total of seven points.
— Wisconsin schedule, to this point: #67
— bench minutes: #291
— Wisconsin is 3-2 vs top 100 teams; their best win is 43-42 over #52 Dayton
— Marquette (6-2) ranked #32 by KenPom
— Tempo: #28
— Experience: #304
— Continuity: #98
— Marquette won its last three games, scoring 87.3 ppg.
— Eagles are 1-2 vs top 100 teams, losing 75-70 to Purdue/58-55 to Miss State
— Marquette is forcing turnovers 22.8% of time (#39)
— Marquette hammered #17 Baylor 96-70 in last game Tuesday.
— Eagles are shooting 59.8% inside arc (#11)
— Marquette’s schedule, to this point: #212
— bench minutes: #158
— Marquette’s only other top 200 win: 84-60 over #118 Georgia Tech.
— Teams split last eight meetings.
— Home side won last four series games.
— Badgers lost 74-69/67-65 in last two visits here.
West Virginia @ Xavier
— West Virginia (6-1) ranked #25 by KenPom
— Tempo: #127
— Experience: #95
— Continuity: #323
— West Virginia scored 75+ points in all six wins.
— WVU is forcing turnovers 26.2% of time (#11)
— West Virginia’s only loss: 80-68 to #7 Purdue.
— WVU is rebounding 34.1% of their misses (#51)
— West Virginia’s schedule, to this point: #109
— bench minutes: #34
— West Virginia’s best wins: 81-56 at #80 Pitt, 84-55 vs #57 Florida.
— 81-56 win at Pitt is West Virginia’s only true road game.
— Xavier (5-3) ranked #31 by KenPom
— Tempo: #38
— Experience: #28
— Continuity: #72
— Xavier is 2-3 in last five games, after a 3-0 start.
— Xavier’s three losses are by 2-7-4 points.
— Musketeers are shooting 43.2% on arc (#4)
— Xavier is shooting 54.7% inside arc (#56)
— Musketeers’ only top 200 win: 90-83 over #57 Florida.
— Xavier schedule, to this point: #88
— bench minutes: #160
— Bob Huggins coached Cincinnati Bearcats for long time; Xavier was a big rival. His last year with the Bearcats was 2005.
Boise State vs Texas A&M (@ Fort Worth)
— Boise State (5-2) ranked #70 by KenPom
— Tempo: #205
— Experience: #139
— Continuity: #87
— Boise State won last four games, after a 1-2 start.
— Broncos are shooting 30.1% on arc (#282).
— Boise State is #17 team in country on defensive boards.
— Opponents are shooting 43.7% inside arc (#39)
— Boise State schedule, to this point: #149
— bench minutes: #356
— This is technically a neutral floor, but it is Boise’s first road game.
— Texas A&M (5-2) ranked #46 by KenPom
— Tempo: #132
— Experience: #120
— Continuity: #101
— Texas A&M won last three games, by 16-16-19 points.
— Aggies gave up 88-103 points in their losses (Murray St/Colorado).
— Texas A&M is forcing turnovers 25.9% of time (#14)
— Texas A&M is grabbing 35.6% of its misses (#37).
— Texas A&M schedule, to this point: #134
— bench minutes: #20
— Texas A&M’s two losses were in 8-team tourney at Coastal Carolina.
— Opponents are shooting 43.4% inside arc (#35)
UNLV @ San Diego
— UNLV (7-0) ranked #91 by KenPom
— Tempo: #73
— Experience: #59
— Continuity: #275
— This is UNLV’s first true road game- they won tourney in Long Beach LW.
— Rebels are forcing turnovers 31.5% of time (#1 in country)
— UNLV has #265 eFG% in country (29.4% on arc, #305)
— Rebels have top 100 wins over Dayton, Southern Illinois.
— UNLV’s schedule, to this point: #280
— bench minutes: #219
— 54.4% of opponents’ shots have been 3’s (most in country)
— This is their first D-I game in ten days.
— San Diego (5-3) ranked #164 by KenPom
— Tempo: #220
— Experience: #5
— Continuity: #208
— San Diego lost three of its last four D-I games.
— Toreros are shooting 36.9% on the arc (#61)
— Toreros are shooting 46.9% inside the arc (#266)
— Opponents are shooting 41% on arc (#350)
— San Diego schedule, to this point: #276
— bench minutes: #321
— San Diego lost only top 100 game 91-89 in OT to #54 Utah State.
Ole Miss @ Memphis
— Ole Miss (6-1) ranked #51 by KenPom
— Tempo: #296
— Experience: #145
— Continuity: #238
— Ole Miss’ only loss was 59-55 to #30 Oklahoma at DisneyWorld.
— Rebels’ best wins: 80-67 over #67 FAU, 72-68 over #69 Stanford.
— This is Rebels’ first true road game.
— Ole Miss is rebounding 39.1% of its misses (#7)
— Opponents are shooting 44.1% onside arc (#43).
— Ole Miss schedule, to this point: #202
— bench minutes: #72
— Ole Miss is turning ball over 20.9% of time (#269)
— Memphis (5-2) ranked #28 by KenPom
— Tempo: #168
— Experience: #11
— Continuity: #247
— Memphis won its last three games, giving up 59 ppg.
— Tigers’ two losses are by total of seven points.
— Opponents are shooting 43.4% inside arc (#34)
— Memphis is 4-2 vs top 100 teams, touch schedule so far.
— Memphis schedule, to this point: #31
— bench minutes: #100
— Memphis is forcing turnovers 21.7% of time (#72)
— Memphis lost 67-63 at Ole Miss last year.
Saint Mary’s vs Houston (@ Ft Worth)
— Saint Mary’s (6-2) ranked #29 by KenPom
— Tempo: #313
— Experience: #178
— Continuity: #66
— Saint Mary’s lost its last two games, after a 6-0 start.
— Gaels lost 68-64 in OT to #106 Washington, 69-65 to #82 New Mexico.
— Saint Mary’s has two top 100 wins: #72 North Texas, #78 Vanderbilt.
— Opponents are shooting 41.1% inside arc (#13)
— Saint Mary’s schedule, to this point: #145
— bench minutes: #342
— This is technically neutral floor, but it is St Mary’s first true road game.
— Houston (7-0) ranked #1 by KenPom
— Tempo: #340
— Experience: #257
— Continuity: #179
— Houston has one win by less than 10 points (49-44 vs #73 Kent State)
— Houston’s best win: 66-56 at #41 Oregon.
— Cougars are grabbing 40.2% of their own misses (#4)
— Houston is forcing turnovers 24.6% of time (#26)
— Opponents are shooting 39.5% inside arc (#4), 18.1% on arc (#1)
— Houston schedule, to this point: #229
— bench minutes: #172
— Houston is shooting 55.7% inside arc (#36)
