Where We Stand (NCAA Stats)

[HuskerFever]

Sometimes the emotions get in the way or there's more happening beyond the surface. I find that the NCAA stats can help provide some more color to the overall status of our team performance, beyond wins and losses.

 

Here's where we stand right now (after Dec. 5 games):

 

Stat	Rank	Value
Turnover Margin	24	5.1
Defensive Rebounds per Game	25	29.33
Free Throw Attempts	30	190
Free Throws Made	31	138
Total Steals	53	73
Turnovers Forced	56	16.56
Turnovers Per Game	62	11.4
3-PT Field Goal Attempts	65	221
Field-Goal Percentage Defense	67	39.353%
Assist Turnover Ratio	68	1.26
Total Rebounds	70	333
Total Assists	73	130
Steals Per Game	92	8.1
Scoring Offense	96	77.1
Free-Throw Percentage	110	72.63%
Assists Per Game	116	14.4
Total Blocks	134	29
Fewest Turnovers	138	103
Total Rebounds Per Game	145	37
Scoring Margin	167	4
Three Pt FG Defense	174	32.8%
Won-Lost Percentage	176	55.6%
Total 3-point FGM	180	60
Blocked Shots Per Game	181	3.2
Field-Goal Percentage	193	44.13%
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game	239	6.7
Scoring Defense	252	72.3
Personal Fouls Per Game	262	18.2
Fewest Fouls	302	164
Offensive Rebounds Per Game	325	7.67
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage	333	27.15%
Rebound Margin	334	-7

 

* NCAA Rank out of 350 teams in Division 1

[GoBigRed]

333 out of 350. 

[basketballjones]

[hskr4life]

Top 25 in defensive rebounds per game.  Opponents not shooting good or pace of play?  Crazy considering how many offensive rebounds we also give up.

[fr8-train]

1 hour ago, hskr4life said:

Top 25 in defensive rebounds per game.  Opponents not shooting good or pace of play?  Crazy considering how many offensive rebounds we also give up.

Having a 4OT game helps to skew the per game stats this early in the season, especially when it is a game where both teams missed a lot of shots...that's an extra half-game of play without impacting the denominator.  

Edited December 6, 2021 by fr8-train

[Shawn Eichorst's Toupee]

Didn't realize they were so high in free throws made and attempted. Did some quick math. In losses, they've averaged 11/15 versus 19/26 in wins. I know it's not this simple but an extra 8 points at the line in the 4 losses and that turns into 2 wins and a tie with Creighton.

 

Also feels like you can live with -7 rebounding margin when you are +5 in turnover margin. Of course, Big Ten play will definitely drive those numbers lower, so probably not sustainable come conference time. (finished with -0.9 last year, 2.0 in Fred's first year, and 3.5 in Tim's last year).

[HuskerFever]

20 minutes ago, fr8-train said:

2 hours ago, hskr4life said:

Top 25 in defensive rebounds per game.  Opponents not shooting good or pace of play?  Crazy considering how many offensive rebounds we also give up.

Having a 4OT game helps to skew the per game stats this early in the season, especially when it is a game where both teams missed a lot of shots...that's an extra half-game of play without impacting the denominator.  

 

But we're #325 in offensive rebounds. So imagine where we would be without that 4OT.

[Handy Johnson]

The 3 point percentage & Rebound margin obviously jump out like a sore thumb. Sadly, I don’t see those rebounding numbers shifting dramatically the deeper we get into B1G play & if the shooting numbers don’t JUMP Selection Sunday will be a pipe dream…