Villanova @ Xavier
— Villanova (11-4, 4-1) ranked #5 by KenPom
— Tempo: #351
— Experience: #51
— Continuity: #50
— Villanova won/covered their last four Big East games.
— Wildcats are 4-3 in true road games.
— Villanova is 5-4 against top 100 teams, 3-3 vs top 50.
— Wildcats are shooting 35.7% on arc (#71)
— Villanova’s schedule, to this point: #3
— bench minutes: #347
— Xavier (12-2, 2-1) ranked #20 by KenPom
— Tempo: #67
— Experience: #136
— Continuity: #77
— Xavier won eight of its last nine games.
— Musketeers are #21 team in country on defensive boards.
— Xavier is 5-2 against top 100 teams, 3-2 vs top 50.
— Opponents are shooting 44.7% on arc (#29)
— Xavier’s schedule, to this point: #52
— bench minutes: #149
— Xavier (+5) lost 71-58 at Villanova December 21.
— Villanova outscored Musketeers 41-20 in second half.
— Villanova is 15-2 vs Xavier in Big East play.
— Wildcats won three of last five visits to Cintas Center.
East Tennessee State @ Furman
— East Tennessee State (10-7, 2-2) ranked #185 by KenPom
— Tempo: #264
— Experience: #245
— Continuity: #135
— ETSU is 3-4 in its last seven games.
— Buccaneers are 3-4 vs teams in top 150.
— ETSU is 1-5 on road; they won 86-84 at #210 Georgia.
— Opponents are shooting 53.2% inside arc (#296)
— East Tennessee State’s schedule, to this point: #126
— bench minutes: #210
— Furman (11-6, 3-1) ranked #112 by KenPom
— Tempo: #225
— Experience: #80
— Continuity: #89
— Furman won four of its last five games.
— Paladins are shooting 37.8% on arc (#26).
— Furman is 3-5 against teams in top 200.
— Paladins have won three of four OT games this year.
— Furman’s schedule to this point: #166
— bench minutes: #340
— Teams split last eight series games.
— Buccaneers lost last three trips to Furman, by 30-9-12 points.
LSU @ Florida
— LSU (14-1, 2-1) ranked #10 by KenPom
— Tempo: #51
— Experience: #319
— Continuity: #309
— LSU’s only loss: 70-55 at #7 Auburn.
— Tigers have six top 100 wins, three top 50 wins.
— LSU also has #2 eFG% defense in country.
— Tigers are forcing turnovers 26.1% of time (#5)
— LSU”s schedule, to this point: #53
— bench minutes: #195
— Florida (9-5, 0-2) ranked #34 by KenPom
— Tempo: #136
— Experience: #11
— Continuity: #246
— Florida is 3-5 in its last eight games.
— Gators lost four of their six top 100 games.
— Florida lost first two SEC games, by 13-12 points.
— Gators are forcing turnovers 24.2% of time (#18)
— Florida’s schedule, to this point: #87
— bench minutes: #225
— Florida won six of last eight series games.
— LSU lost three of last four visits to Gainesville.
Memphis @ Central Florida
— Memphis (9-5, 3-1) ranked #34 by KenPom
— Tempo: #14
— Experience: #251
— Continuity: #153
— Memphis won last three games, by 18-3-7 points.
— Tigers lost three of their four true road games.
— Memphis is grabbing 38.9% of its misses (#7)
— Tigers are turning ball over 24.2% of time (#354)
— Memphis schedule, to this point: #34
— bench minutes: #6
— Central Florida (9-4, 1-2) ranked #55 by KenPom
— Tempo: #198
— Experience: #146
— Continuity: #51
— UCF lost last two games, scoring 60-62 points.
— Knights lost three of their five top 100 games.
— UCF forces turnovers 21.8% of time (#45)
— Opponents are shooting 51.9% inside arc (#262)
— Central Florida’s schedule, to this point: #143
— bench minutes: #199
— Memphis won last five series games.
— Tigers lost three of last four visits to Orlando.
Duke @ Wake Forest
— Duke (12-2, 2-1) ranked #13 by KenPom
— Tempo: #77
— Experience: #339
— Continuity: #239
— Duke won five of its last six games.
— Blue Devils lost only road game, 71-66 at Ohio State.
— Duke is shooting 55.6% inside arc (#26)
— Blue Devils is 3-2 against top 100 teams.
— Duke’s schedule, to this point: #242
— bench minutes: #288
— Wake Forest (13-3, 3-2) ranked #53 by KenPom
— Tempo: #84
— Experience: #62
— Continuity: #269
— Wake Forest won seven of its last nine games.
— Deacons are 4-3 against top 100 teams.
— Wake Forest is shooting 58.8% inside arc (#4)
— Deacons won all three of their overtime games.
— Wake Forest’s schedule, to this point: #12
— bench minutes: #66
— Duke won 19 of last 21 series games.
— Blue Devils won five of last six visits here- they lost at Wake in double overtime last year.
Clemson @ Notre Dame
— Clemson (10-5, 2-2) ranked #41 by KenPom
— Tempo: #224
— Experience: #133
— Continuity: #181
— Clemson won six of its last seven games.
— Tigers are 2-5 against top 100 teams.
— Clemson is shooting 40.9% on arc (#3)
— Opponents are shooting 45.9% inside arc (#55)
— Clemson’s schedule, to this point: #59
— bench minutes: #287
— Notre Dame (9-5, 3-1) ranked #57 by KenPom
— Tempo: #260
— Experience: #189
— Continuity: #38
— Notre Dame won its last five games.
— Notre Dame won last three ACC games, by 1-5-4 points.
— Notre Dame is #16 team in country on defensive boards.
— Notre Dame lost four of their six top 100 games.
— Notre Dame s schedule, to this point: #26
— bench minutes: #324
— Notre Dame won six of last eight series games.
— Clemson lost three of last four visits to South Bend.
Illinois State @ Drake
— Illinois State (8-7, 1-1) ranked #202 by KenPom
— Tempo: #126
— Experience: #168
— Continuity: #193
— Illinois State hasn’t played in ten days.
— Redbirds lost three of their four top 100 games.
— Illinois State split four overtime games this season.
— Redbirds are shooting 38.4% on arc (#18)
— Illinois State’s schedule, to this point: #305
— bench minutes: #259
— Drake (11-5, 2-1) ranked #93 by KenPom
— Tempo: #285
— Experience: #38
— Continuity: #32
— Drake won seven of its last nine games.
— Bulldogs are 8-0 against teams outside the top 100.
— Drake are grabbing 31.4% of their misses (#92)
— Bulldogs’ best win: 73-70 over #97 Richmond.
— Drake’s schedule, to this point: #263
— bench minutes: #184
— Teams split their last eight meetings.
— Illinois State won six of last eight visits to Des Moines.
St John’s @ UConn
— St John’s (9-4, 1-1) ranked #89 by KenPom
— Tempo: #3
— Experience: #191
— Continuity: #247
— St John’s lost their two true road games, by 2-10 points.
— Red Storm lost two of their last three games.
— St John’s is forcing turnovers 23.3% of time (#27)
— Red Storm is 0-3 in top 100 games, losing by 2-20-10 points.
— St John’s schedule, to this point: #307
— bench minutes: #118
— UConn (10-4, 1-2) ranked #22 by KenPom
— Tempo: #227
— Experience: #123
— Continuity: #33
— UConn lost three of last five games, losing by 3-4-3 points.
— Huskies are 3-5 against top 100 games.
— UConn is grabbing 38.1% of its misses (#9)
— Opponents are shooting 42.6% inside arc (#9)
— UConn’s schedule, to this point: #90
— bench minutes: #106
— St John’s won 74-70 at UConn last year.
TCU @ Kansas State
— TCU (10-2, 0-1) ranked #63 by KenPom
— Tempo: #283
— Experience: #282
— Continuity: #310
— TCU won seven of its last eight games.
— Horned Frogs’ best win: 68-64 over #57 Texas A&M
— TCU is rebounding 41.1% of its misses (#2)
— Opponents are shooting 45.6% inside arc (#49)
— TCU’s schedule, to this point: #282
— bench minutes: #39
— Kansas State (8-6, 0-3) ranked #70 by KenPom
— Tempo: #219
— Experience: #238
— Continuity: #140
— K-State is 0-3 in Big X, losing by 2-13-3 points.
— Wildcats lost six of their seven top 100 games.
— K-State’s best win: 65-59 at #74 Wichita State.
— Wildcats have #23 eFG% defense in country.
— Kansas State’s schedule, to this point: #145
— bench minutes: #126
— K-State won seven of last ten series games.
— TCU won last two visits to Manhattan, 59-57/67-60.
Missouri @ Arkansas
— Missouri (7-7, 1-1) ranked #149 by KenPom
— Tempo: #181
— Experience: #242
— Continuity: #329
— Missouri is 3-5 last eight games, but upset Alabama Saturday.
— Tigers lost five of their seven top 100 games.
— Missouri is grabbing 33.6% of its misses (#43)
— Tigers are shooting 25.1% on arc (#352)
— Missouri’s schedule, to this point: #24
— bench minutes: #179
— Arkansas (10-5, 2-3) ranked #54 by KenPom
— Tempo: #10
— Experience: #100
— Continuity: #356
— Arkansas lost five of last six games, after a 9-0 start.
— Razorbacks are 8-1 against teams outside top 100.
— Last three games, Arkansas gave up 80.7 ppg.
— Razorbacks are shooting 54.2% inside arc (#51)
— Arkansas schedule, to this point: #190
— bench minutes: #240
— Teams split last ten series games.
— Tigers lost six of last seven visits to Arkansas.
NC State @ Louisville
— NC State (8-8, 1-4) ranked #116 by KenPom
— Tempo: #4
— Experience: #306
— Continuity: #216
— NC State is 2-7 since their 4-OT win over Nebraska.
— Wolfpack lost seven of their nine top 100 games.
— NC State won by 8 at Miami, lost by 5 at Va Tech.
— ACC opponents have made 40% of their 3’s.
— NC State’s schedule, to this point: #101
— bench minutes: #274
— Louisville (10-5, 4-1) ranked #64 by KenPom
— Tempo: #111
— Experience: #119
— Continuity: #295
— Louisville won three of its last four games.
— Cardinals’ last three wins were by 4-3-3 points.
— Louisville is shooting only 31.3% on arc (#263)
— Opponents are shooting 45.4% inside arc (#45)
— Louisville’s schedule, to this point: #44
— bench minutes: #35
— Louisville won 73-68 at NC State December 4.
— Cardinals won six of last seven series games.
— Wolfpack lost 85-60/84-77 in last two visits to Louisville.
California @ Washington
— California (9-7, 2-3) ranked #104 by KenPom
— Tempo: #320
— Experience: #57
— Continuity: #79
— California lost its last two games, scoring 63-52 points.
— Golden Bears are 7-3 vs teams outside top 100.
— California is 0-2 in true road games, losing by 3-8 points.
— Golden Bears are #5 team in country on defensive boards.
— California’s schedule, to this point: #101
— bench minutes: #302
— Washington (6-7, 1-2) ranked #154 by KenPom
— Tempo: #25
— Experience: #25
— Continuity: #297
— Washington lost five of its last seven games.
— Huskies are shooting 43.5% inside arc (#329)
— Washington is forcing turnovers 24.2% of time (#19)
— Huskies are #348 team in country on defensive boards.
— Washington’s schedule, to this point: #116
— bench minutes: #294
— Home side won last six series games.
— Cal lost last four trips to Seattle, by 10-19-35-11 points.
Boise State @ Nevada
— Boise State (10-4, 1-0) ranked #50 by KenPom
— Tempo: #273
— Experience: #30
— Continuity: #55
— Boise State won its last six D-I games.
— Opponents are shooting 43.9% inside arc (#17)
— Boise State split its six top 100 games.
— Broncos are #24 team in country on defensive boards.
— Boise State’s schedule, to this point: #93
— bench minutes: #213
— Nevada (7-5, 1-0) ranked #91 by KenPom
— Tempo: #33
— Experience: #169
— Continuity: #61
— Nevada hasn’t played in eleven days.
— Wolf Pack is 0-4 against top 100 teams.
— Nevada won five of its last six D-I games.
— Wolf Pack’s best win: 68-63 over #113 LMU.
— Nevada’s schedule, to this point: #67
— bench minutes: #238
— Nevada won 11 of last 12 series games.
— Broncos lost their last six visits to Reno.