A STATISTICAL LOOK AT THE 2010 NCAA TOURNAMENT

(From Minnesota Duluth Newsletter)
64 GAMES
1. FG PERCENT DEFENSE – KEEPING YOUR OPPONENT’S FG % LOWER THAN YOURS -
.825 52 OF 63 (1 TIE)
2. FREE THROW ATTEMPTS – ATTEMPTING MORE THAN YOUR OPPONENT –
.726 45 OF 62 (2 TIES)
3. FOULS – COMMIT FEWER FOULS THAN YOUR OPPONENT –
.698 44 OF 63 (1 TIE)
4. FT PERCENTAGE – SHOOT A BETTER FT PERCENTAGE THAN YOUR OPPO-NENT –
.689 42 OF 61 (3 TIES)
5. 3 PT FG % DEFENSE – DEFEND THE 3 BALL BETTER THAN YOUR OPPONENT –
.678 40 OF 59 (5 TIES)
6. REBOUNDING – OUTREBOUND YOUR OPPONENT –
.677 42 OF 62 (2 TIES)
7. TURNOVERS – COMMIT FEWER TO’S THAN YOUR OPPONENT –
.579 33 OF 57 (7 TIES)
8. STEALS – HAVE MORE STEALS THAN YOUR OPPONENT –
.537 29 OF 54 (10 TIES)