Tennessee Volunteers v. Butler Bulldogs: stat comparison

by Joel Hollingsworth on Mar 22, 2008 2:56 PM EDT in Tennessee Volunteer Basketball

Stats yet again courtesy of StatSheet.com. The usual caveats apply.


Rankings
Conf Standing	1		1
AP Rank	4		11
RPI	0.6861		0.6119
RPI Rank	1		17
SOS	0.6084		0.5111
SOS Rank	1		128
Wins & Losses
Overall	28-3	(90.3%)	29-3	(90.6%)
Home	16-0	(100.0%)	14-1	(93.3%)
Away	10-2	(83.3%)	11-2	(84.6%)
Neutral	2-1	(66.7%)	4-0	(100.0%)
Conference	14-2	(87.5%)	16-2	(88.9%)
Top 25	3-2	(60.0%)	0-1	(0.0%)
Blowout (> 19)	8-0	(100.0%)	2-0	(100.0%)
Close (< 6)	8-1	(88.8%)	6-2	(75.0%)
Overtime	0-0	(0.0%)	2-0	(100.0%)
Scoring
Points	2558	(6)	2187	(137)
Points Per Game	82.5	(7)	68.3	(190)
Shooting
FG Made	903	(9)	727	(185)
FG Attempts	1981	(7)	1615	(233)
FG Pct	45.6	(98)	45.0	(128)
FT Made	474	(70)	438	(153)
FT Attempts	726	(31)	594	(204)
FT Pct	65.3	(289)	73.7	(39)
3pt FG Made	278	(18)	295	(10)
3pt FG Attempts	770	(11)	785	(10)
3pt FG Pct	36.1	(129)	37.6	(69)
Rebounds
Rebounds	1268	(36)	1022	(300)
Rebounds Per Game	40.9	(57)	31.9	(327)
Off Rebounds	458	(8)	286	(291)
Off Rebs Per Game	14.8	(11)	8.9	(306)
Def Rebounds	739	(92)	663	(247)
Def Rebs Per Game	23.8	(125)	20.7	(310)
Assists, Steals, & Blocks
Assists	560	(5)	416	(153)
Assists Per Game	18.1	(6)	13.0	(184)
Steals	294	(9)	201	(180)
Steals Per Game	9.5	(7)	6.3	(208)
Blocks	103	(130)	81	(239)
Blocks Per Game	3.3	(144)	2.5	(251)
Turnovers & Fouls
Turnovers	395	(265)	328	(337)
Turnovers Per Game	12.7	(294)	10.3	(338)
Fouls	628	(45)	542	(226)
Fouls Per Game	20.3	(56)	16.9	(283)

	All Games		Conference Games
					Difference (adjusted for total games played)
Total Games	32	33	18	16	1
Wins	29	29	16	14	0
Losses	3	4	2	2	-1
Pct	0.91	0.88	0.89	0.88	-0.03
Field Goals Made	727	968	403	455	218.28
Field Goals Attempted	1615	2098	921	1009	432.53
Field Goal Percentage	0.45	0.46	0.44	0.45	0.01
Free Throws Made	438	506	228	234	54.31
Free Throws Attempted	594	771	319	356	158.44
Free Throw Percentage	0.74	0.66	0.72	0.66	-0.08
3pt Field Goals Made	295	296	150	138	-8.22
3pt Field Goals Attempted	785	817	436	366	7.47
3pt Field Goal Percentage	0.38	0.36	0.34	0.38	-0.01
Points	2187	2738	1184	1282	482.66
Points Per Game	68.3	83	65.8	80.1	14.7
Rebounds	1022	1333	600	683	279.06
Rebounds Per Game	31.9	40.4	33.3	42.7	8.5
Offensive Rebounds	286	471	173	242	176.06
Offensive Rebounds Per Game	8.9	14.3	9.6	15.1	5.4
Defensive Rebounds	663	786	390	395	102.28
Defensive Rebounds Per Game	20.7	23.8	21.7	24.7	3.1
Assists	416	600	233	257	171
Assists Per Game	13	18.2	12.9	16.1	5.2
Steals	201	306	123	121	98.72
Steals Per Game	6.3	9.3	6.8	7.6	3
Turnovers	328	423	182	208	-84.75
Turnovers Per Game	10.3	12.8	10.1	13	-2.5
Blocks	81	112	51	57	28.47
Blocks Per Game	2.5	3.4	2.8	3.6	0.9
Fouls	542	680	293	336	121.06
Fouls Per Game	16.9	20.6	16.3	21	3.7
Disqualifications	13	5	5	4	8

Them's the stats, although watching the two teams yesterday, I can't say I have much comfort that either team will hold to form. If anyone wants to calculate the expected scoring margin, have at it. Also, if you find the ESPN special on J.P. Prince online somewhere, let me know.

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Scoring Margin

I get an expected scoring margin of:
UT 76
BU 72

But in the numbers, if the teams hold true, UT will have to guard Butler's 3-point shot very well. They're trey-happy as well, and look like they can get hot from outside.

by David Hooper on Mar 22, 2008 3:22 PM EDT reply actions

Yeah

And even if they miss them, we need to figure out how to rebound those bouncy missed treys or they'll just get another chance, like American did.

Go Vols!

by Joel Hollingsworth on Mar 22, 2008 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions

Actually boxing out helps

But threes are the hardest to assure defensive rebounds. They can take a lot of funny angles and end up in a lot of funny places.

by David Hooper on Mar 22, 2008 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions

My hope

is that we pound it inside and shoot the 3 when it's open. Tyler and Wayne and Duke should be able to put up big numbers inside. If we get into a 3 point shooting contest with them, we could lose pretty easily. See Duke vs. WVU. They fell into the trap of being too trigger happy from 3 and settling for jumpers rather than pounding inside and drawing fouls and getting layups.

Butler?! We don't need no stinkin' Butler!

by Volorado on Mar 22, 2008 4:30 PM EDT reply actions

I'm a huge fan

of working to draw fouls throughout a game. With the added tension of tournament play, teams that get in foul trouble usually get off their game. Pound the inside, get their interior into trouble, force their guards to defend the inside, and the 3-point opportunities will open themselves up.

by David Hooper on Mar 22, 2008 8:14 PM EDT up reply actions