Virginia Commonwealth upset the #6 seed Georgetown Hoyas on Friday night with an impressive display of three point shooting. Purdue dispatched of #14 seed St. Peter's with relative ease as well. I expect this game to be a very good one, and VCU just might pull of the upset.
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| Category | Offense | Defense | D-I Avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adj. Efficiency | 110.5 52 | 98.9 110 | 101.4 | |
| Adj. Tempo | 66.2 196 | 66.7 | ||
| Four Factors | ||||
| Effective FG%: | 50.7 94 | 50.0 218 | 49.0 | |
| Turnover %: | 17.2 28 | 22.8 44 | 20.1 | |
| Off. Reb. %: | 31.4 207 | 35.9 307 | 32.3 | |
| FTA/FGA: | 37.8 168 | 34.4 96 | 37.8 | |
| Miscellaneous Components | ||||
| 3P%: | 36.3 74 | 34.4 168 | 34.4 | |
| 2P%: | 48.0 166 | 49.3 241 | 47.8 | |
| FT%: | 71.5 104 | 68.0 103 | 69.2 | |
| Block%: | 11.1 297 | 9.6 133 | 9.2 | |
| Steal%: | 8.8 111 | 12.7 11 | 9.4 | |
| Style Components | ||||
| 3PA/FGA: | 41.2 22 | 29.5 70 | 32.9 | |
| A/FGM: | 58.9 70 | 54.2 185 | 53.7 | |
| Defensive Fingerprint: | Mostly Man | |||
| Point Distribution (% of total points) | ||||
| 3-Pointers: | 35.0 28 | 24.7 261 | 27.4 | |
| 2-Pointers: | 44.0 329 | 56.4 33 | 51.6 | |
| Free Throws: | 21.1 181 | 19.0 272 | 21.1 | |
| Strength of Schedule | ||||
| Components: | 103.5 95 | 100.3 93 | 101.4 | |
| Overall: | .5904 89 | .5000 | ||
| Non-conference: | .6229 63 | .5000 | ||
| Personnel | ||||
| Bench Minutes: | 27.4% 252 | 30.7% | ||
| Experience: | 2.16 yrs 49 | 1.73 | ||
| Effective Height: | +0.4 146 | 0.0 | ||
| Average Height: | 76.3" 210 | 76.5 | ||
GAME STATISTICS
Player
GP
MIN
PPG
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
TPG
FG%
FT%
3P%
Jamie Skeen
35
31.6
15.3
7.4
1.6
0.5
1.1
1.7
.526
.725
.394
Bradford Burgess
36
34.2
13.8
6.3
1.6
1.1
0.7
1.4
.477
.746
.393
Brandon Rozzell
28
25.1
11.7
2.2
1.5
1.4
0.0
0.9
.413
.772
.404
Joey Rodriguez
36
33.4
10.7
3.3
4.8
1.5
0.0
2.3
.350
.845
.340
Ed Nixon
36
25.3
7.3
2.7
1.9
1.2
0.4
1.6
.423
.750
.353
Rob Brandenberg
35
13.9
5.3
1.8
0.6
0.7
0.2
0.6
.417
.650
.357
Juvonte Reddic
32
11.2
3.3
2.0
0.2
0.5
0.2
0.9
.435
.650
.000
Darius Theus
36
15.5
3.0
1.4
2.1
1.1
0.3
1.3
.313
.661
.148
Toby Veal
26
10.2
2.5
2.2
0.2
0.4
0.3
0.4
.517
.250
.000
Troy Daniels
24
5.2
2.2
0.9
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.2
.298
.333
.327
D.J. Haley
33
7.8
0.9
1.5
0.1
0.2
0.5
0.3
.500
.300
.000
David Hinton
18
3.7
0.7
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
.625
.250
.000
Totals
36
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71
32
14
8
4
11
.432
.715
.363
2010-11 VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH RAMS SCHEDULE
DATE
OPPONENT
RESULT/TIME
RECORD/TICKETS
Fri, Nov 12
1-0 (0-0)
Mon, Nov 15
2-0 (0-0)
Tue, Nov 16
3-0 (0-0)
Wed, Nov 24
3-1 (0-0)
Fri, Nov 26
4-1 (0-0)
Wed, Dec 1
4-2 (0-0)
Sat, Dec 4
5-2 (1-0)
Wed, Dec 8
6-2 (1-0)
Sat, Dec 11
6-3 (1-0)
Sat, Dec 18
7-3 (1-0)
Tue, Dec 21
7-4 (1-0)
Wed, Dec 29
8-4 (1-0)
Thu, Dec 30
9-4 (1-0)
Mon, Jan 3
9-5 (1-1)
Wed, Jan 5
10-5 (2-1)
Sat, Jan 8
11-5 (3-1)
Wed, Jan 12
12-5 (4-1)
Sat, Jan 15
13-5 (5-1)
Wed, Jan 19
14-5 (6-1)
Sat, Jan 22
15-5 (7-1)
Mon, Jan 24
16-5 (8-1)
Thu, Jan 27
17-5 (9-1)
Sat, Jan 29
18-5 (10-1)
Wed, Feb 2
18-6 (10-2)
Sat, Feb 5
19-6 (11-2)
Wed, Feb 9
20-6 (12-2)
Sat, Feb 12
20-7 (12-3)
Tue, Feb 15
20-8 (12-4)
Fri, Feb 18
21-8 (12-4)
Wed, Feb 23
21-9 (12-5)
Sat, Feb 26
21-10 (12-6)
Sat, Mar 5
22-10 (12-6)
Sun, Mar 6
23-10 (12-6)
Mon, Mar 7
23-11 (12-6)
MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - SOUTHWEST REGION - 1st ROUND AT DAYTON OH
Wed, Mar 16
24-11 (12-6)
MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - SOUTHWEST REGION - 2nd ROUND AT CHICAGO
Fri, Mar 18
25-11 (12-6)
MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - SOUTHWEST REGION - 3rd ROUND AT CHICAGO
Sun, Mar 20
7:10 PM ET TBS
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| Category | Offense | Defense | D-I Avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adj. Efficiency | 115.5 19 | 87.0 4 | 101.4 | |
| Adj. Tempo | 67.1 148 | 66.7 | ||
| Four Factors | ||||
| Effective FG%: | 50.7 90 | 45.4 24 | 49.0 | |
| Turnover %: | 15.9 7 | 21.8 72 | 20.1 | |
| Off. Reb. %: | 32.4 168 | 29.6 67 | 32.3 | |
| FTA/FGA: | 35.0 251 | 30.7 44 | 37.8 | |
| Miscellaneous Components | ||||
| 3P%: | 36.6 65 | 32.4 63 | 34.4 | |
| 2P%: | 48.7 138 | 44.1 32 | 47.8 | |
| FT%: | 71.5 106 | 69.3 162 | 69.2 | |
| Block%: | 8.5 115 | 10.4 95 | 9.2 | |
| Steal%: | 8.9 114 | 9.5 156 | 9.4 | |
| Style Components | ||||
| 3PA/FGA: | 32.8 168 | 27.7 29 | 32.9 | |
| A/FGM: | 61.3 24 | 54.7 202 | 53.7 | |
| Defensive Fingerprint: | Mostly Man | |||
| Point Distribution (% of total points) | ||||
| 3-Pointers: | 28.5 134 | 24.0 280 | 27.4 | |
| 2-Pointers: | 51.7 171 | 56.9 25 | 51.6 | |
| Free Throws: | 19.8 247 | 19.0 266 | 21.1 | |
| Strength of Schedule | ||||
| Components: | 108.2 14 | 96.5 8 | 101.4 | |
| Overall: | .7872 11 | .5000 | ||
| Non-conference: | .5155 160 | .5000 | ||
| Personnel | ||||
| Bench Minutes: | 29.5% 200 | 30.7% | ||
| Experience: | 1.81 yrs 147 | 1.73 | ||
| Effective Height: | +0.5 142 | 0.0 | ||
| Average Height: | 76.3" 211 | 76.5" | ||
GAME STATISTICS
Player
GP
MIN
PPG
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
TPG
FG%
FT%
3P%
JaJuan Johnson
33
35.3
20.4
8.4
1.0
0.9
2.3
1.6
.492
.811
.298
E'Twaun Moore
33
33.7
18.2
5.1
3.1
1.2
0.5
1.8
.451
.709
.407
Lewis Jackson
33
25.9
7.9
3.2
3.9
0.8
0.1
1.9
.514
.704
.321
Ryne Smith
33
23.6
5.8
2.5
1.7
0.7
0.2
0.5
.440
.885
.420
D.J. Byrd
33
20.3
5.2
3.0
1.8
0.6
0.2
0.8
.363
.636
.346
Kelsey Barlow
32
19.5
5.1
2.9
1.6
0.8
0.3
1.6
.471
.640
.154
Terone Johnson
33
19.4
4.9
2.5
1.7
0.5
0.2
1.0
.348
.558
.300
John Hart
19
10.4
4.0
1.1
0.7
0.6
0.1
0.5
.373
1.000
.375
Travis Carroll
30
9.3
1.3
1.9
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.3
.526
.000
.000
Sandi Marcius
21
5.3
1.0
1.6
0.1
0.0
0.2
0.5
.381
.556
.000
Patrick Bade
23
6.8
0.8
1.5
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.3
.250
.545
.000
Bubba Day
9
1.8
0.7
0.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.1
.286
.000
.500
Dru Anthrop
9
2.0
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.2
.500
.500
.500
Totals
33
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72
36
16
6
4
11
.447
.715
.366
2010-11 PURDUE BOILERMAKERS SCHEDULE
DATE
OPPONENT
RESULT/TIME
RECORD/TICKETS
Sun, Nov 14
1-0 (0-0)
Wed, Nov 17
2-0 (0-0)
Sun, Nov 21
3-0 (0-0)
Tue, Nov 23
4-0 (0-0)
Fri, Nov 26
5-0 (0-0)
Sat, Nov 27
5-1 (0-0)
Wed, Dec 1
6-1 (0-0)
Sat, Dec 4
7-1 (0-0)
Tue, Dec 7
8-1 (0-0)
Sat, Dec 11
9-1 (0-0)
Sat, Dec 18
10-1 (0-0)
Tue, Dec 21
11-1 (0-0)
Tue, Dec 28
12-1 (1-0)
Fri, Dec 31
13-1 (2-0)
Wed, Jan 5
14-1 (3-0)
Sun, Jan 9
15-1 (4-0)
Thu, Jan 13
15-2 (4-1)
Sun, Jan 16
15-3 (4-1)
Wed, Jan 19
16-3 (5-1)
Sat, Jan 22
17-3 (6-1)
Tue, Jan 25
17-4 (6-2)
Sat, Jan 29
18-4 (7-2)
Tue, Feb 1
18-5 (7-3)
Tue, Feb 8
19-5 (8-3)
Sun, Feb 13
20-5 (9-3)
Wed, Feb 16
21-5 (10-3)
Sun, Feb 20
22-5 (11-3)
Wed, Feb 23
23-5 (12-3)
Sun, Feb 27
24-5 (13-3)
Tue, Mar 1
25-5 (14-3)
Sat, Mar 5
25-6 (14-4)
Fri, Mar 11
25-7 (14-4)
MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - SOUTHWEST REGION - 2nd ROUND AT CHICAGO
Fri, Mar 18
26-7 (14-4)
MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - SOUTHWEST REGION - 3rd ROUND AT CHICAGO
Sun, Mar 20
7:10 PM ET TBS
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Predictions:
KenPom: 76-62 Purdue (91%)
BSD Secret Formula: 71-65 (80%)