Kentucky-Wichita State NCAA Tournament statistical comparisons
As No. 2 seed Kentucky and No. 10 seed Wichita State face off Sunday for a trip to the Sweet 16 next weekend in Memphis, here’s a look at the statistical comparisons between the two teams.
The analytics love the Shockers more than the polls. Ken Pomeroy ranks Gregg Marshall’s team at No. 5 just one spot in back of John Calipari’s Cats. Both teams rank in Pomeroy’s top 15 in terms of offensive and defensive efficiency.
.@PaulSuellentrop is calling it Big Blue II for #Shockers. Here comes UK again. https://t.co/wpQivmrIgN
— Wichita Eagle Sports (@WichitaEagleSpt) March 18, 2017
Wichita State’s adjusted numbers are hurt slightly by a schedule that Sagarin ranks as the 111th-toughest among Division I schools. RPI is more critical, placing WSU’s schedule at No. 186.
Check out the rebounding stats. Wichita State is outrebounding opponents by 9.1 per game. The Shockers battered Dayton on the boards 48-29 in Friday night’s 64-58 win over the Flyers. Wichita State’s offensive rebound percentage of 34.6 is slightly better than UK’s 33.8.
Here are the stats:
Kentucky-Wichita State statistical comparisons
Category | UK | WSU |
AP ranking | 6 | 19 |
Coaches poll | 5 | 19 |
RPI | 4 | 31 |
RPI strength of schedule | 23 | 186 |
Pomeroy ranking | 4 | 5 |
Pomeroy offense | 15 | 14 |
Pomeroy defense | 9 | 14 |
Sagarin ranking | 5 | 11 |
Sagarin strength of schedule | 39 | 111 |
Field goal percentage | 47.6 | 47.1 |
Opponents FG percentage | 42.1 | 37.6 |
Three-point percentage | 34.9 | 40.5 |
Opponents 3P percentage | 30.5 | 30.9 |
Threes attempted per game | 19.9 | 21.3 |
Free throw percentage | 70.3 | 73.4 |
FT attempts per game | 26.5 | 24.0 |
Rebound margin per game | 5.4 | 9.1 |
Off rebound percentage | 33.8 | 34.6 |
Opponent off reb percentage | 27.2 | 24.1 |
Assists per game | 15.4 | 16.4 |
Turnovers per game | 12.0 | 11.3 |
Turnover percentage | 16.0 | 16.3 |
Opponents turnover percentage | 19.2 | 19.7 |
Blocked shots per game | 5.4 | 3.9 |
Steals per game | 6.0 | 6.7 |
Points per game | 85.7 | 81.5 |
Opponents points per game | 71.5 | 62.3 |
Raw points per possession | 1.139 | 1.176 |
Raw opp points per possession | 0.956 | 0.896 |
Adjusted points per possession | 1.186 | 1.191 |
Adjusted opp point per possession | 0.920 | 0.927 |
Possessions per game | 75.3 | 69.3 |
Projected score | 76.4 | 76.3 |
Wichita State men’s basketball 2016-17
Date | Opp | U | T | D | R | Cnf |
11/11 | S Carolina St | 85 | 39 | W | 1-0 | |
11/13 | Long Beach St | 92 | 55 | W | 2-0 | |
11/16 | Tulsa | 80 | 53 | W | 3-0 | |
11/20 | Md-Eastern hore | 116 | 79 | W | 4-0 | |
11/23 | vsLSU | 82 | 47 | W | 5-0 | |
11/24 | vsLouisville | 52 | 62 | L | 5-1 | |
11/25 | vsMichigan St | 72 | 77 | L | 5-2 | |
11/29 | Southern Nazerene | 87 | 57 | W | 6-2 | |
12/3 | @Colorado St | 82 | 67 | W | 7-2 | |
12/6 | Saint Louis | 75 | 45 | W | 8-2 | |
12/10 | @Oklahoma | 76 | 73 | W | 9-2 | |
12/17 | Oklahoma St | 76 | 93 | L | 9-3 | |
12/22 | S Dakota St | 89 | 67 | W | 10-3 | |
12/28 | @Indiana St | 80 | 72 | W | 11-3 | 1-0 |
1/1 | Bradley | 100 | 66 | W | 12-3 | 2-0 |
1/4 | Drake | 90 | 65 | W | 13-3 | 3-0 |
1/8 | @Northern Iowa | 80 | 66 | W | 14-3 | 4-0 |
1/11 | Loyola-Chicago | 87 | 75 | W | 15-3 | 5-0 |
1/14 | @Illinois St | 62 | 76 | L | 15-4 | 5-1 |
1/17 | @Evansville | 82 | 65 | W | 16-4 | 6-1 |
1/21 | Indiana St | 84 | 58 | W | 17-4 | 7-1 |
1/24 | Southern Illinois | 87 | 45 | W | 18-4 | 8-1 |
1/29 | @Bradley | 64 | 49 | W | 19-4 | 9-1 |
2/1 | @Drake | 77 | 69 | W | 20-4 | 10-1 |
2/4 | Illinois St | 86 | 45 | W | 21-4 | 11-1 |
2/9 | Missouri St | 80 | 62 | W | 22-4 | 12-1 |
2/12 | @Loyola-Chicago | 81 | 64 | W | 23-4 | 13-1 |
2/15 | @Southern Illinoi | 87 | 68 | W | 24-4 | 14-1 |
2/18 | Northern Iowa | 73 | 44 | W | 25-4 | 15-1 |
2/21 | Evansville | 109 | 83 | W | 26-4 | 16-1 |
2/25 | @Missouri St | 86 | 67 | W | 27-4 | 17-1 |
3/3 | vsBradley (MVC) | 82 | 56 | W | 28-4 | |
3/4 | vsMissouri St (MVC) | 78 | 63 | W | 29-4 | |
3/5 | vsIllinois St (MVC) | 71 | 51 | W | 30-4 | |
3/17 | vsDayton (NCAA) | 64 | 58 | W | 31-4 | |
3/19 | vsKentucky (NCAA) |
Kentucky men’s basketball 2016-17
Date | Opp | U | T | D | Rec | Cnf |
11/11/16 | Stephen F Austin | 87 | 64 | W | 1-0 | |
11/13/16 | Canisius | 93 | 69 | W | 2-0 | |
11/15/16 | vsMichigan State | 68 | 49 | W | 3-0 | |
11/20/16 | Duquesne | 93 | 59 | W | 4-0 | |
11/23/16 | Cleveland State | 101 | 70 | W | 5-0 | |
11/25/16 | UT-Martin | 111 | 76 | W | 6-0 | |
11/28/16 | vsArizona St | 115 | 69 | W | 7-0 | |
12/3/16 | UCLA | 92 | 97 | L | 7-1 | |
12/7/16 | Valparaiso | 87 | 63 | W | 8-1 | |
12/11/16 | Hofstra | 96 | 73 | W | 9-1 | |
12/17/16 | vsNorth Carolina | 103 | 100 | W | 10-1 | |
12/21/16 | @Louisville | 70 | 73 | L | 10-2 | |
12/29/16 | @Ole Miss | 99 | 76 | W | 11-2 | 1-0 |
1/3/17 | Texas A&M | 100 | 58 | W | 12-2 | 2-0 |
1/7/17 | Arkansas | 97 | 71 | W | 13-2 | 3-0 |
1/10/17 | @Vanderbilt | 87 | 81 | W | 14-2 | 4-0 |
1/14/17 | Auburn | 92 | 72 | W | 15-2 | 5-0 |
1/17/17 | @Miss St | 88 | 81 | W | 16-2 | 6-0 |
1/21/17 | S Carolina | 85 | 69 | W | 17-2 | 7-0 |
1/24/17 | @Tennessee | 80 | 82 | L | 17-3 | 7-1 |
1/28/17 | Kansas | 73 | 79 | L | 17-4 | |
1/31/17 | Georgia | 90 | 81 | W* | 18-4 | 8-1 |
2/4/17 | @Florida | 66 | 88 | L | 18-5 | 8-2 |
2/7/17 | LSU | 92 | 85 | W | 19-5 | 9-2 |
2/11/17 | @Alabama | 67 | 58 | W | 20-5 | 10-2 |
2/14/17 | Tennessee | 83 | 58 | W | 21-5 | 11-2 |
2/18/17 | @Georgia | 82 | 77 | W | 22-5 | 12-2 |
2/21/17 | @Missouri | 72 | 62 | W | 23-5 | 13-2 |
2/25/17 | Florida | 76 | 66 | W | 24-5 | 14-2 |
2/28/17 | Vanderbilt | 73 | 67 | W | 25-5 | 15-2 |
3/4/17 | @Texas A&M | 71 | 63 | W | 26-5 | 16-2 |
3/10/17 | vsGeorgia (SEC) | 71 | 60 | W | 27-5 | |
3/11/17 | vsAlabama (SEC) | 79 | 74 | W | 28-5 | |
3/12/17 | vsArkansas (SEC) | 82 | 65 | W | 29-5 | |
3/17/17 | vsNorthern Kentucky (NCAA) | 79 | 70 | W | 30-5 |