| STAT | VALUE | PCTLE | HISTORICAL COMPARISON |
| Base Stats | |||
| FG% | 32 | 2 |
|
| 3FG% | 22 | 13 | 
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| 2FG% | 36 | 4 |
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| FT% | 82 | 84 | 
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| fg% | 44 | 37 | 
|
| 3fg% | 35 | 45 | 
|
| 2fg% | 47 | 45 | 
|
| ft% | 57 | 78 | 
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| PTS/POSS | 0.72 | 6 | 
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| pts/poss | 0.90 | 35 |
|
| TOTPOSS | 176 | 67 | 
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| POSDIF | 16 | 98 | 
|
| %LOB | 14 | 69 |
|
| %lob | 11 | 15 | 
|
| SmithIdx | -0.2813 | 8 |
|
| Interesting Stats | |||
| AST/TO | 0.69 | 17 |
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| ast/to | 1.22 | 42 |
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| %FROM3 | 31.5 | 63 | 
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| %from3 | 26 | 85 | 
|
| %RMS | 0.48 | 87 |
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STAT = Statistic being reported
VALUE = Value of reported stat from the current game
PCTLE = Percentile When Compared to All UNC Games since 1996
Historical Comparison = Graphic Portrayal of PCTLE. Marks depict 20% quintiles, as well as 50%.
FG% = UNC Total Field Goal Percentage (47.0% avg since 1996)
3FG% = UNC 3-point Field Goal Percentage (35.6%)
2FG% = UNC 2-point Field Goal Percentage (51.4%)
FT% = UNC Free Throw Percentage (70.0%)
fg% = Opponent Total Field Goal Percentage (41.6%)
3fg% = Opponent 3-point Field Goal Percentage (33.8%)
2fg% = Opponent 2-point Field Goal Percentage (45.9%)
ft% = Opponent Free Throw Percentage (68.2%)
PTS/POSS = UNC Points Per Possession (Smith Method, 0.934)
pts/poss = Opponent Points Per Possession (Smith Method, 0.846))
POSS = UNC Total Possessions (Smith Method, 85.6)
POSDIF = UNC Advantage in Total Possessions (Smith Method, 2.03)
%LOB = UNC Percentage Loss of Ball (TO/POSS, 15.9)
%lob = Opponent Percentage Loss of Ball (to/poss, 16.4)
MOV = Margin of Victory (9.43)
%FROM3 = UNC Percentage of FG Attempts Taken From 3 (35.6%)
AST/POSS = UNC Assists Per Possession (Smith Method, 0.20)
AST/FG = UNC Assists Per Field Goal (0.59)
AST/TO = UNC Assists Per Turnover (1.4)
%from3 = Opponent Percentage of Shots Taken From 3 (33.8)
ast/poss = Opponent Assists Per Possession (Smith Method, 0.16)
ast/fg = Opponent Assists Per Field Goal (0.52)
ast/to = Opponent Assists Per Turnover (1.1)
poss = Opponents Total Possessions (Smith Method) (83.6)
TOTPOSS = Total Possessions in the Game(Smith Method, 169.3)
SmithIdx = UNC Total of Pts/Poss minus Offensive Goal (0.95) + Defensive Goal (0.85) minus Opponent Pts/Poss (avg: -0.01)
VALUE = Value of reported stat from the current game
PCTLE = Percentile When Compared to All UNC Games since 1996
Historical Comparison = Graphic Portrayal of PCTLE. Marks depict 20% quintiles, as well as 50%.
FG% = UNC Total Field Goal Percentage (47.0% avg since 1996)
3FG% = UNC 3-point Field Goal Percentage (35.6%)
2FG% = UNC 2-point Field Goal Percentage (51.4%)
FT% = UNC Free Throw Percentage (70.0%)
fg% = Opponent Total Field Goal Percentage (41.6%)
3fg% = Opponent 3-point Field Goal Percentage (33.8%)
2fg% = Opponent 2-point Field Goal Percentage (45.9%)
ft% = Opponent Free Throw Percentage (68.2%)
PTS/POSS = UNC Points Per Possession (Smith Method, 0.934)
pts/poss = Opponent Points Per Possession (Smith Method, 0.846))
POSS = UNC Total Possessions (Smith Method, 85.6)
POSDIF = UNC Advantage in Total Possessions (Smith Method, 2.03)
%LOB = UNC Percentage Loss of Ball (TO/POSS, 15.9)
%lob = Opponent Percentage Loss of Ball (to/poss, 16.4)
MOV = Margin of Victory (9.43)
%FROM3 = UNC Percentage of FG Attempts Taken From 3 (35.6%)
AST/POSS = UNC Assists Per Possession (Smith Method, 0.20)
AST/FG = UNC Assists Per Field Goal (0.59)
AST/TO = UNC Assists Per Turnover (1.4)
%from3 = Opponent Percentage of Shots Taken From 3 (33.8)
ast/poss = Opponent Assists Per Possession (Smith Method, 0.16)
ast/fg = Opponent Assists Per Field Goal (0.52)
ast/to = Opponent Assists Per Turnover (1.1)
poss = Opponents Total Possessions (Smith Method) (83.6)
TOTPOSS = Total Possessions in the Game(Smith Method, 169.3)
SmithIdx = UNC Total of Pts/Poss minus Offensive Goal (0.95) + Defensive Goal (0.85) minus Opponent Pts/Poss (avg: -0.01)
UNC came into the National Championship on the heels of an exhausting, emotional weekend, defeating Duke in one of the UNC program's top wins in its history.
The Championship was a gritty game where 4 Tar Heels had to fight through injuries or sickness, still finding themselves in with the lead with 1:30 remaining. In fact the Heels were the first to reach 69 points, but the wheel, Bacot's right foot to be exact, fell off.
Much will be made of Bacot's foot injury, but in my opinion UNC was most hampered by its jump shooting. The sharp shooting heroes that got us there had a rough night. Love and Davis combined for 10-41 shooting from the field. as a whole, UNC was only 32% from the floor. It was the 16th-worst shooting performance by UNC in the last 957 games.
The Heels took 32% of their shots from 3, but only hit on 22% of them. Yes, a bad night, but they were worse on over 100 occasions since 1996. Inside the arc was an adventure, where they only hit 36% of their shots. Only 39 times have they been that bad inside the arc in the last 957 games.
Kansas wasn't particularly "on", either. For the game the Jayhawks were 44% from the floor, a little higher than our average opponent's shooting, but only by 3%. Kansas' 35% 3-point shooting was similarly good, but not notable.
Neither team turned the ball over much, too. UNC lost it on 14% of their possessions while Kansas played a clean 11% LOB.
UNC's bright spot was Rebounding, which resulted in a stellar 16 possession advantage over Kansas. That's an advantage we've only had in 15 other games in the last 957 contests! It really was the difference because it gave that sputtering offense more chances to get points on the board.
UNC's offense was the story, and it went from bad to worse. We expected the Heels to come out flat, and while they started off with a brief lull, the offense started clicking somewhat for the Heels. It was Kansas that played really poor basketball in the first half. The Heels went into the locker room with a 15 point lead, but probably should have been up by 20 had it capitalized on a few good chances.
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