Stat Review: Saint Peter's (3/27/22, Elite Eight)

[JimmyNaismith]

STAT	VALUE	PCTLE	HISTORICAL COMPARISON
Base Stats
FG%	41	21
3FG%	27	25
2FG%	49	39
FT%	62	24
fg%	30	95
3fg%	25	79
2fg%	32	94
ft%	90	7
PTS/POSS	0.87	33
pts/poss	0.68	88
TOTPOSS	151	13
POSDIF	7	76
%LOB	10	89
%lob	10	9
SmithIdx	0.0929	71
Interesting Stats
%FROM3	36.1	80
%from3	27	83
%RMS	0.39	64
%rms	0.17	76

Spoiler: "Table Key"

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)

Discussion
The Heels advance to the Final Four! Just sit back and appreciate that sentence. This team that was so inconsistent has become a multi-headed monster. Saint Peter's came into this game as one of the best defenses UNC has faced this season. UNC only scored 0.87 points per possession behind 41% shooting, 27% behind the arc. That's not good, and hopefully the Heels have gotten their bad game behind them.

St. Peters was just horrendous on offense, scoring just 0.68 points per possession. Turning it over on just 10% of their possessions means SPU shot poorly, like 30% from the field bad. It was the 47th worst shooting performance by an opponent since 1996.

Rebounding was the other story. UNC had 7 more possessions than Saint Peters, rebounding 39% of their missed shots. St. Peter's, on the other hand, rebounded a miserable 17% of their missed shots.

This game was another slow one, with only 151 total possessions again (just like UCLA). This time, though, UNC deliberately wasted time, trying to milk all 30 seconds off the clock during the whole fourth quarter of play.

Up next ... more on that later. Enjoy this one tonight, and wake up hungry!