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Recap: Kansas vs Davidson (NCAA Tournament) |
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Apr 23, 2008 |
Kansas 59 - Davidson 57 cPSAN
"Total Impact" RatingsPSAN ratings adjusted for quality of opponent | cPSAN70
"Efficiency" RatingscPSAN ratings expressed as "per 70 possessions" | Ratings on the CourtHighest: Sasha Kaun
Lowest: Russell Robinson | PLAYER | cPSAN | | Sasha Kaun | 7.72 | | Mario Chalmers | 6.30 | | Darnell Jackson | 4.42 | | Darrell Arthur | 3.35 | | Brandon Rush | 2.04 | | Jeremy Case* | 0.00 | | Cole Aldrich* | -0.36 | | Sherron Collins | -1.18 | | Russell Robinson | -3.32 | | PLAYER | cPSAN | | B. Barr | 5.47 | | S. Curry | 5.31 | | T. Sander | 4.31 | | A. Lovedale | 3.52 | | M. Paulhus Gosselin | 2.80 | | J. Richards | 2.61 | | S. Rossiter | 0.46 | | B. Meno | 0.11 | | B. McKillop* | 0.00 | | W. Archambault* | -1.51 | *Rating not based on enough data. | Ratings on the CourtHighest: Bryant Barr
Lowest: Russell Robinson | PLAYER | cPSAN70 | | Sasha Kaun | 16.83 | | Darnell Jackson | 8.38 | | Mario Chalmers | 8.32 | | Darrell Arthur | 4.71 | | Brandon Rush | 2.47 | | Jeremy Case* | 0.00 | | Sherron Collins | -1.84 | | Cole Aldrich* | -3.17 | | Russell Robinson | -6.58 | | PLAYER | cPSAN70 | | B. Barr | 18.33 | | T. Sander | 7.22 | | S. Curry | 5.79 | | M. Paulhus Gosselin | 5.10 | | A. Lovedale | 4.80 | | J. Richards | 3.34 | | S. Rossiter | 2.02 | | B. Meno | 0.40 | | B. McKillop* | 0.00 | | W. Archambault* | -13.19 | *Rating not based on enough data. |
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Offensive and Defensive Performance
Using the outcome of the game and the adjusted offensive and defensive efficiencies for each team, performance indicates (in PTS per 100 Possessions) how each team would have fared against an average team. That is, KU's offensive performance is how many points per 100 possessions KU would have scored against an average defense. This provides a standard performance we can compare across teams. | (pts per 100 poss) | Kansas | Davidson
| Offensive Performance
| 102.5 | 109.2 | | Defensive Performance | 76.8 | 74.7
| Comments Heartbreaker for Davidson as they outperformed Kansas on both sides of the ball, particularly on offense. But KU's smothering defense gave the Jayhawks just enough room to squeak into Bill Self's first Final Four. | Four Factor Analysis(Actual statistics moved to Game Projections table below) What did the difference in this
statistic mean to each team? | Scoring Margin Advantage Gained
(not necessarily supposed to add up to final margin) | | Statistic Measured | Kansas | Davidson
| | eFG% | 3.7
| | | TO Rate | | 3.6
| | O-Reb% | 4.8
| | | Freethrows | FT Pct | 2.0 | | | FT Attempts | 1.0 | |
FOUR FACTORS ADVANTAGES
| | eFG% | KU 49-46% | | TO Rate (lo better) | DU 20-14% | | O-Reb% | KU 33-15%
| | FT Rate | KU 15-9% | Bottom Line
| In a game where nobody used the FT line, it came down to KU's offensive rebounding edge that was the biggest factor. Davidson made up for its shooting disadvantage by taking better care of the basketball. | | |