Breakdown – The Teams

Keeping with our flavor as stat junkies here at Saurian Sagacity (and at least my own firm belief that intangibles are exactly that), the following is the statistical breakdown of the Final Four by stat.


Points per Game

Florida 79
Ohio State 73
UCLA 72
Georgetown 68

Florida is the only one of the group even ranked in the top 50 nationally in this stat, at 11th overall.

Points Allowed

Georgetown 57.8
UCLA 59.5
Ohio State 61.4
Florida 62.2

The virtual opposite of the above stat.

Scoring Margin

Florida +16.8
UCLA +12.5
Ohio State +11.6
Georgetown +10.3

Obviously, the stat that matters in scoring – outscoring your opposition.

Field Goal Percentage

Florida 52.7%
Georgetown 50.6%
UCLA 48.4%
Ohio State 47.2%

Florida is top in the nation in this stat for the season, while Georgetown is 3rd. Ohio State, ranked 43rd overall, is surprisingly low with the accuracy of Mike Conley Jr (51.4%) and the inside presence of Greg Oden.

Field Goal Percentage Allowed

Georgetown 38.2%
Ohio State 39.9%
Florida 40.6%
UCLA 42.6%

Call it the “big man effect”, with the presence of 7’2” Roy Hibbert and 7’ Oden evidently being felt here.

Three Point Percentage

Florida 40.8%
UCLA 37.1%
Georgetown 36.6%
Ohio State 36.3%

As Oregon found out, with Florida it is pick your poison – try to guard the paint, and Humphrey and Green will shoot you down.

Three Point Percentage Allowed

Florida 29.1%
Georgetown 30.3%
Ohio State 33.1%
UCLA 35.4%

Presumably, the athleticism of Florida’s guards and forwards shows up in this stat. UCLA’s allowing over 35% is not promising.

Three Point to Field Goal Attempts

Ohio State 36.8%
Georgetown 35.5%
UCLA 33.4%
Florida 32.4%

Think it was Florida shooting the most from beyond the arc? Think again. Ohio State trys the most shots from 3-point territory, while making the least.

Free Throw Percentage

Georgetown 71.8%
Ohio State 69.6%
Florida 68.0%
UCLA 64.7%

A definite disadvantage for UCLA here.

Rebound Margin

Florida +1.4
Georgetown +1.3
Ohio State +1.2
UCLA +1.2

All four rebound better than their opponents thus far, however I would have thought Georgetown or Ohio State would have had a definite edge here with their big men.

Blocks per Game

Ohio State 5.7
Georgetown 5.2
Florida 4.9
UCLA 3.3

The lack of size hurts UCLA badly here


Obviously, the stats speak very well for Florida in most categories, and it is little surprise that Florida is the Vegas favorite at this point. However, whichever team wins this will not have faced two more worthy opponents this year, and stats often go out the door when the leather hits the floor.

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