Amazing Stat

[Tugg Speedman]

Last month cracked sidewalks had this stat.  I updated it through March 10.
I find it amazing and thought it worth reposting.



MU one of only six teams (of 347) to not lose a single game by double digits this year.

Here are the others:
1. Baylor (by 7 to Colorado and Texas A&M)
2. Kansas (by 8 to Tennessee and Oklahoma State)
3. Purdue (by 8 to Northwestern and Michigan State)
4. Dayton (by 8 to KState)
5. Marquette (by 9 to Wisconsin)
6. Murray State (by 9 to Western Kentucky)

The worst losses for Syracuse, Butler, UTEP and UAB were all by 10 points

Everyone else in the country has lost by more than 10 points.

As good as last year's team was, Dayton, Tennessee, Villanova, UConn and Pitt all beat MU by more than 10 points.

Cracked Sidewalks comment ...

It is astonishing that a team as inexperienced as MU has not been blown out ONCE in 24 games. A team with very little experience, who relies on the 3-pointer would be expected to be inconsistent and just get blown away several times. In basketball, even good teams get blown out by 20 a couple of times a year. Yet somehow Lazar has never let the team get down, even when losing.

[Tugg Speedman]

Just to "turn a crank" on this board ....

IU has 14 losses of more than 10 points this year.  (They play NU tomorrow).