Tale of the Tape: Team Stats - Notre Dame vs. Stephen F. Austin
Tale of the Tape: Team Stats - Notre Dame vs. Stephen F. Austin
Notre Dame will open the NCAA Tournament against Stephen F. Austin on Friday in South Bend. So that means it's time to look at how the teams rank in the major statistical categories from a national perspective.
Let's be real though: The Irish aren't losing this game unless they decide they've had enough of this season. A No. 14 seed has not won a tournament game since the field expanded to 64 teams in 1994. So history is not on the Ladyjacks' side.
What's more, the Irish are among the best in the country in many categories. In fact, they rank at the top in 3-point shooting despite not having a single player qualify for the ACC leaderboard. That shows almost anyone can make a shot from downtown at any moment.
In the interest of fairness, we will indeed look at these teams' stats just to see how they measure up to one another. So here they are:
Scoring
Notre Dame ranks fifth in scoring nationally with 84.7 points a game and is tied for 117th nationally with 62.1 points against a game.
Stephen F. Austin ranks 24th in scoring nationally with 77.9 points a game and ranks 107th nationally with 61.5 points against a game.
Rebounding
Notre Dame ranks sixth nationally with 43.1 rebounds a game and ranks 44th nationally with 34.7 rebounds against a game.
Stephen F. Austin ranks 38th nationally with 39.9 rebounds a game and is tied for 88th nationally with 35.5 rebounds against a game.
Assists
Notre Dame is tied for 20th nationally with 17.4 assists a game and is tied for 52nd nationally with 11.1 assists against a game.
Kent State is tied for 49th nationally with 15.8 assists a game and is tied for 248th nationally with 13.8 assists against a game.
Field-goal percentage
Notre Dame ranks fifth nationally with a .487 field-goal percentage and is tied for 14th nationally with a .363 field-goal percentage against.
Stephen F. Austin ranks 27th nationally with a .461 field-goal percentage and is tied for 31st nationally with a .371 field-goal percentage against.
3-point field goal percentage
Notre Dame ranks first nationally with a .395 3-point field-goal percentage and is tied for ninth nationally with a.266 3-point field-goal percentage against.
Stephen F. Austin is tied for 24th nationally with a .360 3-point field-goal percentage and is tied for 64th nationally with a .289 3-point field-goal percentage against.
Free-throw percentage
Notre Dame ranks 25th nationally with a .772 free-throw percentage and is tied for 313th nationally with a .741 free-throw percentage against.
Stephen F. Austin is tied for 119th nationally with a .730 free-throw percentage and is tied for 10th nationally with a .660 free-throw percentage against.
Steals
Notre Dame is tied for 14th nationally with 11.5 steals a game and is tied for 96th nationally with 7.0 steals against a game.
Stephen F. Austin is tied for 42nd nationally with 10.1 steals a game and is tied for 290th nationally with 8.9 steals against a game.
Blocks
Notre Dame is tied for 11th nationally with 5.4 blocks a game and is tied for 71st nationally with 2.6 blocks against a game.
Stephen F. Austin is tied for 148th nationally with 3.2 blocks a game and is tied for 27th nationally with 2.3 blocks against a game.
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