RE: Official Game Thread: @ Wofford
WOFFORD 5-8, 5-5: All stats cited are conference only unless noted.
This will not be easy: Wofford is 8-1 at home, losing only in overtime to the Citadel. They have beaten Furman and UNCG in their friendly home confines. They have lost to Chattanooga, ETSU and Western Carolina (!) on the road.
OOC “Best” wins over 10-12 Coastal Carolina and 4-16 Austin Peay. Their shooting has allowed them to play several other teams quite close – Georgia Tech 72-76, Vermont 59-60, Bradley and Kent State. But they just scraped by Mars Hill by 3.
They shoot .397 from 3 in conference (1st in SoCon) averaging 8.3 makes (3rd in conference). 3 guys shoot over .440 (Magee, Garcia and Sawvell), 1 over .375 (Allen), nobody else over .279. Magee and Garcia have almost limitless range. They are also 3rd best defenders against the 3 (opponents make only .314 and 6.6 makes); Bucs are 4th (opponents make .336 with 7.6 makes). Wofford is 2nd in field goal percentage with .489 to ETSU’s .510. Good shooting extends to free throws where they are tops in the SoCon with .830, far above ETSU’s 8th place .698.
With all the shooting firepower they have upped their tempo and scoring, VERY unusual for a Wofford team – almost 20 points over what they usually average. They average 2nd in the conference with 82.8 points – Bucs are tops with 83.2. Scoring margin is 4th at +4.6 behind ETSU (+11.8), Furman (+8.8) and Chattanooga (+5.6). They are also 1st in assists with 16.7, and in assist/turnover ratio with 1.3 (tied with Furman). They excel in running Mike Young’s half court offense.
The Bucs have an edge in defense. The Terriers are next to last in steals with 5.4, compared to ETSU’s 10.0; and have a turnover margin of -0.80 compared to ETSU’s +2.40. ETSU’s field goal percentage defense is better with .408 (tied with Furman for 2nd behind Mercer’s .401) compared to .475 for Wofford at 7th. The Bucs rebound better: a 1st in conference +5.5 compared to +3.0 for Wofford.
They are not a team you want to jump out to a big lead, letting them get confident in their shot. Although with turnovers and transition the Bucs can erase a lead in a hurry. Nor do you want it come down to a free throw competition at the end.
Guards:
6-4 194 So Fletcher Magee; 33.7 minutes, 17.0 points, .441 from 3 (30-68), 3.0 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 1.9 t.o.’s, 0.7 steals
6-0 185 Sr Eric Garcia; 34.8 minutes, 17.7 points, .469 from 3 (23-49), 3.1 rebounds, 7.7 assists, 2.1 t.o.’s, 0.8 steals
6-4 180 Fr Nathan Hoover; 22.9 minutes, 6.5 points, .279 from 3 (12-43), 2.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 2.3 t.o.’s, 0.5 steals
6-3 185 Sr Jaylen Allen; 15.5 minutes, 3.3 points, .375 from 3 (6-16), 2.1 rebounds, 1.0 assist, 1.7 t.o.’s, 1.3 steals
6-1 185 Fr Donovan Theme-Love; 9.4 minutes, 2.8 points, .111 from 3 (1-9), 1.3 rebounds
Front Court:
6-8 215 Rs-Sr Ryan Sawvell; 32.8 minutes, 10.9 points, .474 from 3 (9-19), 6.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 2.2 t.o.’s
6-8 235 So Cameron Jackson; 22.0 minutes, 14.2 points, 0 from 3, 6.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 2.2 t.o.’s, 0.9 blocks, 1.1 steals
6-11 240 So Matthew Pegram; 18.1 minutes, 5.8 points, 1 from 3, 4.1 rebounds, 0.9 assists
6-7 218 Fr Justin Tucker; 7.6 minutes, 1.9 points, 0 3’s, 1.2 rebounds
(This post was last modified: 02-04-2017 11:33 AM by swvabucsfan.)
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