Ray Floriani

St.Bonaventure 89 Saint Joseph’s 73: Numbers and Analysis

Coming off a disappointing loss at LaSalle on Saturday, St. Bonaventure built a 15 point halftime lead putting together a strong effort in defeating Saint Joseph’s 89-73 at the Reilly Center. Wednesday’s senior night meeting improved the Bonnies to 19-11 (11-6 A10). Saint Joseph’s fell to 6-24 (2-15). Possessions: 64 Offensive Efficiency: St. Bona 139, …

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Saint Louis 72 Rhode Island 62: Numbers and Analysis

The regular season finish line is in sight. We are nine days removed from Brooklyn. At this point the only thing remaining constant in the Atlantic Ten is Dayton’s dominance. Yesterday Saint Louis went into Kingston and posted a 72-62 victory over Rhode Island. Travis Ford’s Billikens get closer to a double bye. On …

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Davidson 74 LaSalle 49: Box Score Analysis

Davidson raced out to a 16-5 lead after ten minutes had elapsed There was no looking back. The Wildcats defeated LaSalle 74-49 on Tuesday. A week ago Bob McKillop’s group built an early lead at Saint Joseph’s. They ultimately lost it and went down on a buzzer beater. Here at the comforts of home, Belk …

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Box Score Analysis: Saint Joseph’s 73 Davidson 72

In the surprise of the night, maybe this Atlantic Ten season, Saint Joseph’s rallied from a nineteen point halftime deficit to stun Davidson. Cameron Brown canned a shot with .7 second remaining to give the Hawks the 73-72 victory at Hagan Arena on Tuesday evening. Possessions: 67 Offensive efficiency: Saint Joseph’s 109 Davidson 107 …

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Box Score Analysis: St. Bonaventure 83 Duquesne 80

A key game for both teams. A competitive, hard fought game- saw St. Bonaventure edge Duquesne 83-80 at UMPC Events Center at Robert Morris on Saturday. The Bonnies gained a game on the Dukes, improving to 16-8 (8-3 A10) while Duquesne slipped to 17-6 (7-4) Possessions: 64 Offensive efficiency: St.Bonaventure 130 Duquesne 125 – An …

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Efficiency Margin at the Midway Point

Halfway to Brooklyn. Time to take a tempo free look at the conference teams as the A10 schedule has reached the midpoint. The efficiency margin is the offensive efficiency minus the defense. Obviously, a positive number, the more the better, is the objective. A negative ‘EM’ is quite problematic. Conference games only are taken …

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Box Score Breakdown: St. Bonaventure 62 Fordham 55 (OT)

A difficult three game stretch was in the rear view mirror. For St. Bonaventure, trips to VCU and Dayton plus a home game with Rhode Island, saw results on the wrong side of the ledger. The trip to Fordham, the experts said, might not have provided as tough a challenge as the prior three. For …

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Stat Study: Dayton Women’s Basketball

The Dayton Flyers split their non-conference schedule. After the 7-7 start that included facing (and coming up considerably short) UConn, Shauna Green’s club has embarked on a seven game win streak-all in conference play. The Flyers sit on top of the Atlantic Ten at 7-0. For Dayton, success is predicated on defense. They play at …

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Richmond: A (Pre-VCU) Statistical Profile

It is a relatively short distance between Richmond and Virginia Commonwealth Universities. Simple assumption as both schools of higher learning are located in Richmond. Tonight Chris Mooney’s Richmond club travels (commutes?) to VCU in a key matchup Short on distance, this one as it stands, will have implications in the matter of Atlantic Ten standings. …

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A10 Tempo Free Defense 1/22 Edition

The old coaches axiom, ‘offense sells tickets, defense wins ballgames’. In this section we will look at the defensive efficiency (DE) of the Atlantic Ten teams. Conference games only are factored into the equation. Games include through January 21. Numbers courtesy of kenpom.com. …

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