OFFICIAL GAME 19 THREAD: SMU vs. Tulane

by **Harry0569** » Fri Jan 13, 2017 1:38 pm

Who: #26 SMU (14-4) (4-1 in AAC) vs. #275 Tulane (4-12) (1-3 in AAC)
When: Sunday, January 15 @ 6P est / 5P cst
Where: Fogelman Arena
TV: CBS Sports Network
RADIO: KAAM 770 AM

Per KenPom:
SMU is projected to win 77-62 (91% Win Probability)

When SMU has the ball:
SMU Off: Scoring 115.2 pts. / 100 possessions (#27)
TULANE Def: Giving up 110.8 pts. / 100 possessions (#301)

Key stats:
SMU is grabbing 41.9% of all available offensive rebounds (#3) WE ARE MONSTERS; TULANE is allowing opponents to rebound 32% of its misses (#268); FEAST FEAST FEAST
SMU is shooting 39.5% from 3 (#28); TULANE is allowing opponents to shoot 40.7% from 3 (#341) OH LAWDY
SMU is shooting 49.4% from 2 (#155); TULANE is allowing opponents to shoot 51.6% from 2 (#256)
SMU is shooting 67.5% from FT Line (#239)

When TULANE has the Ball
TULANE Off: Scoring 101.3 pts. / 100 possessions (#216)
SMU Def: Giving up 96.0 pts. / 100 possessions (#39)

Key Stats:
TULANE is shooting 32.4% from downtown (#271); SMU allowing opponents to shoot 32.8% from 3 (#99)
TULANE is shooting 44.1% from 2 (#312); SMU allows opponents to shoot 44% from 2 (#42)
TULANE turns it over on 19.1% of its possessions (#188)
TULANE is shooting 72.4% from the line (#99); SMU is “allowing” opponents to shoot 64.1% from FT Line (#17) SUPER LUCKY / GREAT FT D

by **RI Stang** » Fri Jan 13, 2017 1:47 pm

Talk about a get well game - good grief their numbers are awful.

by **sadderbudweiser** » Fri Jan 13, 2017 2:33 pm

I will lead them in a "we're # 275" chant.

by **SmooBoy** » Fri Jan 13, 2017 2:35 pm

Ideal game to take control and empty the bench as early as possible. Give the SUPERB SEVEN a freakin' rest.

by **mrydel** » Fri Jan 13, 2017 2:36 pm

But a loss in a game like this could mean no NCAA.

by **PonyTime** » Fri Jan 13, 2017 2:41 pm

Forgot to add this critical piece of analysis to the mix...

Total # of Dunleavys on bench:

Tulane: 1
SMU: 1

by **Charleston Pony** » Fri Jan 13, 2017 5:06 pm

Up against Dallas/Green Bay. Will be switching back and forth and recording both

by **Lebanese4Life** » Sat Jan 14, 2017 12:42 am

Harry0569 wrote:SMU Off: Scoring 115.2 pts. / 100 possessions (#27)
TULANE Def: Giving up 110.8 pts. / 100 possessions (#301)

Jesus...

by **PonySnob** » Sat Jan 14, 2017 2:17 pm

Needs to be a solid blow out victory

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by **LA_Mustang** » Sat Jan 14, 2017 2:21 pm

Tulane is terrible but we all know crazy things happen in NOLA.

by **Stallion** » Sat Jan 14, 2017 2:24 pm

always hated games at Tulane and behind the Curtain at Rice-SMU usually played down to the atmosphere in those places

by **SMU_Alum11** » Sat Jan 14, 2017 11:59 pm

Question: does anyone know the rules on the regular season champs? Let's say SMU and Cincy only lose one to each other and tie for #1 in conference, would the tie breaker be overall record? If that's tie, what's the next step? Just curious, have to win first.

by **LA_Mustang** » Sun Jan 15, 2017 1:02 am

Gameday! Take care of business.

by **PonyLawExpress** » Sun Jan 15, 2017 1:08 am

SMU_Alum11 wrote:Question: does anyone know the rules on the regular season champs? Let's say SMU and Cincy only lose one to each other and tie for #1 in conference, would the tie breaker be overall record? If that's tie, what's the next step? Just curious, have to win first.

Co-Conference Champions. There are tie-breakers in place to decide who gets the #1 seed in the conference tournament, but both teams would be co-regular season champs.

I know in 2014 Cincy and Louisville were co-conference regular season champions.

by **Grant Carter** » Sun Jan 15, 2017 8:30 am

Overall record is not one of the tie breakers, all the tie breakers are based on conference games.