Left home on eastern Long Island yesterday. They are getting slammed out there. Midtown NYC getting it now too but Philly not so much and the forecast is for weather to improve in Philly by 3 pm.
**revised to include #s from Conference Play as well as small tweaks as of today
Who: #16 SMU (20-4) (10-1 in AAC) vs. #108 TEMPLE (13-11) (4-7 in AAC) When: Thursday, February 9 @ 9:00P est / 8:00P cst Where: Liacouras Center TV: ESPN2 RADIO: KAAM 770 AM
Per KenPom: SMU is projected to win 72-65 (74% Win Probability)
When SMU has the ball: SMU Off: Scoring 118.0 pts. / 100 possessions (#21); 119.1 in conference play (#1 in AAC) TEMPLE Def: Giving up 104.3 pts. / 100 possessions (#158)
Key stats: SMU is grabbing 39.4% of all available offensive rebounds (#3) / 38.4% in conference play (#1 in AAC); TEMPLE is allowing opponents to rebound 31.3% of its misses (#255) HELLO EXTRA POSSESSIONS SMU is shooting 40.0% from 3 (#16) / 41.8% in conference play (#1 in AAC); TEMPLE is allowing opponents to shoot 34.8% from 3 (#159) SMU is shooting 50.2% from 2 (#129) / 49.2% in conference play (#2 in AAC); TEMPLE is allowing opponents to shoot 48.1% from 2 (#125) SMU is shooting 69.2% from FT Line (#199); 74% in conference play (#3 in AAC)
When TEMPLE has the Ball TEMPLE Off: Scoring 110.3 pts. / 100 possessions (#81) SMU Def: Giving up 94.6 pts. / 100 possessions (#24); 91.4 in conference play (#2 in AAC)
Key Stats: TEMPLE is shooting 35.8% from downtown (#140); SMU allowing opponents to shoot 32.8% from 3 (#76) / 33% in conference play (#8 in AAC) TEMPLE is shooting 47.7% from 2 (#241); SMU allows opponents to shoot 43.6% from 2 (#24); allowing 43.6% in conference play (#2 in AAC) TEMPLE is shooting 72.6% from FT Line (#93) TEMPLE turns it over on 16.9% of its possessions (#60)
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