MSU dismantles Louisville 64-52 in a 56-possession game to advance to the Final Four. StatSheet box score. After a performance as thoroughly impressive as this one, it’s hard to know where to start. So let’s start with what each of the eight guys who played double-digit minutes today contributed: Goran Suton: 19 points on 3-5 [...]
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Louisville Game Recap (3/29/09)
Posted in game recap, tagged draymond green, durrell summers, goran suton, louisville, ncaa tournament on March 30, 2009 | 15 Comments »
Pop Quiz
Posted in stats analysis, tagged draymond green on March 23, 2009 | 9 Comments »
Among the players in MSU’s regular ten-man rotation: Which player ranks 3rd on the team in offensive rating? Which player ranks 2nd (tie) in defensive rebounding percentage? Which player ranks 4th in assist rate? Which player ranks 3rd in block percentage? Which player ranks 2nd in steal percentage? Which player ranks 2nd in free throw [...]
Robert Morris Game Recap (3/20/09)
Posted in game recap, tagged draymond green, goran suton, ncaa tournament, raymar morgan, robert morris on March 21, 2009 | 5 Comments »
The Spartans bounce the Colonials 77-62 in a 65-possession game. StatSheet box score. The Kenpom prediction was a scoreline of 73-60, so the game result was in line with statistical expectations. Robert Morris kept things close early by knocking down some 3-pointers, but eventually MSU’s size and athleticism were too much for the Colonials to [...]
Minnesota Game Recap/Ohio State Open Thread Combo Meal
Posted in game recap, open thread, tagged big ten tournament, chris allen, draymond green, marquise gray, minnesota, ohio state on March 13, 2009 | 53 Comments »
Minnesota Game Recap MSU advances past Minnesota 64-56 in a 64-possession game. StatSheet box score. Having digested 5 full hours of basketball since the game ended (we bolted at halftime of the last game), all I can give you is a graph: NCAA Basketball Stats And some bullets: Disappointingly small rebounding advantage and a negative [...]
Michigan Game Recap (2/10/09)
Posted in game recap, tagged delvon roe, draymond green, travis walton, wolverines on February 11, 2009 | 19 Comments »
The Spartans battle past the Wolverines 54-42 in a 55-possession game. StatSheet box score. This is not the bar graph we were expecting: Stats by StatSheet.com They turned the ball over more than we did. And we barely outrebounded them. In the end, it came down to creating scoring opportunities. We converted 2 more field [...]
Indiana Game Recap (2/7/09)
Posted in game recap, tagged chris allen, draymond green, ed hightower on February 7, 2009 | 18 Comments »
Izzo over Crean 75-47 in a 69-possession game. StatSheet box score. The mind of Ed Hightower is an enigma wrapped in a riddle. Due to the generosity of a professional acquaintance, I sat in the second row behind the scorer’s table today. So I had an up-close view of the “nuts” incident. If you have [...]
Texas Game Recap (12/20/08)
Posted in game recap, tagged draymond green, durrell summers, goran suton, idong ibok, kalin lucas, raymar morgan, texas on December 20, 2008 | 12 Comments »
The Spartans triumph over the Longhorns 67-63 in a 66-possession game. Official box score. Some stats: MSU shot 8-17 from the free throw line. Chris Allen didn’t score a single point. Raymar Morgan took three shots from the field and turned the ball over 6 times. Kalin Lucas and Travis Walton shot a combined 7-21 [...]
Alcorn State Game Recap (12/13/08)
Posted in game recap, tagged alcorn state, chris allen, draymond green, kalin lucas, korie lucious, trey zeigler on December 13, 2008 | 4 Comments »
MSU streaks by Alcorn State 118-60 in an 81-possession game. Official box score. When your back-up point guard has 11 assists, you know it’s been a very long night for your opponent. Michigan State dominated this game in every way possible: Stats by StatSheet.com Most indicative of the way this game was played, though, are [...]
Bradley Game Recap (12/7/08)
Posted in game recap, tagged bradley, chris allen, draymond green, kalin lucas, raymar morgan on December 7, 2008 | 8 Comments »
MSU runs by the Braves 75-59 in a 78-possession game. Official box score. The final margin was right in the range it should be against a medium-strength mid-major like Bradley. But this win felt unsatisfying for several reasons: MSU came out looking unprepared and a step slow against Bradley’s perimter-oriented offense. The Braves scored 17 [...]
Pop Quiz
Posted in commentary, tagged draymond green on April 5, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Question: What was the defensive play that preceded The Dunk? (While you’re thinking about it: I’ve decided that Summers’ throwdown is definitely worth of being labeled “The Dunk.” The combination of the spectacularness of the play and the stage on which it was made make it the greatest dunk in the history of the program. [...]
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