by Ray Floriani
NEWARK, NJ - In this piece we will look at that efficiency margins of the four teams in the Newark Regionals. Efficiency margin is the difference between offensive and defensive efficiency. Obviously, the larger the number the better.
NEWARK, NJ - In this piece we will look at that efficiency margins of the four teams in the Newark Regionals. Efficiency margin is the difference between offensive and defensive efficiency. Obviously, the larger the number the better.
Yours truly, the coffee 'addict'
A Newark favorite near the Rock
Among the four schools, Ohio State is the leader in EM (efficiency margin). The numbers:
| Efficiency | |||
| Team | Off. | Def. | Net |
| Ohio State | 121 | 98 | +28 |
| Kentucky | 114 | 96 | +18 |
| North Carolina | 107 | 94 | +13 |
| Marquette | 111 | 101 | +10 |
Looking at the first two rounds of the tournament, Ohio State is still the leader with a very impressive number. The average EM of the four through two rounds:
| EM | |
| Avg. | |
| Ohio State | +49.0 |
| Marquette | +12.0 |
| North Carolina | +10.0 |
| Kentucky | +7.5 |
Downtown Newark, Broad Street on Thursday
Ohio state was +50 in their first round win over 16 seed UTSA. Buckeyes, expected to be challenged by George Mason were +48 in the second round rout over the Patriots.
Kentucky, Marquette and North Carolina's EM were affected by close contests. John Calipari's club was +3 in that squeaker over Princeton in round one. Carolina's narrow win over Washington in round two saw the Heels post a +4.
Ohio state's Jared Sullinger signing autographs after practice
Marquette had two tough games en route to Newark. Their win over Syracuse was a +6 EM. The Xavier game in round one, was competitive ( a 66-55 Marquette decision) but their EM was a healthy +18.
The NCAA tournament provides tougher competition and sterner tests, even in the early rounds. Ohio State, given their numbers, enters the Prudential Center playing at a very high level on both ends of the floor.
The rock during UNC practice
Got to chat with Marquette assistant Scott Monarch. Head coach Buzz Williams and the Marquette staff buy into and use tempo-free statistics a great deal. We discussed the cutoff rate (20%) of turnover rate or percentage. Monarch agreed Marquette's TO rate was too high 22% against Syracuse. The deciding factor though, was the Orange's TO problems with a 28% showing. At any rate, always great to discuss tempo-free with a fellow follower of the study.
Looking towards the Rock from Branford Place
A church, one of Newark's many historic buildings,
is in the foreground
greyCat adds -- Both Ray and I will be covering the East Region Friday night and Sunday. I will be a panelist for the Live Blog event over at Rush the Court Ray and I will provide post game analysis over here at Villanova by the Numbers. Drop in to the Live Blog tomorrow night & check back here for post game thoughts on the East Region.
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