Last year, the Mean Green scored 68.0 points per game, just 1.0 fewer point than the 69.0 the Ramblers allowed.
When North Texas scored more than 69.0 points last season, it went 12-1.
Loyola Chicago had a 10-1 record last season when allowing fewer than 68.0 points.
The Ramblers scored an average of 73.5 points per game last year, 13.4 more points than the 60.1 the Mean Green gave up.
When it scored more than 60.1 points last season, Loyola Chicago went 20-7.
North Texas went 22-6 last season when it gave up fewer than 73.5 points.
The Mean Green totaled 282 more points than their opponents last season (7.9 per game on average), and the Ramblers scored 168 more points than their opponents (4.5 per game).

Last season, the Mean Green had a 44.7% shooting percentage from the field, which was 2.8% higher than the 41.9% of shots the Ramblers' opponents made.
North Texas went 19-3 when it shot better than 41.9% from the field.
The Ramblers shot at a 45.8% rate from the field last season, 4.5 percentage points higher than the 41.3% shooting opponents of the Mean Green averaged.
Loyola Chicago compiled a 20-5 straight up record in games it shot better than 41.3% from the field.

The Mean Green and the Ramblers rebounded at a similar rate last season (29.8 and 31.8 boards per game, respectively).
Loyola Chicago was 13-5 overall when they won the rebounding battle. North Texas was 6-5 when they failed to control the glass.
The Mean Green were the 307th-ranked rebounding team in college basketball, and the Ramblers finished 184th.
The Mean Green and the Ramblers were evenly matched on the offensive glass last season, with the teams averaging 8.7 and 8.2 offensive boards per game, respectively.
The Mean Green were 16-6 straight up when they won the battle on the offensive boards. The Ramblers were 12-6 when they lost the offensive rebounding edge.
The Ramblers were the 184th-ranked offensive rebounding team in college basketball. The Mean Green finished 191st.
Both teams thrived on the boards last season. North Texas recorded an average rebounding margin of +3.5 rebounds per game. Loyola Chicago averaged a margin of +2.4 rebounds.

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