Sunday, November 20, 2011

MU goes over 90 points for 4th straight game - this time against 5th best scoring defense in country

Something had to give with Marquette scoring 95.0 a game (2nd scoring offense in country) and Mississippi giving up 45.3 points per game (5th scoring defense in country).


Top DefensesPts AllTop OffensesPts Scored
Wisconsin35.0Memphis97.0
St. Louis39.5Marquette95.0
St. Marys41.0Iowa93.0
Virginia44.5Texas92.3
Mississippi45.3Iona92.0
Norfolk St (since MU)50.6 

The answer came fast - as Marquette shredded Mississippi's defense for more than their 45.3 average IN THE FIRST 17 1/2 MINUTES OF THE GAME. How did MU do that without letting one of the best shotblocking teams in the country block a single shot during those 17 1/2 minutes?

Look at Junior Cadougan's 6 assists - as he has helped MU become the top assist team in the country - and look at Vander Blue's 4 steals. MU came into the game with an incredible 59 points off of 36 steals, and scored 12 quick fast break points off of rebounds en route to a 40-12 lead. Mississippi never threatened after that, with the game ending 96-66. MU is now scoring 1.52 points per trip after they steal the ball, compared to an already excellent 1.21 points per trip on all other trips (1.0 is the national average).



StealsPointsAve.Other Poss.PointsAve.
Mount19331.7453581.09
Norfolk11171.5573821.12
Winthrop691.5067861.28
Miss881.0067881.31
Total44671.522603141.21

Marquette now faces a Norfolk State team that they already scored 99 points against this season, for the Paradise Jam championship tonight at 7:30 p.m. CST. Except for that game, Norfolk State would have the 10th best scoring defense in the country due to shutting down both TCU and the favorite to win the CAA conference over VCU, ODU and George Mason.

So while Jae Crowder's seven for seven start shooting en route to 25 points, and DJOs 20 led the scoring again, Marquette is blowing teams out by transition from defense to offense.

However, Marquette also showed they can use their passing in half court games with the re-emergence of Davante Gardner, who scored 15 POINTS in 14 MINUTES, including 9 for 9 from the line. Gardner was not as key in the first three games because MU was running up and down the court - but he was still 8 of 10 from the floor in those three games, so MU has a key option if someone can slow them into a half court game.

As you can see from the table below, 29 of the 44 times Marquette has stolen the ball this year they have either scored on a dunk or lay-up, or been fouled almost immediately or at the rim. A few other times they settled for open treys.



Steal byPointsOpponentAt the rim?
Blue2Mountfouled immediately
Wilson, J0Mount 
Crowder2Mountlayup
Blue2Mountfoul 8 seconds later
Blue2Mountlayup
Wilson, D2Mountfouled immediately (intentional)
Crowder0Mount 
Jones2Mountdunk
Gardner2Mount 
Cadougan2Mountfouled in 9 seconds
DJO2Mountdunk
DJO2Mountdunk
Cadougan0Mount 
Crowder2Mountlayup
DJO2Mountlayup
Crowder2Mountlayup
Jones3MountMayo and 1
Blue2Mount 
Wilson, J2Mountlayup
Jones, J0Norfolk 
Crowder0Norfolk 
Cadougan0Norfolk 
Crowder3Norfolk 
DJO2Norfolklayup
Wilson2Norfolklayup
Wilson, J2Norfolkfoul 7 seconds later
Crowder0Norfolk 
Otule2Norfolkfoul 4 seconds later
DJO3Norfolk 
Mayo3Norfolk 
Crowder1Winthropfouled 4 seconds later
Blue2Winthropdunk
DJO0Winthropfouled 1 second later
DJO2Winthropdunk
Wilson, J2Winthroplayup
Gardner2Winthroplayup
Otule0Mississippi 
Blue0Mississippidunk
Blue2Mississippidunk
Blue1Mississippifoul 3 seconds later
Otule2Mississippifoul 3 seconds later
Blue1Mississippifoul 3 seconds later
Mayo2Mississippi 
Jones0Mississippi 
Total1.52Ave per steal17 dunks/layups, 12 quick fouls

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