We’d love to be able to close games and win games…but that hasn’t happened here over the last two or three weeks. We’ve got to learn from it. Can’t be despondent or discouraged.”
Tonight there should be a quicker pace than recent Musketeer games and provide X with more and easier scoring opportunities as WF averages 68.7 possessions per game (#93). But maybe more importantly, Wake Forest will not bring the defensive intensity that Xavier has seen from other opponents in the last month as the Deacons allow 1.012 ppp (#205). In fact, in the 5 other games that Xavier has faced a defense that allows more than 1 point per possession, they’ve posted ppp’s of 1.70(!), 1.12, 1.23, 1.08, and 0.95. I would expect a similar performance tonight.
As for WF, they are good team to have involved in an over as they average more than 1 ppp on offense, allow more than 1 ppp on defense, and play at an above average pace. Furthermore, the one thing that they do excel at is getting to the FT line as their FTA/FGA is second best in the country at 51.3%; and 25.5% of their scoring coming from the charity stripe (#14). Points being scored with no time coming off of the clock is always a good thing.
Good luck if you decide to make a play
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