West Virginia's Kevin Jones retained his Big East conference lead in scoring and rebounding this past week. Connecticut's Jeremy Lamb moved up into second place in scoring. Cleveland Melvin of DePaul moved into third place in scoring.
Despite losing their past three games, Pittsburgh still leads the conference in rebounding margin and points per possession offense. Louisville still leads the conference in points per possession defense but their number has taken a hit after their last two losses.
Here's how the conference stacks up as a whole this season:
Overall Record 2011-2012: 153-45 (.773), Vs. Top 25: 8-13 (.381).
Record Against Power Conferences (39-35, .527):
ACC: 6-2
Atlantic 10: 9-5
Big Ten: 1-4
Big 12: 4-7
Conference USA: 5-3
Missouri Valley: 1-2
Mountain West: 0-0
Pac-12: 3-1
SEC: 10-9
West Coast: 0-2
Now for Individual leaders:
Scoring
Rank | Player | Team | Points Per Game |
1. |
Kevin Jones |
West Virginia |
20 |
2. |
Jeremy Lamb |
Connecticut |
18.9 |
3. |
Cleveland Melvin |
DePaul |
18.8 |
Rebounds
Rank | Player | Team | Rebounds Per Game |
1. |
Kevin Jones |
West Virginia |
11.4 |
2. |
Herb Pope |
Seton Hall |
10.9 |
3. |
Gorgui Dieng |
Louisville |
9.6 |
Steals
Rank | Player | Team | Steals Per Game |
1. |
Fuquan Edwin |
Seton Hall |
3.1 |
2. |
Russ Smith |
Louisville |
2.5 |
3. |
Shabazz Napier |
Connecticut |
2.2 |
Now for the team leaders:
Points/Possession
Rank | Team | Points Per Possession |
1. |
Pittsburgh |
1.156 |
2. |
Syracuse |
1.154 |
3. |
Connecticut |
1.110 |
Points/Possession Defense
Rank | Team | Points Per Possession |
1. |
Louisville |
.840 |
2. |
Syracuse |
.843 |
3. |
Georgetown |
.846 |
Free Throws
Rank | Team | Free Throw Percentage |
1. |
Villanova |
76.2 |
2. |
Georgetown |
73.6 |
3. |
Rutgers |
71.9 |
Rebound Margin
Rank | Team | Rebound Margin |
1. |
Pittsburgh |
+13 |
2t |
Connecticut |
+6.2 |
2t |
Georgetown |
+6.2 |
Turnover Margin
Rank | Team | Turnover Margin |
1. |
Syracuse |
+8 |
2. |
Marquette |
+4.79 |
3. |
Cincinnati |
+4.07 |