Once again, after another week of Big East basketball action, West Virginia's Kevin Jones is at the top of the standings in the Big East in scoring and rebounding. Big East Player of the Week Darius Johnson-Odom from Marquette is second in scoring this week while Maalik Wayns drops to third in scoring.
The No. 2 Syracuse Orange remained the top team in the Big East in points per possession offense and turnover margin but fell to No. 2 in points per possession defense. The Louisville Cardinals regained the No. 1 spot in the Big East in points per possession defense which they held for most of this season before a losing slump.
Overall Non-Conference Record 2011-2012: 154-46 (.770), Vs. Top 25: 8-14 (.364).
Record Against Power Conferences (40-37, .519):
ACC: 6-3
Atlantic 10: 9-5
Big Ten: 1-4
Big 12: 4-7
Conference USA: 6-3
Missouri Valley: 1-2
Mountain West: 0-0
Pac-12: 3-1
SEC: 10-10
West Coast: 0-2
Now for Individual leaders:
Scoring
| Rank | Player | Team | Points Per Game |
| 1. |
Kevin Jones |
West Virginia |
20.9 |
| 2. |
Darius Johnson-Odom |
Marquette |
18.5 |
| 3. |
Maalik Wayns |
Villanova |
18.4 |
Rebounds
|
| Rank | Player | Team | Rebounds Per Game |
| 1. |
Kevin Jones |
West Virginia |
11.4 |
| 2. |
Herb Pope |
Seton Hall |
10.4 |
| 3. |
Gorgui Dieng |
Louisville |
9.7 |
Assists
|
| Rank | Player | Team | Assists Per Game |
| 1. |
Vincent Council |
Providence |
7.3 |
| 2. |
Jordan Theodore |
Seton Hall |
7.0 |
| 3. |
Shabazz Napier |
Connecticut |
6.1 |
Steals
|
| Rank | Player | Team | Steals Per Game |
| 1. |
Fuquan Edwin |
Seton Hall |
3.1 |
| 2. |
Russ Smith |
Louisville |
2.6 |
| 3t |
Dion Waiters |
Syracuse |
2.3 |
| 3t |
Jae Crowder |
Marquette |
2.3 |
Blocks
|
| Rank | Player | Team | Blocks Per Game |
| 1. |
Gorgui Dieng |
Louisville |
3.4 |
| 2. |
Fabricio Melo |
Syracuse |
3.0 |
| 3. |
Andre Drummond |
Connecticut |
2.6 |
Now for the team leaders:
Points/Possession
|
| Rank | Team | Points Per Possession |
| 1. |
Syracuse |
1.127 |
| 2. |
Pittsburgh |
1.095 |
| 3. |
Connecticut |
1.069 |
Points/Possession Defense
|
| Rank | Team | Points Per Possession |
| 1. |
Louisville |
.873 |
| 2. |
Syracuse |
.878 |
| 3t |
Georgetown |
.896 |
| 3t |
Marquette |
.896 |
Free Throws
|
| Rank | Team | Free Throw Percentage |
| 1. |
Villanova |
75.5 |
| 2. |
Marquette |
71.1 |
| 3. |
Notre Dame |
70.8 |
Rebound Margin
|
| Rank | Team | Rebound Margin |
| 1. |
Pittsburgh |
+10.3 |
| 2. |
West Virginia |
+6.7 |
| 3. |
Villanova |
+5.9 |
Turnover Margin
|
| Rank | Team | Turnover Margin |
| 1. |
Syracuse |
+7.22 |
| 2. |
Cincinnati |
+4.36 |
| 3. |
Marquette |
+4.18 |
