After another week of Big East conference basketball play, West Virginia's Kevin Jones remains at the top of the scoring and rebounding list. Marquette's Darius Johnson-Odom moved into second place on the scoring list this week while Cleveland Melvin fell from second to third in scoring.
The No. 1 Syracuse Orange are now leading the conference in points per possession offense and defense. The Orange continue to lead the Big East in turnover margin. Despite a six-game losing streak, Pitt is leading the conference in rebound margin and is still second in points per possession offense.
Overall Non-Conference 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 |
20.1 |
2. |
Darius Johnson-Odom |
Marquette |
18.1 |
3. |
Cleveland Melvin |
DePaul |
18.0 |
Rebounds
Rank | Player | Team | Rebounds Per Game |
1. |
Kevin Jones |
West Virginia |
11.6 |
2. |
Herb Pope |
Seton Hall |
10.6 |
3. |
Gorgui Dieng |
Louisville |
9.3 |
Steals
Rank | Player | Team | Steals Per Game |
1. |
Fuquan Edwin |
Seton Hall |
3.0 |
2. |
Russ Smith |
Louisville |
2.4 |
3t |
Dion Waiters |
Syracuse |
2.3 |
3t |
Jordan Theodore |
Seton Hall |
2.3 |
Now for the team leaders:
Points/Possession
Rank | Team | Points Per Possession |
1. |
Syracuse |
1.146 |
2. |
Pittsburgh |
1.105 |
3. |
Connecticut |
1.082 |
Points/Possession Defense
Rank | Team | Points Per Possession |
1. |
Syracuse |
.858 |
2. |
Louisville |
.865 |
3. |
Cincinnati |
.880 |
Free Throws
Rank | Team | Free Throw Percentage |
1. |
Villanova |
75.8 |
2. |
Notre Dame |
71.5 |
3. |
Georgetown |
71.2 |
Rebound Margin
Rank | Team | Rebound Margin |
1. |
Pittsburgh |
+10.9 |
2. |
West Virginia |
+6.1 |
3. |
Connecticut |
+6.0 |
Turnover Margin
Rank | Team | Turnover Margin |
1. |
Syracuse |
+7.37 |
2. |
Cincinnati |
+5.33 |
3. |
DePaul |
+4.12 |