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 |
Assists
|
| Rank | Player | Team | Assists Per Game |
| 1. |
Jordan Theodore |
Seton Hall |
7.0 |
| 2t |
Vincent Council |
Providence |
6.6 |
| 2t |
Shabazz Napier |
Connecticut |
6.6 |
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 |
Blocks
|
| Rank | Player | Team | Blocks Per Game |
| 1t |
Fabricio Melo |
Syracuse |
3.1 |
| 1t |
Gorgui Dieng |
Louisville |
3.1 |
| 3. |
Andre Drummond |
Connecticut |
2.6 |
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 |
