After another week of Big East basketball play, Kevin Jones retained his conference lead in scoring and rebounding. Darius Johnson-Odom of the Marquette Golden Eagles fell from second to third in scoring as Maalik Wayns of the Villanova Wildcats jumped up into second place.
Despite slipping in both categories, the Syracuse Orange still lead the conference in points per possession offense and defense. The surprising South Florida Bulls have a 5-2 Big East record. Part of what's helped the Bulls out to this start is their free throw percentage of 70.8%, tied for second in the conference. Despite losing 8 games in a row, the Pittsburgh Panthers continue to dominate the conference in rebounding margin.
Overall Non-Conference Record 2011-2012: 154-45 (.774), Vs. Top 25: 8-13 (.381).
Record Against Power Conferences (40-36, .526):
ACC: 6-2
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 |
20.7 |
2. |
Maalik Wayns |
Villanova |
18.7 |
3. |
Darius Johnson-Odom |
Marquette |
18.2 |
Rebounds
Rank | Player | Team | Rebounds Per Game |
1. |
Kevin Jones |
West Virginia |
11.5 |
2. |
Herb Pope |
Seton Hall |
10.5 |
3. |
Gorgui Dieng |
Louisville |
9.4 |
Steals
Rank | Player | Team | Steals Per Game |
1. |
Fuquan Edwin |
Seton Hall |
3.1 |
2. |
Russ Smith |
Louisville |
2.7 |
3. |
Dion Waiters |
Syracuse |
2.4 |
Now for the team leaders:
Points/Possession
Rank | Team | Points Per Possession |
1. |
Syracuse |
1.136 |
2. |
Pittsburgh |
1.090 |
3. |
Connecticut |
1.075 |
Points/Possession Defense
Rank | Team | Points Per Possession |
1. |
Syracuse |
.873 |
2. |
Louisville |
.875 |
3. |
Georgetown |
.887 |
Free Throws
Rank | Team | Free Throw Percentage |
1. |
Villanova |
75.4 |
2t |
South Florida |
70.8 |
2t |
Marquette |
70.8 |
2t |
Syracuse |
70.8 |
Rebound Margin
Rank | Team | Rebound Margin |
1. |
Pittsburgh |
+10.4 |
2. |
Villanova |
+6.5 |
3. |
West Virginia |
+6.1 |
Turnover Margin
Rank | Team | Turnover Margin |
1. |
Syracuse |
+7.24 |
2. |
Cincinnati |
+5.00 |
3. |
DePaul |
+4.37 |