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 |
Assists
|
| Rank | Player | Team | Assists Per Game |
| 1. |
Jordan Theodore |
Seton Hall |
7.5 |
| 2. |
Vincent Council |
Providence |
7.1 |
| 3. |
Shabazz Napier |
Connecticut |
6.2 |
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 |
Blocks
|
| Rank | Player | Team | Blocks Per Game |
| 1. |
Gorgui Dieng |
Louisville |
3.4 |
| 2. |
Fabricio Melo |
Syracuse |
3.0 |
| 3. |
Andre Drummond |
Connecticut |
2.5 |
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 |
