After another week of Big East action, West Virginia now has two players in the top three in scoring in the league: Kevin Jones and Darryl Bryant. Jones retained his lead in scoring and rebounding. Bryant moved into the #3 spot in scoring. DePaul's Cleveland Melvin moved up one spot to second in scoring.
Pitt fell out of first place in points per possession offense and was overtaken by No. 1 Syracuse. Louisville remained the top team in the conference in points per possession defense despite another loss on Saturday. Cincinnati moved up to the #2 spot in points per possession defense.
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 |
19.8 |
2. |
Cleveland Melvin |
DePaul |
18.9 |
3. |
Darryl Bryant |
West Virginia |
18.4 |
Rebounds
Rank | Player | Team | Rebounds Per Game |
1. |
Kevin Jones |
West Virginia |
11.9 |
2. |
Herb Pope |
Seton Hall |
10.7 |
3. |
Gorgui Dieng |
Louisville |
9.4 |
Steals
Rank | Player | Team | Steals Per Game |
1. |
Fuquan Edwin |
Seton Hall |
3.2 |
2. |
Russ Smith |
Louisville |
2.4 |
3. |
Dion Waiters |
Syracuse |
2.2 |
Now for the team leaders:
Points/Possession
Rank | Team | Points Per Possession |
1. |
Syracuse |
1.155 |
2. |
Pittsburgh |
1.146 |
3. |
Connecticut |
1.082 |
Points/Possession Defense
Rank | Team | Points Per Possession |
1. |
Louisville |
.840 |
2. |
Cincinnati |
.858 |
3. |
Syracuse |
.862 |
Free Throws
Rank | Team | Free Throw Percentage |
1. |
Villanova |
76.3 |
2. |
Georgetown |
72.1 |
3. |
Notre Dame |
71.9 |
Rebound Margin
Rank | Team | Rebound Margin |
1. |
Pittsburgh |
+13.3 |
2. |
Connecticut |
+6.5 |
3. |
West Virginia |
+5.9 |
Turnover Margin
Rank | Team | Turnover Margin |
1. |
Syracuse |
+7.41 |
2. |
Cincinnati |
+4.63 |
3. |
DePaul |
+4.60 |