2023-24 college basketball
Monday’s game
National Championship game (@ Glendale, AZ)
Purdue vs UConn (-6.5)
Purdue (34-4) ranked #2 by KenPom
Tempo: #211
Experience: #66
Continuity: #11
Purdue is 20-2 in its last 22 games, losing by 1-4 points.
Purdue won its first five NCAA games, by 28-39-12-6-13 points.
Boilers allowed 60.2 ppg in their NCAA games.
Boilers are shooting 40.6% on the arc (#2)
Purdue has #13 eFG% in country.
Boilers are 16-0 in non-conference games (NC schedule #9).
Purdue is #6 team on offensive boards.
Boilers are 16-4 vs teams ranked in top 50.
Purdue’s schedule, to this point: #2
bench minutes: #255
Coach Painter is in his first national title game.
Big 14 hasn’t won a national title since Michigan State in 2000.
UConn (36-3) ranked #1 by KenPom
Tempo: #328
Experience: #69
Continuity: #149
UConn won 12 in row, 26 of last 27 games.
Huskies won the national title last year.
UConn has #7 eFG% in country, #3 eFG% defense.
Huskies are #13 team on offensive boards.
Huskies are 16-2 vs teams ranked in top 50.
UConn’s schedule, to this point: #20
bench minutes: #232
Last two years, UConn is 11-0 SU/ATS in NCAA Tournament.
This year, Big 14 teams are 10-9 SU/ATS vs Big East opponents.
Since 2008, underdogs are 3-1 in national title games involving two #1-seeds.
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