Last year, the Golden Flashes put up 74.8 points per game, just 2.7 more points than the 72.1 the Purple Eagles gave up.
Kent State had a 14-3 record last season when scoring more than 72.1 points.
When Niagara allowed fewer than 74.8 points last season, it went 14-8.
The Purple Eagles put up an average of 72.5 points per game last year, only 1.2 more points than the 71.3 the Golden Flashes gave up to opponents.
When it scored more than 71.3 points last season, Niagara went 8-4.
Kent State went 10-6 last season when it gave up fewer than 72.5 points.
The Golden Flashes totaled a total of 120 more points than their opponents last year (an average of 3.5 per game), and the Purple Eagles outscored opponents by just 12 points on the season (0.4 more per game).

The Golden Flashes shot 44.1% from the field last season, 2.9 percentage points lower than the 47% the Purple Eagles allowed to opponents.
Kent State went 9-2 when it shot higher than 47% from the field.
The Purple Eagles shot 47% from the field, 2.3% higher than the 44.7% the Golden Flashes' opponents shot last season.
Last season, Niagara had a 12-3 record in games the team collectively shot above 44.7% from the field.

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The Golden Flashes and the Purple Eagles hauled in rebounds at nearly the same clip last season (30.7 and 28.6 boards per game, respectively).
Kent State was 12-6 overall when they won the rebounding battle. Niagara was 5-13 when they lost control of the glass.
The Purple Eagles ranked 340th in rebounding in college basketball. The Golden Flashes finished 271st.
The Golden Flashes collected 9.2 offensive rebounds per game, more than the Purple Eagles by 2.8 rebounds per game last season.
The Golden Flashes were 9-10 straight up when they won the battle on the offensive boards. The Purple Eagles were 8-9 when they lost the offensive rebounding edge.
The Purple Eagles were the 340th-ranked offensive rebounding team in college basketball, and the Golden Flashes finished 129th.
Kent State faired well on the boards with an average rebounding margin of +1.1 rebounds per game. It's a different perspective for Niagara who averaged a margin of -1.2.

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