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MVC schedule this week (Dec. 7-14)

SIU pastes UT Martin tonight by 29. :oops:

Dawgs shoot 57% from the floor. I will go back and watch some of this one, but certainly this makes you feel a little worse about losing to the Skyhawks.
 
SIU made 5 3 pointers. They do not have great outside shooters so they mostly drive to the basket and make short shots. We have come a long way defensively since we played UT Martin but it makes you scratch your head when you look at this final score.
 
tomahawk chop said:
SIU made 5 3 pointers. They do not have great outside shooters so they mostly drive to the basket and make short shots. We have come a long way defensively since we played UT Martin but it makes you scratch your head when you look at this final score.
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Yes, that appears to be the biggest difference. Against Bradley, UT-Martin shot terrific, 56% overall (28-50), and 46% from three (11-24). Against SIU they shot 34% (19-56) overall and 25% (8-32) from three. They only average shooting a rather poor 31.5% from three for the season.
And unlike Bradley, who had their worst shooting game this season (33% FG%, and 15%from three), SIU had perhaps their best shooting night (57% overall, and 38% from three).
SIU is actually one of the worst 3-point teams in the country. They came into last night's game shooting just 27.3% from three for the season, ranking 355th out of 365 teams.
 
One thing I noticed recently is that if you throw out the non-Div. I games (which I think is completely fair to do), the Valley actually has four of the worst 3-point shooting teams in the country:

(365 teams in Div I)
SIU (322) - 28.4%
UIC (336) - 27.8%
Indiana State (343) - 27.4%
Evansville (346) - 27.2%

The Salukis are smart because they know they are awful at threes, so they only shoot 27% of their shots from beyond the arc. The other three teams shoot anywhere between 36 and 47 percent of their shots from distance.
 
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