Sunday’s 5 interesting games
Arch Madness (@ St Louis)
Drake vs Indiana State
Drake (27-6, 18-4)
KenPom rating: 51
Tempo: 151
Experience: 141
Continuity: 147
Drake won four in row, nine of last ten games.
Bulldogs are #1 team in country on defensive boards.
Drake is shooting 55.4% inside arc (#24)
Bulldogs are 5-1 vs teams ranked in the top 100.
Last 4+ years, Drake is 10-3 in Arch Madness (won it last year)
Yesterday, Drake played eight guys 13:00+.
Indiana State (28-5, 17-3)
KenPom rating: 41
Tempo: 41
Experience: 125
Continuity: 193
Indiana State won its last six games (4-2 ATS).
Sycamores are #8 team in country on defensive boards.
Indiana State has #1 eFG% in the country.
Sycamores are 3-3 vs teams ranked in the top 100.
Indiana State is 4-1 in last two MVC tourneys (last won it in 2011)
In Sycamores’ 6-game win streak, all six wins were by 12+ points.
Home team won both meetings this season,
Drake won nine of last 12 series games.
SoCon tournament (@ Asheville, NC)
Furman vs Samford
Furman (17-15, 11-8)
KenPom rating: 139
Tempo: 97
Experience: 235
Continuity: 34
Furman lost three of its last five games.
Paladins won in OT yesterday; four guys played 35:00+.
Furman is #75 in bench minutes.
Furman won SoCon tourney LY; they’re 6-1 in last seven tourney games.
Paladins are 3-5 against teams ranked in the top 125.
Opponents are shooting 53.4% inside arc (#308)
Samford (27-5, 16-3)
KenPom rating: 79
Tempo: 15
Experience: 106
Continuity: 169
Samford won 27 of its last 30 games, after an 0-2 start.
Bulldogs made 10-23 on arc yesterday, had fairly simple win.
Samford is #3 in country in bench minutes.
Samford is forcing turnovers 22% of time (#14)
Bulldogs are 8-3 vs teams ranked in top 150.
Since 2010, Samford is 6-14 in conference tourney games
Home team won both meetings this season.
Furman won nine of last 11 games with Samford.
East Tennessee State vs Chattanooga
East Tennessee State (18-15, 10-10)
KenPom rating: 174
Tempo: 235
Experience: 231
Continuity: 298
ETSU won its last four games, after a 14-15 start.
Buccaneers played four guys 30:00+ yesterday, had easy win Thursday.
They’re #282 team in bench minutes.
ETSU was 12-24 on arc yesterday; for year, they’re shooting 31.3% on arc (#308)
Buccaneers are 3-12 vs teams ranked in top 150.
ETSU won this tournament in 2017, when Steve Forbes was coach.
Chattanooga (21-11, 13-6)
KenPom rating: 137
Tempo: 227
Experience: 218
Continuity: 316
Chattanooga split its last six games.
Mocs played eight guys 14:00+ yesterday.
Chattanooga’s bench plays #68 minutes in country.
Chattanooga has #29 eFG% in the country.
Mocs are 9-8 against teams in top 200.
Last 4+ years, Mocs are 10-2 in this tournament, winning it in ’20, ’22.
Chattanooga won both meetings this season, 81-74/84-71
Mocs won seven of last nine series games.