Clash of the Titans (the matchup between two teams with the highest combined Hoops Nerd Rating): Clemson (+18.1) defeated Mississippi St. (+14.9) in Starkville. The Tigers were able to win - despite shooting only 34.3% (40.0% effective field goal percentage) - on the strength of 38 trips to the free throw line and 19 Mississippi St. turnovers.
The Poison Cupcake (the night's biggest upset): the San Jose State Spartans went to Middle Tennessee State's First Shot tournament in Murfreesboro and beat the hosts by a single point on a bucket by DeShawn Wright with five seconds remaining. San Jose State was an 11 point underdog.
Superman Wears J.J. Hickson Pajamas (the night's top performer): the freshman Forward/Center for the North Carolina St. Wolfpack dropped 31 points on William & Mary last night with 12 of 12 shooting and seven rebounds. Below please find the real stats; If these stats are new and confusing to you, please check out any of the glossaries/primers on tempo-free and context-corrected basketball stats floating around the internets - there is a good one at the Phog Blog, for instance.
J.J. Hickson 11/15 vs. William & Mary
Effective Field Goal Percentage: 100.0
Offensive Rebound Percentage: 20.8
Defensive Rebound Percentage: 6.2
Free Throw Rate: 50.0
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