Clash of the Titans (the matchup between two teams with the highest combined Hoops Nerd Rating): Oklahoma (+12.3) (clearly no Mercer) lost by eleven to Southern California (+9.9) in Los Angeles. The second most famous Trojan freshman, Davon Jefferson, outplayed his celebrity cohort, contributing an effective field goal percentage of 58.3 (and a Free Throw Rate of 75) to Mayo's 44.7.
The Poison Cupcake (the night's biggest upset): Jeff Bzdelik's return to Clune Arena at the Air Force Academy was successful as his new team (Colorado) upset his old team (Air Force) by virtue of a ten point win as a seven point underdog. Buffs star Richard Roby - who claims to have used the anti-Bzdelik atmosphere as a motivational tool - nearly hit the elusive >1 Effective Field Goal Percentage threshold, coming in at 94.4 for the game (7 of 9 including 3 of 5 from deep).
Superman Wears Tony Lee Pajamas (the night's top performer): Robert Morris' senior guard made impressions in multiple columns on the Hoops Nerd's Excel workbook last night, accumulating significant amounts of points, steals, assists and rebounds. Adjusted for tempo, it looks like this:
Tony Lee 11/29 vs. Florida International
Effective Field Goal Percentage: 83.3
Offensive Rebounding Percentage: 24.8
Defensive Rebounding Percentage: 38.7
Assists per 100 Individual Possessions: 13.0
Steals per 100 Individual Possessions: 8.7
Labels: Last Night in Hoops
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