Last year, the 78.9 points per game the Cougars scored were just 4.1 more points than the Tommies gave up (74.8).
Washington State had a 14-4 record last season when scoring more than 74.8 points.
When St. Thomas allowed fewer than 78.9 points last season, it went 17-2.
The Tommies put up an average of 83.1 points per game last year, just 4.5 more points than the 78.6 the Cougars allowed.
St. Thomas went 17-3 last season when it scored more than 78.6 points.
Washington State went 15-7 last season when it gave up fewer than 83.1 points.
The Cougars totaled just 12 more points than their opponents last year (an average of 0.3 per game), and the Tommies outscored opponents by 283 points on the season (8.3 more per game).

The Cougars shot 49.1% from the field last season, 4.6 percentage points higher than the 44.5% the Tommies allowed to opponents.
Washington State went 15-7 when it shot higher than 44.5% from the field.
The Tommies' 49.2% shooting percentage from the field last season was 4.6 percentage points higher than the Cougars allowed to their opponents (44.6%).
St. Thomas went 19-3 when it shot higher than 44.6% from the field.

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The Cougars and the Tommies rebounded at around the same rate, averaging 31.0 and 28.2 boards per game last season, respectively.
When Washington State earned the rebounding advantage they were 5-11 against the spread. When recording fewer boards, St. Thomas was 12-8.
The Tommies ranked 339th in rebounding in college basketball. The Cougars finished 234th.
The Cougars averaged 8.3 offensive boards per game, more than the Tommies by 2.4 rebounds per contest last season.
The Cougars were 10-4 straight up when they won the battle on the offensive boards. The Tommies were 15-8 when they lost the offensive rebounding edge.
The Tommies were the 339th-ranked offensive rebounding team in college basketball, while the Cougars finished 230th.
Washington State found regular success on the glass with an average rebounding margin of +0.5 rebounds per game, and St. Thomas struggled in comparison averaging a margin of -4.0.

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