Monday, March 23, 2009

More first-half analysis:

The 'Hoos had a strong defensive presence in the paint at the beginning of the period. Despite the heaving guarding down low, the Bears still scored 32 points in the paint.

Cal outrebounded UVa, 19-17, with Hampton pacing all players with seven boards.

The three Cal steals and 19 rebounds seem like far too little for the amount of power they exhibited in the first 20 minutes. I suppose Virginia's seven turnovers help explain why it seems that Cal was so dominant in the first half.

Coming into the game, Virginia was attempting an average of 66 shots per game. If you figure that they're attempting roughly 33 per half, then they were within that average exactly with 33 attempts in the first half. However, for the amount of time that Cal was possessing the ball or playing stellar 'D,' that 33 seems very high.

FG
UVa: 16-33, 48.5 %
Cal: 23-42, 54.8 %

3-Pointers
Uva: 1-7, 14.3 %
Cal: 3-13, 23.1 %

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