{"id":362,"date":"2012-12-10T02:56:32","date_gmt":"2012-12-10T08:56:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/67.227.157.91\/~kenpom\/wp_blog\/weekend-in-review-marshall-hendersons-record-chase\/"},"modified":"2012-12-10T02:56:32","modified_gmt":"2012-12-10T08:56:32","slug":"weekend-in-review-marshall-hendersons-record-chase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kenpom.com\/blog\/weekend-in-review-marshall-hendersons-record-chase\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend in Review: Marshall Henderson’s record chase"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 3 most appealing games (according to FanMatchTM<\/sup>):<\/strong>
\n1) UNLV 76, Cal 75 [74]<\/a>. (Sunday) I never thought I\u2019d be able to talk about a game where Quintrell Thomas played a key role in the outcome. After being a highly touted prep prospect, he spent his first three college seasons coming off the bench. Things are no different in his senior year, but with Mike Moser leaving this game early with an elbow injury, there was Thomas on the court for the Rebels\u2019 final possession. He did what he does best \u2013 grabbed an offensive rebound (OK, of an air ball) and converted it into points. The decisive points in this case.<\/p>\n

2) Middle Tennessee 65, Ole Miss 62 [68]<\/a>. (Saturday) The current Sun Belt projections have Middle Tennessee winning the conference by five whole games. Four days after beating UAB by 20, they downed one of the better teams in the SEC. (Note: I\u2019m close to instituting the Marshall Henderson: Chasing History feature. The Rebel shooting guard has taken 80 3PA\u2019s in seven games. The D-I record for three-point attempts is an amazing 380, set by Santa Clara\u2019s Kevin Foster two seasons ago. But you have to dream big.)<\/p>\n

3) Marquette 60, Wisconsin 50 [64]<\/a>. (Saturday) According to my records, the last time Wisconsin had a game where their TO% was over 30 was on December 12, 2007. That streak continues, but it looked shaky the way Wisconsin\u2019s guards struggled against Marquette\u2019s pressure in the first half. Alas, the turnover percentage turned out alright by game\u2019s end. The problem was the ball didn\u2019t go in the basket: the Badgers made 37% of their 2\u2019s, 28% of their 3\u2019s, and\u202639% of their FT\u2019s?? Yuck.<\/p>\n

The 3 biggest upsets:<\/strong>
\n1) #301 Delaware State (8%) 73, #114 Delaware 76 [72] (OT)<\/a>. (Saturday) Delaware only has three wins on the season, but two of them allowed them to get to the NIT Tip-off semi-finals. Their 3-6 record was deceptive before this game because it included close losses to Kansas State, Temple, and La Salle. It\u2019s still deceptive at 3-7, because Delaware State needed a late three from Amere May to send the game to overtime, but it\u2019s clear the Blue Hens’ chances of contending in the CAA should be tempered a bit.<\/p>\n

2) #275 Eastern Michigan (11%) 47, #36 Purdue 44 [59]<\/a>. (Saturday) This game was at Ypsilanti, so that makes this outcome somewhat less stunning than the rankings might lead one to believe. You have to give EMU a little credit because their defense is respectable, in part due to the presence of Syracuse transfer Da\u2019Shonte Riley. But Riley only played 22 minutes, and even if he played more, that doesn\u2019t completely explain Purdue\u2019s 18 (30.5%) turnovers or missing 23-of-33 two-point attempts. Purdue actually jumped out to an 11-2 lead making this outcome even more improbable.<\/p>\n

3) #311 Central Arkansas (14%) 88, #204 Southeast Missouri State 85 [78]<\/a>. (Saturday) It\u2019s worth noting here that UCA\u2019s Robert Crawford produced a game-of-the-year nominee in this one. He made 5-of-6 two\u2019s, 7-of-9 three\u2019s, and all eight of his free throws to go with just one turnover. In human terms, that\u2019s 39 points. In science terms, that\u2019s a 199 offensive rating while using 30% of his team\u2019s possessions. This from a guy that, even including the game\u2019s stats in his season total, has a usage rate south of 20.<\/p>\n

The 3 craziest comebacks:<\/strong>
\n1) UCLA (2.3%) over Texas<\/a>. (Saturday) Hey, if you were one of the dozens in attendance, you got to see a reasonably entertaining finish. The Bruins trailed by eight with three minutes to go in an otherwise fairly evenly-matched contest. An 11-0 run later, UCLA led by three and held on for the 65-63 [71] win. <\/p>\n

2) Delaware State (3.7%) over Delaware<\/a>. (Saturday) See biggest upsets. <\/p>\n

3) Eastern Michigan (3.9%) over Purdue<\/a>. (Saturday) See biggest upsets.<\/p>\n

Unbeatens remaining:<\/strong> 14. (4 fewer since Friday.)<\/p>\n

Winless teams remaining:<\/strong> 8. (unchanged since Friday.)<\/p>\n

This week\u2019s 3 most appealing games (according to FanMatchTM<\/sup>):<\/strong>
\n1) #23 Wichita State at #56 Tennessee<\/a>. (Thursday, 7 ET, Fox Sports South) It\u2019s finals week most places, so college hoops almost doesn\u2019t exist this week. However, this game is pretty compelling as Cuonzo Martin gets back to his Valley roots in hosting the surprising Shockers. <\/p>\n

2) #39 Middle Tennessee at #28 Belmont<\/a>. (Thursday, 7 ET, CSS\/ESPN3) One could troll a lot of people by declaring this the Tennessee state championship. But it’s not that far from the truth. As noted above, the Blue Raiders are coming off two nice home wins, while Belmont is prepping for a trip to Allen Fieldhouse next Saturday.  <\/p>\n

3) #44 Saint Joseph\u2019s at #99 Villanova<\/a>. (Tuesday, 7 ET, ESPNU) We have Big Five action here although Phil Martelli’s team could be called the Big Six since that\u2019s the number of players he gives meaningful minutes to these days. What to watch for? The early calculations have Villanova as the top team in the land at getting to the free throw line while the Hawks are #2 in keeping opponents off the line. Also \u2013 Saint Joe\u2019s is going to take a lot threes. Enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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