The Matchup Zone

Penn State at Northwestern

Sunday January 1, 2012, 7:00 pm, Evanston, IL (Welsh-Ryan Arena)

Game Information

Penn State Nittany Lions Statistical Category Northwestern Wildcats
Expected Projected Actual Actual Projected Expected
63.9 59.9 56 Points 68 69.1 71.0
63.0 61.4 60 Possessions 60 61.4 63.0
29.7 23.1% 0% Win% 100% 76.9% 70.3%
Expected Projected Actual Four Factors Actual Projected Expected
46.4% 45.7% 39.6% Effective FG% 66.3% 54.4% 57.3%
20.7% 21.3% 25.0% Turnover% 20.0% 14.9% 17.9%
47.7% 46.5% 40.0% Offensive Rebound% 10.0% 41.8% 46.3%
19.4% 17.5% 26.4% FTM to FGA Ratio 37.5% 26.6% 32.0%
Expected Projected Actual Line Score Actual Projected Expected
22.9 21.8 18 FG Made 22 22.4 22.3
56.9 55.0 53 FG Attempts 40 51.1 48.4
40.2% 39.7% 34.0% FG Percent 55.0% 43.9% 46.2%
7.0 6.6 6 3-Point Makes 9 10.7 10.8
22.4 22.3 19 3-Point Att. 21 27.8 25.2
31.4% 29.8% 31.6% 3-Point Pct 42.9% 38.4% 42.7%
11.1 9.6 14 FT Made 15 13.6 15.5
16.2 15.6 23 FT Attempts 25 18.9 22.7
68.3% 61.7% 60.9% FT Percent 60.0% 71.9% 68.3%
14.3 13.8 18 Off. Rebounds 4 7.8 7.8
9.0 10.8 36 Def. Rebounds 27 15.9 15.7
12.5 11.3 11 Assists 13 17.5 16.4
13.0 13.1 15 Turnovers 12 9.1 11.3
1.9 1.8 0 Blocks 5 4.5 5.9
6.3 4.6 8 Steals 6 5.5 5.9
19.5 17.9 23 Fouls 16 16.2 16.3