Last year, the 76.3 points per game the Paladins averaged were just 0.6 fewer points than the Wildcats allowed (76.9).
Furman went 12-1 last season when scoring more than 76.9 points.
Bethune-Cookman went 14-3 last season when allowing fewer than 76.3 points.
The Wildcats' 75.4 points per game last year were only 4.6 more points than the 70.8 the Paladins gave up.
When it scored more than 70.8 points last season, Bethune-Cookman went 16-7.
Furman went 16-7 last season when it allowed fewer than 75.4 points.
The Paladins put up a total of 192 more points than their opponents last year (an average of 5.5 per game), while the Wildcats were outscored by opponents on average last year (by 50 total points, -1.5 per game).

Last season, the Paladins had a 47.5% shooting percentage from the field, which was 3.6% higher than the 43.9% of shots the Wildcats' opponents made.
Furman had a 16-4 straight-up record in games it shot higher than 43.9% from the field.
The Wildcats shot at a 46.6% clip from the field last season, 3.9 percentage points higher than the 42.7% shooting opponents of the Paladins averaged.
Bethune-Cookman compiled a 16-9 straight up record in games it shot over 42.7% from the field.

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The Paladins and the Wildcats rebounded at a similar clip last season (34.2 and 32.6 boards per game, respectively).
Furman was 17-7 overall when they won the rebounding battle. Bethune-Cookman was 3-11 when they lost control of the glass.
The Wildcats ranked 135th in rebounding in college basketball, the Paladins finished 65th.
The Paladins and the Wildcats were evenly matched on the offensive glass last season, with the teams averaging similar numbers (9.2 and 9.0 offensive boards per game, respectively).
The Paladins were 10-7 straight up when they won the battle on the offensive boards. The Wildcats were 10-7 when they lost the offensive rebounding edge.
The Paladins ranked 170th in college basketball in offensive rebounding, while the Wildcats ranked 192nd.
Both teams tended to win the rebounding battle last season. Furman recorded an average rebounding margin of +5.3 rebounds per game, and Bethune-Cookman averaged a margin of +0.6 rebounds.

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