It was Matt Smith's 5th foul so he was already ejected. He is a senior so he won't play again so there was no reason to contemplate a flagrant 2 instead of the flagrant 1 given.
Basketball stat nerds will generally use Free Throw Rate, which is one of the "four factors" according to Dean Oliver's work. The formula is FTR= FTA/FGA
CSB's rate is 47.3%, 340th.
GT's rate is 27.7%, 28th.
Regardless of how you count it, they foul a lot.
I'd say the top factor is Oregon's ability to keep UNC off the offensive boards. UNC is the top team in the country in offensive rebounding %, while Oregon is 179th in defensive rebounding %.
Pace is interesting to watch in this game. UNC likes to play fast (50th in tempo), while Oregon plays...
Here are KenPom efficiency rankings for the remaining teams:
Gonzaga
1 Overall
14 Off
1 Def
UNC
3 Overall
6 Off
18 Def
Oregon
10 Overall
16 Off
19 Def
USCe
25 Overall
105 Off
1 Def
We knew Lammers was ACC starter quality. That was fairly common knowledge.
Okogie would have been a pleasant surprise regardless of the offensive system.
Neither of them would have close to as effective offensively with Heath and Heyward dribbling in place in the "stand in place and hope...
They play a lot of guys (mostly short, quick guys) and foul a lot.
They are second in the country in opponents % of points from free throws.
They create a lot of turnovers (9th by %) and turn it over a lot (331th by %).
They have had success on the offensive glass (68th) but have had trouble...
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