Basketball: Statistically speaking

Now that the Cougars have finished their non-conference schedule, here’s a look at how they compare with the other MWC teams in a few basic statistical categories so far this season (national rank out of 334 teams is in parenthesis):

Scoring Offense:

BYU 84.5 ppg (9)
Wyoming 79.9 ppg (28)
New Mexico 78.5 ppg (39)
UNLV 76.1 ppg (70)
San Diego State 71.9 ppg (128)
TCU 70.3 ppg (154)
Colorado State 70.1 ppg (158)
Utah 69.3 ppg (183)
Air Force 62.7 ppg (287)

Scoring Defense:

San Diego State 61.4 ppg (42)
Air Force 61.5 ppg (43)
Colorado State 63.2 ppg (69)
BYU 63.6 ppg (75)
UNLV 65.5 ppg (118)
Utah 66.0 ppg (125)
New Mexico 68.1 ppg (174)
TCU 70.2 ppg (212)
Wyoming 75.7 ppg (297)

Field Goal Percentage:

BYU .510 (4)
San Diego State .482 (30)
Air Force .466 (62)
Wyoming .452 (104)
UNLV .446 (129)
Utah .445 (139)
New Mexico .442 (151)
TCU .441 (156)
Colorado State .438 (167)

Three-point Field Goal Percentage:

BYU 134-316 .424 (5)
New Mexico 140-369 .379 (59)
Colorado State 98-266 .368 (81)
Air Force 80-244 .328 (205)
TCU 119-370 .322 (218)
San Diego State 89-279 .319 (229)
UNLV 108-341 .317 (233)
Utah 90-300 .300 (258)
Wyoming 71-275 .258 (274)

Free Throw Percentage:

BYU .786 (1)
Utah .746 (26)
Wyoming .737 (38)
UNLV .715 (86)
TCU .700 (131)
Colorado State .691 (155)
New Mexico .672 (206)
Air Force .638 (286)
San Diego State .602 (330)