Numbers to Know: Houston vs Florida

By Chris Marler
4 : All 4 teams in this year’s Final Four rank in the Top 10 Ken Pom teams of all time.
1-2: Houston is 1-2 against SEC Elite 8 teams this season, losing to both Alabama and Auburn in the regular season.
85.3: Florida is 3rd in the country in scoring offense in MCBB with 83.5 ppg,
58.5: Houston has the No. 1 ranked scoring defense in the country at 58.5 ppg.
83: Florida has scored 83 points or more in ten of their last 11.
30: Walter Clayton Jr. is the first player to score 30+ points in Elite Eight and Final Four games in the last 46 years. The last three players to accomplish the feat? Larry Bird, Jerry West, and Wilt Chamberlain.
128.9: Florida’s adjusted offensive efficiency averages 128.9 points per 100 possessions when Thomas Haugh is on the court.
14: Duke had a 14 point lead with 8 minutes and 17 seconds remaining against Houston. They lost by 3.
17: Walter Clayton has hit at least two 3PT FGs in 16 straight games and 22 of his last 23 games overall. He’s also attempted eight or more threes in eight of his last ten games, including three games with 11 attempts from deep.
32: Clayton’s hit 27 total 3Pt FGs in seven postseason games this year and is shooting 48.7 percent from three in the NCAA Tournament.
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