Last year, the Owls averaged 9.3 more points per game (82.0) than the Cowboys gave up (72.7).
Florida Atlantic had a 21-4 record last season when scoring more than 72.7 points.
Oklahoma State had an 11-14 record last season when allowing fewer than 82.0 points.
The Cowboys put up an average of 71.0 points per game last year, just 2.4 fewer points than the 73.4 the Owls gave up to opponents.
Oklahoma State went 9-1 last season when it scored more than 73.4 points.
Florida Atlantic's record was 12-2 when it gave up fewer than 71.0 points last season.
The Owls scored a total of 294 more points than their opponents last year (an average of 8.6 per game), while the Cowboys were outscored by opponents on average last year (by 55 total points, -1.7 per game).

Last season, the Owls had a 47.8% shooting percentage from the field, which was 2.1% higher than the 45.7% of shots the Cowboys' opponents hit.
Florida Atlantic had a 19-2 straight-up record in games it shot better than 45.7% from the field.
The Cowboys shot at a 44.1% clip from the field last season, 0.5 percentage points above the 43.6% shooting opponents of the Owls averaged.
Oklahoma State put together an 11-5 straight up record in games it shot above 43.6% from the field.

The Owls averaged 34.9 rebounds per game, outrebounding the Cowboys by 4.4 boards per contest last season.
When Florida Atlantic earned the rebounding advantage they were 4-5 against the spread. When recording fewer boards, Oklahoma State was 5-14.
The Owls were the 52nd-ranked rebounding team in college basketball, and the Cowboys finished 279th.
The Owls grabbed 9.7 offensive rebounds per game, more than the Cowboys by 2.0 rebounds per game last season.
When Florida Atlantic grabbed the most offensive rebounds they were 13-3 overall. When recording fewer boards, Oklahoma State was 7-10.
The Cowboys were the 279th-ranked offensive rebounding team in college basketball. The Owls finished 93rd.
Florida Atlantic faired well on the boards with an average rebounding margin of +4.4 rebounds per game. It's a different story for Oklahoma State who averaged a margin of -1.2.

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