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

The Cowboys made 44.1% of their shots from the field last season, which was 0.5 percentage points higher than the Owls allowed to their opponents (43.6%).
In games Oklahoma State shot better than 43.6% from the field, it went 11-5 overall.
The Owls shot at a 47.8% rate from the field last season, 2.1 percentage points above the 45.7% shooting opponents of the Cowboys averaged.
Last season, Florida Atlantic had a 19-2 record in games the team collectively shot above 45.7% from the field.

The Cowboys averaged 30.5 rebounds per game, 4.4 boards per contest fewer than the Owls.
Florida Atlantic was 21-3 overall when they won the rebounding battle. Oklahoma State was 5-14 when they lost control of the glass.
The Cowboys were the 279th-ranked rebounding team in college basketball. The Owls ranked 52nd.
The Cowboys averaged 7.7 offensive rebounds per game, 2.0 rebounds less than the Owls.
The Owls were 13-3 straight up when they won the battle on the offensive boards. The Cowboys were 7-10 when they lost the rebounding edge.
The Owls were the 52nd-ranked offensive rebounding team in college basketball. The Cowboys finished 269th.
Oklahoma State was lackluster on the glass with an average rebounding margin of -1.2 rebounds per game. However Florida Atlantic helped itself, averaging a margin of 4.4.

Podcasts