You think two good teams are matching up on Tuesday night? Here's where VCU and St. Louis rank in a number of important A-10 statistical categories:
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<td height="29" width="180">Category</td>
<td width="84">VCU</td>
<td width="86">SLU</td>
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<td height="28">Record.................................</td>
<td>9-2 (1st)</td>
<td>8-2 (2nd)</td>
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<td height="28">Scoring
Offense....................</td>
<td>1st</td>
<td>3rd</td>
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<td height="28">Scoring
Defense...................</td>
<td>8th</td>
<td>1st</td>
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<td height="28">Scoring Margin.....................</td>
<td>2nd</td>
<td>1st</td>
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<td height="28">Steals.................................</td>
<td>1st</td>
<td>2nd</td>
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<td height="28">Turnover
margin..................</td>
<td>1st</td>
<td>2nd</td>
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<td height="28">Winning Streak....................</td>
<td>5 (2nd)</td>
<td>7 (1st)</td>
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<td height="28">Offensive
Efficiency..............</td>
<td>1st</td>
<td>2nd</td>
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<td height="28">Defensive
Efficiency.............</td>
<td>3rd</td>
<td>1st</td>
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<td height="28">Off TO %
(Protect)..............</td>
<td>3rd</td>
<td>2nd</td>
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<td height="28">Def TO%
(Forced)...............</td>
<td>1st</td>
<td>3rd</td>
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<td height="28">2-Pt FG
percentage.............</td>
<td>1st</td>
<td>5th</td>
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<td height="29">Steal
Percentage................</td>
<td>1st</td>
<td>3rd</td>
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We will give this game the treatment it deserves--stay tuned. More coming in the morning on the late February battle for first place in the Atlantic 10 by the two teams playing its best basketball. I like the sound of that.
Try to make it to Tuesday...
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