Merrimack

23-11

GAME THAT MATTERSAT

13.6%Merrimack

86.4%VCU

MMH WIN PROBABILITY

MODEL SPREADVCU -13.0

PROJECTED TOTAL144.2

MODEL MONEYLINEVCU -635

VCU

28-8

MMH MODEL PROJECTION

Projected ScoreMerrimack 66

Projected Total144.2

Projected ScoreVCU 79

Team Comparison

MerrimackMetricVCU

53.7MMH Power Index65.7

106.4Offensive Efficiency116.4

103.2Defensive Efficiency103.3

3.2Net Efficiency13.1

0.7Strength of Schedule5.4

12.9Last 10 Net Efficiency6.0

64.4Tempo69.5

49.3%Effective FG%53.7%

14.8%Turnover Rate15.1%

24.7%Offensive Rebound %31.7%

39.5%Free Throw Rate42.9%

2.1Average Margin9.1

MMH GAME INTELLIGENCE

MODEL READ

VCU HAS THE EDGE

WIN PROBABILITY86.4%

STATISTICAL ADVANTAGE

8–3

MMH comparison metrics

WHERE THE EDGE COMES FROMVCU holds the advantage in MMH Power Index (65.7–53.7), offensive efficiency (116.4–106.4), net efficiency (13.1–3.2), strength of schedule (5.4–0.7).

Merrimack COUNTERS WITHdefensive efficiency (103.2–103.3), recent form (12.9–6.0), ball security (14.8–15.1).

Final

Merrimack

42—63

VCU

VCU by 21 • 71.1 estimated possessions

Team Stats

MerrimackTEAM STATVCU

12-43FG19-50

28.0%FG%38.0%

1-193PT5-24

5.0%3PT%21.0%

17-24FT20-27

71.0%FT%74.0%

30Rebounds38

5Offensive Rebounds9

3Assists16

22Turnovers17

10Steals15

3Blocks5

20Fouls22

Player Box Score

Merrimack

Player	Pos	Min	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS
Adam Clark	G	38	7-16	0-0	5-6	3	3	5	0	19
Sean Trumper	Forward	31	3-3	0-0	10-13	5	0	2	0	16
Devon Savage	Guard	30	1-11	1-10	1-2	6	0	0	1	4
Matt Becht	Guard	21	1-3	0-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	2
David Murray	Forward	12	0-0	0-0	1-2	2	0	0	0	1
Bryan Etumnu	F	28	0-4	0-2	0-0	5	0	1	2	0
Tye Dorset	G	21	0-3	0-2	0-0	1	0	2	0	0
Armandas Plintauskas	Guard	19	0-3	0-3	0-1	3	0	0	0	0

VCU

Player	Pos	Min	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS
Joe Bamisile	Guard	31	8-11	1-3	3-6	2	4	3	1	20
Phillip Russell	Guard	26	5-8	3-5	5-6	2	0	1	0	18
Brandon Jennings	G	26	0-6	0-4	5-6	9	4	4	0	5
Jack Clark	Forward	19	2-5	0-2	1-2	7	3	2	0	5
Max Shulga	Guard	29	0-5	0-4	4-5	5	4	4	0	4
Alphonzo Billups III	G	14	2-7	0-4	0-0	3	0	1	0	4
Terrence Hill Jr.	G	8	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	3
Christian Fermin	F	27	1-6	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	1	2
Luke Bamgboye	F	10	0-0	0-0	2-2	3	0	0	3	2
Michael Belle	F	9	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	0
Obinnaya Okafor	F	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0

Advanced Game Stats

71.1Possessions71.1

59.1Offensive Efficiency88.6

88.6Defensive Efficiency59.1

-29.5Net Efficiency29.5

29.1%Effective FG%43.0%

38.6%True Shooting %50.1%

30.8%Turnover Rate24.0%

55.8%Free Throw Rate54.0%

44.2%3-Point Rate48.0%

0.14Assist / Turnover0.94

Game Summary

VCU won by 21 points. The game played at approximately 71.1 possessions. The largest advanced-stat separations came in Net Efficiency, Offensive Efficiency, Defensive Efficiency.

Advanced game metrics are calculated by Mid-Major Hoops from team box-score totals. Possessions are estimated. Highlighted advanced values indicate the stronger result for that metric; lower is better for defensive efficiency and turnover rate.