Last year, the 72.4 points per game the Wildcats scored were 5.9 more points than the Vikings allowed (66.5).
Northwestern had a 15-11 record last season when scoring more than 66.5 points.
Cleveland State went 19-5 last season when allowing fewer than 72.4 points.
The Vikings put up just 3.9 more points per game last year (73.1) than the Wildcats allowed their opponents to score (69.2).
Cleveland State went 15-3 last season when it scored more than 69.2 points.
Northwestern went 13-4 last season when it gave up fewer than 73.1 points.
The Wildcats outscored their opponents by a total of 108 points last season (3.2 points per game on average), and the Vikings put up 236 more points than their opponents on the year (6.6 per game).

The Wildcats made 44.1% of their shots from the field last season, which was 1.1 percentage points higher than the Vikings allowed to their opponents (43.0%).
Northwestern went 9-7 when it shot higher than 43.0% from the field.
The Vikings shot 45.2% from the field, 1.9% higher than the 43.3% the Wildcats' opponents shot last season.
Cleveland State went 14-5 when it shot higher than 43.3% from the field.

The Wildcats and the Vikings collected rebounds at approximately the same rate last season (30.6 and 30.8 boards per game, respectively).
When Cleveland State earned the rebounding advantage they were 5-9 against the spread. When recording fewer boards, Northwestern was 7-9.
The Wildcats were the 266th-ranked rebounding team in college basketball, and the Vikings finished 253rd.
The Wildcats averaged 9.2 offensive boards per game, 1.2 rebounds fewer than the Vikings.
The Vikings were 14-7 straight up when they won the battle on the offensive boards. The Wildcats were 7-5 when they lost the rebounding edge.
The Vikings were the 253rd-ranked offensive rebounding team in college basketball, while the Wildcats finished 149th.
Rebounding margin was a weakness for Northwestern with a mark of -0.2 rebounds per game last season. Cleveland State routinely had an advantage on the boards, averaging a margin of +2.2.

Mo Egger