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Automated Team Capsule for 2019-20 Minnesota 15-16 (0.484) | Big Ten

All-Play Percentage: 0.938 (23^rd)	Schedule Strength: 0.783 (3^rd)	Record Quality: 0.176 (90^th)	Avg. Season Rank: 29.83 (29^th)
Pace: 68.21 (259^th)	Momentum: 1.42 (107^th)	Off. Momentum: 3.35 (28^th)	Def. Momentum: -1.94 (263^rd)
Consistency: -10.03 (287^th)	Res. Consistency: -14.44 (314^th)	Away From Home: -1.35 (266^th)	Paper Tiger Factor: -4.27 (345^th)

NOTE: All data below reflects predicted performance against the "AO" (average opponent), a fictitious opponent who represents the average in every stat category.
Hover over column headers or visit "ABOUT" page for an explanation of each measurement.
Includes games through March 11, 2020. Data shown on this page is based on time-independent ratings.

OFFENSE

Eff

FTAR

FT%

FGAR

FG%

3PAR

3P%

MRAR

MR%

NPAR

NP%

PPSt

PPSC

SCC%

%3PA

%MRA

%NPA

Prox

RATING:

109.81

27.10

67.36

86.82

45.71

34.65

35.15

21.42

39.42

30.74

62.01

10.13

17.41

6.14

39.92

24.68

35.41

2.05

RANK:

21^st

104^th

289^th

9^th

51^st

63^rd

71^st

215^th

75^th

77^th

217^th

14^th

59^th

108^th

253^rd

148^th

213^th

DEFENSE

Eff

FTAR

FT%

FGAR

FG%

3PAR

3P%

MRAR

MR%

NPAR

NP%

PPSt

PPSC

SCC%

%3PA

%MRA

%NPA

Prox

RATING:

90.99

22.05

85.31

39.10

27.70

30.56

25.82

33.19

31.79

51.34

9.71

14.96

4.61

32.47

30.27

37.26

1.95

RANK:

36^th

53^rd

309^th

23^rd

64^th

33^rd

302^nd

37^th

301^st

15^th

67^th

306^th

125^th

30^th

268^th

318^th

ANALYSIS:
Despite their unexceptional win percentage, Minnesota should be regarded as one of the better teams in college hoops. They have a record of 15-16 and are ranked 23rd overall (out of 353) in the latest Haslametrics ratings. They are also ranked by this site as the #8 team (out of 14) in the Big Ten (average ranking 36.5). With a strength-of-schedule rating of 0.783 (which ranks third nationally), Minnesota is one of the more battle-tested teams in the college game.

Minnesota showcases one of the country's most efficient offenses. Racking up about 110 points for every 100 possessions vs. AO, the team is nationally rated 21st in efficiency on that end of the floor. Minnesota is one of the very best when it comes to maximizing field goal opportunities. The team is ranked ninth in the NCAA in offensive field goal attempt rate with a rating of 86.82 vs. AO. And when they do shoot, they make a fair portion of their shots. Ranked in the top-75 in field goal shooting percentage, the squad converts about 45.7% of their total attempts vs. AO. Minnesota also appears to be one of the top-notch offensive rebounding teams you will find this year. Against AO, the squad has a rating of 17.41 in potential points scored off of second chances (ranked 14th in the NCAA).

Minnesota plays at roughly the same level defensively as they do offensively. The team ranks 36th nationally in defensive efficiency, allowing about 91 points every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO. Minnesota will put a good dent in the shooting percentages of several opponents, considering the team ranks in the top-50 in each of the four major defensive shooting categories. While their best work on defense is done near the bucket (allowing 51.3% shooting from near-proximity locations vs. AO, 15th-best in the nation), the team also pesters AO into converting just 30.6% of their three-pointers (33rd), 33.2% of their mid-range field goals (37th), and 39.1% of their total shots from the field (23rd). Minnesota also makes a point to avoid fouls and prevent opponents from getting to the free throw line. With a defensive free throw attempt rate of 22.05 vs. AO, they are currently rated 53rd in the country in that category. If Minnesota does exhibit a weakness on the defensive end of the floor, it'd likely be the team's propensity to allow too many shot attempts per trip. The squad has a rating of 85.31 in defensive field goal attempt rate vs. AO, which ranks 45th-worst in college basketball.

SORTABLE SCHEDULE / RESULTS:


					ADJ. OFF. EFFICIENCY			ADJ. DEF. EFFICIENCY
Date	Opponent	Should	Did	Record	Should	Did	Diff.	Should	Did	Diff.	Rating
Tue 11/5/2019	vs Cleveland State₃₁₉	W 78.05 - 51.89	W 85-50	1-0	113.23	117.18	▲ 3.95	79.73	64.27	▲ 15.46	▲ 19.41
Sat 11/9/2019	vs Oklahoma₄₄ *	W 71.33 - 67.79	L 62-71	1-1	102.64	84.93	▼ 17.71	97.48	95.95	▲ 1.53	▼ 16.18
Tue 11/12/2019	@ Butler₂₈	L 63.18 - 65.31	L 56-64	1-2	101.20	87.30	▼ 13.90	100.34	96.01	▲ 4.33	▼ 9.57
Fri 11/15/2019	@ Utah₉₅	W 70.55 - 65.69	L 69-73	1-3	108.38	101.02	▼ 7.36	96.22	103.35	▼ 7.13	▼ 14.49
Thu 11/21/2019	vs Cent. Michigan₂₀₃	W 85.39 - 64.62	W 82-57	2-3	114.04	127.55	▲ 13.51	90.95	90.00	▲ 0.95	▲ 14.46
Sun 11/24/2019	vs North Dakota₂₁₀	W 79.91 - 60.27	W 79-56	3-3	114.36	106.93	▼ 7.43	90.69	78.71	▲ 11.98	▲ 4.55
Fri 11/29/2019	vs DePaul₉₇	W 74.30 - 62.45	L 68-73	3-4	103.29	99.04	▼ 4.25	91.02	109.41	▼ 18.39	▼ 22.64
Mon 12/2/2019	vs Clemson₇₄	W 69.60 - 60.24	W 78-60	4-4	101.99	129.69	▲ 27.70	92.72	95.31	▼ 2.59	▲ 25.11
Mon 12/9/2019	@ Iowa₁₈	L 70.65 - 74.72	L 52-72	4-5	104.72	83.12	▼ 21.60	105.25	109.95	▼ 4.70	▼ 26.30
Sun 12/15/2019	vs Ohio State₆	L 66.47 - 66.88	W 84-71	5-5	98.06	111.64	▲ 13.58	102.87	95.41	▲ 7.46	▲ 21.04
Sat 12/21/2019	vs Oklahoma State₅₉ *	W 70.10 - 65.00	W 86-66	6-5	102.93	136.54	▲ 33.61	95.52	80.38	▲ 15.14	▲ 48.75
Sat 12/28/2019	vs FIU₁₄₈	W 80.46 - 64.41	W 89-62	7-5	110.00	108.20	▼ 1.80	92.47	78.95	▲ 13.52	▲ 11.72
Thu 1/2/2020	@ Purdue₁₆	L 61.58 - 65.73	L 78-83 (2OT)	7-6	98.04	99.64	▲ 1.60	99.45	101.68	▼ 2.23	▼ 0.63
Sun 1/5/2020	vs Northwestern₁₂₀	W 73.42 - 60.34	W 77-68	8-6	108.06	115.56	▲ 7.50	93.34	99.79	▼ 6.45	▲ 1.05
Thu 1/9/2020	@ Michigan State₃	L 65.68 - 74.31	L 58-74	8-7	98.60	89.95	▼ 8.65	105.48	110.05	▼ 4.57	▼ 13.22
Sun 1/12/2020	vs Michigan₁₃	W 69.99 - 67.96	W 75-67	9-7	100.27	114.74	▲ 14.47	102.17	104.01	▼ 1.84	▲ 12.63
Wed 1/15/2020	vs Penn State₂₁	W 71.88 - 68.89	W 75-69	10-7	100.11	112.94	▲ 12.83	100.15	106.99	▼ 6.84	▲ 5.99
Sun 1/19/2020	@ Rutgers₂₅	L 63.87 - 66.73	L 56-64	10-8	97.46	89.95	▼ 7.51	96.42	106.48	▼ 10.06	▼ 17.57
Thu 1/23/2020	@ Ohio State₆	L 63.31 - 70.23	W 62-59	11-8	98.06	100.47	▲ 2.41	102.87	89.74	▲ 13.13	▲ 15.54
Sun 1/26/2020	vs Michigan State₃	L 68.93 - 70.84	L 52-70	11-9	98.60	81.42	▼ 17.18	105.48	113.56	▼ 8.08	▼ 25.26
Thu 1/30/2020	@ Illinois₂₉	L 66.03 - 68.00	L 51-59	11-10	100.71	80.01	▼ 20.70	98.44	79.64	▲ 18.80	▼ 1.90
Wed 2/5/2020	vs Wisconsin₂₇	W 66.13 - 62.05	W 70-52	12-10	101.14	105.62	▲ 4.48	99.25	81.14	▲ 18.11	▲ 22.59
Sat 2/8/2020	@ Penn State₂₁	L 68.54 - 72.30	L 77-83	12-11	100.11	109.02	▲ 8.91	100.15	116.98	▼ 16.83	▼ 7.92
Sun 2/16/2020	vs Iowa₁₈	W 73.94 - 71.26	L 55-58	12-12	104.72	80.89	▼ 23.83	105.25	90.33	▲ 14.92	▼ 8.91
Wed 2/19/2020	vs Indiana₃₈	W 70.64 - 64.99	L 56-68	12-13	102.63	80.82	▼ 21.81	99.01	102.45	▼ 3.44	▼ 25.25
Sun 2/23/2020	@ Northwestern₁₂₀	W 70.24 - 63.62	W 83-57	13-13	108.06	134.03	▲ 25.97	93.34	82.03	▲ 11.31	▲ 37.28
Wed 2/26/2020	vs Maryland₁₂	W 68.33 - 66.49	L 73-74	13-14	99.36	106.51	▲ 7.15	101.66	116.29	▼ 14.63	▼ 7.48
Sun 3/1/2020	@ Wisconsin₂₇	L 63.08 - 65.28	L 69-71	13-15	101.14	108.20	▲ 7.06	99.25	106.78	▼ 7.53	▼ 0.47
Wed 3/4/2020	@ Indiana₃₈	L 67.42 - 68.20	L 67-72	13-16	102.63	94.76	▼ 7.87	99.01	105.13	▼ 6.12	▼ 13.99
Sun 3/8/2020	vs Nebraska₁₆₀	W 81.02 - 64.22	W 107-75	14-16	109.71	140.89	▲ 31.18	91.30	100.78	▼ 9.48	▲ 21.70
Wed 3/11/2020	vs Northwestern₁₂₀ *	W 71.83 - 61.98	W 74-57	15-16	108.06	122.03	▲ 13.97	93.34	84.75	▲ 8.59	▲ 22.56
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Projections are based on present-day ratings. Stars indicate games played at a neutral location.
Game efficiencies only account for data before a contest has gone analytically final and are adjusted to extract home-court advantage.

CURIOUS TRENDS:

	When facing teams that are typically efficient on offense, Minnesota often performs worse than normal. Minnesota is more efficient than usual 25% of the time when facing teams that have an offensive efficiency rating vs. AO greater than 103.91. In their other contests, Minnesota performs better than the norm 82% of the time.
	Minnesota does worse vs. clubs that convert more frequently off of offensive rebounds. When playing squads that have an offensive second-chance conversion percentage vs. AO greater than 5.39%, Minnesota performs above average 15% of the time. Against all other opponents, the team performs better than the norm 67% of the time.
	Minnesota performs worse against squads that tend to get off more shots. When facing teams that have an offensive field goal attempt rate vs. AO greater than 83.79, Minnesota is more efficient than normal 11% of the time. In their other contests, the team is more efficient 59% of the time.

LATEST NEWS ITEMS:

	Gophers ride strong second half to victory in opening round of Big Ten Tournament (3/12/2020 12:14:00 PM) The Gophers went into the second half with a 47-31 lead over the Maryland Terrapins. On Wednesday, Minnesota opened the Big Ten Tournament fighting to keep its season alive. The Gophers swept their first round opponent, Northwestern, in the regular season, but the Wildcats had confidence coming off a victory over a ranked Penn State squad over ...
	Big Ten Tournament: Iowa vs Minnesota Preview (3/12/2020 7:36:00 AM) Under these eerie circumstances, the Hawkeyes will take on the Minnesota Golden Gophers, a team fresh off last night’s 74-57 win over Northwestern. Iowa is 2-0 against their rivals from up north having handily beaten them 72-52 in a December home game and eked out a hard-fought 58-55 win in the barn on February 16. Still, the bizarre nature ...
	Gophers Pull Away from Northwestern in Second Half of BTT First Round, 74-57 (3/11/2020 9:25:00 PM) INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Daniel Oturu scored 24 points and Marcus Carr added 14 on Wednesday to lead Minnesota past Northwestern 74-57 in the first game of the Big Ten Tournament. The Gophers (15-16) won their second straight since snapping a three-game losing streak last weekend on the only day most fans will watch from inside Bankers Life ...
	Iowa vs. Minnesota at a glance (3/11/2020 9:14:00 PM) Luka Garza scored 28 points in the season finale and was named Monday as the Big Ten’s player of the year. • Minnesota rallied from a 2-point halftime deficit to roll past Northwestern 74-57 on Wednesday. Daniel Oturu collected 24 points and 8 rebounds and the Golden Gophers made 12 of 24 shots from 3-point range. In a victory over Nebraska ...
	Northwestern’s season ends with clunker in first round of Big Ten Tournament (3/11/2020 8:53:00 PM) INDIANAPOLIS — Daniel Oturu scored 24 points and Marcus Carr added 14 on Wednesday to lead Minnesota past Northwestern 74-57 in the first game of the Big Ten Tournament. The Gophers (15-16) won their second straight since snapping a three-game losing streak last weekend on the only day most fans will watch from inside Bankers Life Fieldhouse.

HASLAMETRICS ALL-PLAY PERCENTAGE RANKING BY DAY: Select data to plot:

HASLAMETRICS TEAM HISTORY: Select data to view:

SUMMARY	Rk	AP%	Rec (WinPct)		RQ	Conference	Pace	Con	SOS	PTF	AFH	ASR

OFFENSE	Eff	FTAR	FT%	FGAR	FG%	3PAR	3P%	MRAR	MR%	NPAR	NP%	PPSt	PPSC	SCC%	%3PA	%MRA	%NPA	Prox

DEFENSE	Eff	FTAR	FT%	FGAR	FG%	3PAR	3P%	MRAR	MR%	NPAR	NP%	PPSt	PPSC	SCC%	%3PA	%MRA	%NPA	Prox

SUMMARY	Rk		AP%		Rec (WinPct)		RQ		Conference		Pace		Con		SOS		PTF		AFH		ASR

OFFENSE	Eff		FTAR		FT%		FGAR		FG%		3PAR		3P%		MRAR		MR%		NPAR		NP%		PPSt		PPSC		SCC%		%3PA		%MRA		%NPA		Prox

DEFENSE	Eff		FTAR		FT%		FGAR		FG%		3PAR		3P%		MRAR		MR%		NPAR		NP%		PPSt		PPSC		SCC%		%3PA		%MRA		%NPA		Prox