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Automated Team Capsule for 2021-22 Norfolk State 24-7 (0.774) | MEAC

All-Play Percentage: 0.462 (193^rd)	Schedule Strength: 0.225 (357^th)	Record Quality: 0.108 (122^nd)	Avg. Season Rank: 229.80 (230^th)
Pace: 68.70 (188^th)	Momentum: -0.63 (214^th)	Off. Momentum: 0.27 (185^th)	Def. Momentum: -0.89 (206^th)
Consistency: -8.59 (108^th)	Res. Consistency: -12.56 (219^th)	Away From Home: -1.39 (323^rd)	Paper Tiger Factor: -3.08 (327^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 April 4, 2022. 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:

98.10

25.94

69.23

81.41

43.71

27.52

32.60

24.94

36.96

28.95

60.08

9.75

13.65

4.37

33.80

30.64

35.56

1.98

RANK:

223^rd

87^th

258^th

282^nd

162^nd

290^th

242^nd

122^nd

213^th

173^rd

128^th

256^th

138^th

232^nd

271^st

102^nd

139^th

95^th

DEFENSE

Eff

FTAR

FT%

FGAR

FG%

3PAR

3P%

MRAR

MR%

NPAR

NP%

PPSt

PPSC

SCC%

%3PA

%MRA

%NPA

Prox

RATING:

99.28

26.44

84.34

41.65

38.81

31.09

19.06

34.42

26.47

62.32

9.95

14.84

3.85

46.01

22.60

31.39

2.15

RANK:

147^th

277^th

210^th

92^nd

355^th

46^th

23^rd

55^th

79^th

304^th

81^st

284^th

60^th

353^rd

13^th

69^th

11^th

ANALYSIS:
Regardless of what the win percentage says, Norfolk State isn't a very good team this year. Their record this season is 24-7, and the club is ranked 193rd overall (out of 358) in Haslametrics' most recent ratings. They are also ranked by this site as the best team (out of eight) in the MEAC (average ranking 289.3). With a strength-of-schedule rating of 0.225 (which ranks second from the bottom nationally), Norfolk State has had one of the cushiest slates in all of college basketball.

If there is a strength for Norfolk State this year, it's probably on the defensive end of the court. The team is rated 147th in defensive efficiency, allowing fewer than 100 points for every 100 possessions vs. AO. Norfolk State has done a very good job to prevent opponents from draining threes this year. They rank 46th in the NCAA in defensive three-point percentage, allowing AO to make just 31.1% of their attempts from afar. And to expose that weakness, this team will force AO to shoot the three more than they usually would. Of AO's total field goals, a large chunk of them (46.0%) will come from long-distance. Norfolk State has also been fairly decent in preventing teams from draining shots from between the three-point stripe and the low post. They're ranked 55th in Division I in defensive mid-range field goal percentage, allowing AO to make good on only 34.4% of their attempts from that distance. Due to this fact, AO will take nowhere near as many mid-range shots as they typically would and, as a result, only 22.6% of AO's field goal attempts will come from those in-between locations.

Norfolk State doesn't perform as well offensively as they do defensively. The team is ranked 223rd in offensive efficiency, scoring about 98 points every 100 possessions vs. AO. Norfolk State doesn't do a great job maximizing opportunities to score when in possession. The team is nationally ranked 282nd in offensive field goal attempt rate with a rating of only 81.41 vs. AO.

When playing on the road, Norfolk State performs somewhat worse than they normally do on their home court. The club is nationally ranked 323rd in our site's away-from-home metric.

SORTABLE SCHEDULE / RESULTS:


					ADJ. OFF. EFFICIENCY			ADJ. DEF. EFFICIENCY
Date	Opponent	Should	Did	Record	Should	Did	Diff.	Should	Did	Diff.	Rating
Tue 11/9/2021	vs Bridgewater VA	---	W 79-56	1-0	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Thu 11/11/2021	vs PSU-Wilkes-Barr	---	W 111-55	2-0	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Sat 11/13/2021	vs Tennessee St.₂₅₇ *	W 71.10 - 67.04	W 66-59	3-0	100.87	84.62	▼ 16.25	95.51	72.73	▲ 22.78	▲ 6.53
Tue 11/16/2021	vs William & Mary₃₃₃	W 75.52 - 61.28	W 91-74	4-0	103.37	124.31	▲ 20.94	89.26	89.56	▼ 0.30	▲ 20.64
Fri 11/19/2021	@ Bowling Green₂₉₄	W 77.70 - 74.67	W 90-84	5-0	107.00	119.56	▲ 12.56	98.54	102.52	▼ 3.98	▲ 8.58
Sun 11/21/2021	@ Xavier₄₂	L 62.10 - 78.38	L 48-88	5-1	90.50	52.67	▼ 37.83	108.65	102.59	▲ 6.06	▼ 31.77
Tue 11/23/2021	vs Regent	---	W 95-20	6-1	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Sun 11/28/2021	vs Hampton₃₃₄ *	W 73.00 - 62.33	W 70-61	7-1	101.41	98.80	▼ 2.61	87.88	86.10	▲ 1.78	▼ 0.83
Mon 11/29/2021	vs Grambling₃₀₇ *	W 73.46 - 65.27	W 70-63	8-1	102.17	97.22	▼ 4.95	91.98	86.30	▲ 5.68	▲ 0.73
Wed 12/1/2021	@ UNC Wilmington₁₇₁	L 65.58 - 70.55	W 74-69	9-1	98.51	108.39	▲ 9.88	101.06	95.90	▲ 5.16	▲ 15.04
Sat 12/4/2021	@ Hampton₃₃₄	W 71.16 - 64.14	L 57-58	9-2	101.41	93.15	▼ 8.26	87.88	90.88	▼ 3.00	▼ 11.26
Sat 12/11/2021	@ Wichita State₉₄	L 61.16 - 72.81	L 58-71	9-3	90.91	94.74	▲ 3.83	103.28	108.27	▼ 4.99	▼ 1.16
Tue 12/21/2021	@ New Mexico₁₄₃	L 70.73 - 77.96	L 54-68	9-4	98.48	78.73	▼ 19.75	103.82	92.92	▲ 10.90	▼ 8.85
Wed 1/12/2022	vs Delaware State₃₅₆	W 78.43 - 56.74	W 80-51	10-4	108.44	105.52	▼ 2.92	83.73	75.55	▲ 8.18	▲ 5.26
Sat 1/15/2022	@ Howard₂₃₇	L 71.56 - 72.50	W 77-74	11-4	101.04	105.55	▲ 4.51	98.08	96.83	▲ 1.25	▲ 5.76
Mon 1/17/2022	@ UMES₃₀₅	W 68.25 - 63.97	W 72-58	12-4	99.25	97.34	▼ 1.91	89.04	76.51	▲ 12.53	▲ 10.62
Sat 1/22/2022	vs Coppin State₃₀₁	W 76.55 - 65.02	W 84-77	13-4	99.55	98.55	▼ 1.00	89.85	94.14	▼ 4.29	▼ 5.29
Mon 1/24/2022	vs Morgan State₃₂₀	W 77.73 - 64.31	W 82-62	14-4	101.88	111.84	▲ 9.96	89.57	79.72	▲ 9.85	▲ 19.81
Sat 1/29/2022	@ S. Carolina St.₃₁₇	W 72.81 - 67.70	W 87-69	15-4	102.59	139.60	▲ 37.01	91.39	106.51	▼ 15.12	▲ 21.89
Mon 1/31/2022	@ NC Central₂₈₅	W 69.49 - 67.20	L 67-70	15-5	100.55	91.71	▼ 8.84	92.72	89.43	▲ 3.29	▼ 5.55
Sat 2/12/2022	vs UMES₃₀₅	W 71.87 - 60.54	W 70-63	16-5	99.25	98.78	▼ 0.47	89.04	94.98	▼ 5.94	▼ 6.41
Mon 2/14/2022	@ Delaware State₃₅₆	W 74.80 - 60.27	W 69-66	17-5	108.44	108.83	▲ 0.39	83.73	98.87	▼ 15.14	▼ 14.75
Sat 2/19/2022	@ Coppin State₃₀₁	W 72.71 - 68.83	W 89-59	18-5	99.55	125.34	▲ 25.79	89.85	66.97	▲ 22.88	▲ 48.67
Mon 2/21/2022	@ Morgan State₃₂₀	W 73.91 - 68.05	L 74-85	18-6	101.88	101.30	▼ 0.58	89.57	111.03	▼ 21.46	▼ 22.04
Sat 2/26/2022	vs S. Carolina St.₃₁₇	W 76.54 - 63.98	W 63-59	19-6	102.59	85.75	▼ 16.84	91.39	88.18	▲ 3.21	▼ 13.63
Mon 2/28/2022	vs NC Central₂₈₅	W 73.13 - 63.64	W 75-46	20-6	100.55	118.08	▲ 17.53	92.72	69.34	▲ 23.38	▲ 40.91
Thu 3/3/2022	vs Howard₂₃₇	W 75.28 - 68.71	W 83-61	21-6	101.04	125.90	▲ 24.86	98.08	86.31	▲ 11.77	▲ 36.63
Wed 3/9/2022	vs Delaware State₃₅₆ *	W 76.61 - 58.50	W 74-66	22-6	108.44	98.67	▼ 9.77	83.73	89.19	▼ 5.46	▼ 15.23
Fri 3/11/2022	vs Morgan State₃₂₀ *	W 75.82 - 66.18	W 72-63	23-6	101.88	102.86	▲ 0.98	89.57	88.41	▲ 1.16	▲ 2.14
Sat 3/12/2022	vs Coppin State₃₀₁ *	W 74.63 - 66.92	W 72-57	24-6	99.55	102.60	▲ 3.05	89.85	81.23	▲ 8.62	▲ 11.67
Thu 3/17/2022	vs Baylor₃ *	L 59.48 - 80.88	L 49-85	24-7	85.47	81.25	▼ 4.22	116.12	139.58	▼ 23.46	▼ 27.68
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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 playing teams that fail to defend efficiently inside the paint, Norfolk State usually performs better than average. Norfolk State is more efficient than normal 60% of the time when facing clubs that have a defensive near-proximity field goal percentage vs. AO greater than 60.02%. In all other contests, Norfolk State performs better than average 13% of the time.
	Norfolk State is typically better vs. teams that do not defend well on the perimeter. Against foes that have a defensive three-point field goal percentage vs. AO greater than 33.99%, Norfolk State performs above their norm 60% of the time. Against the remaining opposition, the team performs above average 13% of the time.
	When facing teams that allow opponents to shoot well from the field, Norfolk State often performs better than normal. Norfolk State is more efficient than usual 61% of the time when facing teams that have a defensive field goal percentage vs. AO greater than 44.32%. In their other contests, Norfolk State performs better than the norm 20% of the time.

LATEST NEWS ITEMS:

	Baylor Bears square off against Norfolk State Spartans in first round of NCAA Tournament (3/17/2022 2:25:22 AM) Norfolk State Spartans (24-6, 12-2 MEAC) vs. Baylor Bears (26-6, 14-4 Big 12)
	2022 March Madness, conference tournament brackets, automatic bids: Fifteen Big Dance tickets on the line (3/12/2022 7:00:51 PM) Saturday will be busy with 15 automatic bids to the NCAA Tournament on the line in conference tourney championship games
	Hawkins lifts Norfolk State past Delaware State in MEAC (3/9/2022 8:52:47 PM) NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Jalen Hawkins had 17 points and seven rebounds as Norfolk State topped Delaware State 74-66 in the quarterfinals of the Mid-Easter...
	Morgan State visits Norfolk State following Hawkins’ 20-point outing (1/23/2022 1:23:22 AM) Morgan State Bears (6-8, 1-2 MEAC) at Norfolk State Spartans (12-4, 4-0 MEAC)
	Hawkins scores 20 to lead Norfolk St. past Coppin St. 84-77 (1/22/2022 9:29:21 PM) NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Jalen Hawkins matched his season high with 20 points as Norfolk State topped Coppin State 84-77 on Saturday night.

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