Factoid Re Stanford MOV Over Arizona

[JoePgh]

Here are a couple of now-relevant facts:

1. On New Year's Day, Stanford defeated Arizona in Tucson by 27 points (81-54).
2. On February 22, Stanford, playing at home, defeated Arizona by 14 points (62-48).

So it would certainly look better for Sunday if UConn were not simply to defeat the Wildcats, but to do so by a margin of at least 14. A lesser margin would suggest that (at least against that one common opponent), UConn was unable to dominate as much as Stanford did.

South Carolina is now another common opponent, and I regard UConn's and Stanford's victories against Dawn's crew as essentially equal in terms of effective margin. It is interesting that both Stanford and UConn defeated South Carolina because Boston and other Gamecock rebounders were unable to manage a putback in the final seconds.

 

[stamfordhusky]

At this stage, does anyone care about margin of victory in games played much earlier in the season?