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[QUOTE="McLovin, post: 3897540, member: 9450"]
Here are some key stats for the game plan.

Maryland is dead last among teams in the field in offensive rebound percentage (21%).
We are dead last in transition effective field goal percentage (61%)
Maryland shoots the 3 at a 43% rate (8th in the field)
Our non-transition eFG percentage is 42% (2nd in the field)

We win this game if we get defensive rebounds & keep Maryland out of transition. I expect a slow paced game played below the O/U of 130. This is not a game we want to go up tempo. We want an ugly slugfest. We will win by taking away their strength (3 point shooting in the half court) and by exposing their weakness (rebounding).

Edit: We also need to pound the ball inside and use our height. Play inside out basketball and hit a couple of 3s early to get our shooters going. Against Creighton we failed to get our shooters going and this caused us to be cold from deep the entire game. Got to hit a few early 3s, partially to get them to respect the shot and open up lanes, but mostly to keep our offense from becoming stagnant late in the game.
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