CBB UCLA Matchup 20181122

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CBB : First Half Matchup

Thursday 11/22/2018

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MICHIGAN ST
First Half Results
UCLA

-3.5

+3.5

51
Final
26

MICHIGAN ST (3 - 1) vs. UCLA (4 - 0)

Thursday, 11/22/2018 10:00 PM

LAS VEGAS INVITATIONAL - Round 1 - Orleans Arena - Las Vegas, NV

Board		First Half
723	MICHIGAN ST	-3.5
724	UCLA	74.5

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ADVANCED TEAM STATS

MICHIGAN ST - Current Season Performance
	Straight Up		Against Spread		Team				Opponent
	W-L	Units	W-L	O-U	Score	Half	FG Pct	Reb.	Score	Half	FG Pct	Reb.
All Games	3-1	-1	2-2	2-2	93.5	43.0	48.4%	46.7	66.5	32.0	38.2%	32.7
Road Games	0-1	-1	0-1	1-0	87.0	36.0	44.1%	40.0	92.0	50.0	44.9%	42.0
Last 5 Games	3-1	-1	2-2	2-2	93.5	43.0	48.4%	46.7	66.5	32.0	38.2%	32.7

MICHIGAN ST Team Statistics
			Shooting		3pt Shooting		Free Throws		Rebounding
	PPG	Half	FGM-A	Pct	FGM-A	PCT	FTM-A	Pct	Tot	Off	Ast	PF	Stl	TO	Bk
Team Stats (All Games)	93.5	43.0	33-68	48.4%	10-27	37.0%	17-24	71.4%	47	13	22	19	7	12	6
vs opponents surrendering	78.2	39.2	29-64	44.5%	9-25	34.4%	12-17	71.8%	39	11	17	19	8	14	4
Team Stats (Road Games)	87.0	36.0	26-59	44.1%	12-23	52.2%	23-35	65.7%	40	7	19	25	5	18	7
Stats Against (All Games)	66.5	32.0	23-60	38.2%	6-18	33.8%	14-23	61.7%	33	8	14	21	8	13	3
vs opponents averaging	72.4	33.8	26-60	43.3%	7-20	34.6%	13-20	63.5%	36	10	13	17	7	15	4
Stats Against (Road Games)	92.0	50.0	31-69	44.9%	10-23	43.5%	20-33	60.6%	42	13	21	28	10	11	7

UCLA - Current Season Performance
	Straight Up		Against Spread		Team				Opponent
	W-L	Units	W-L	O-U	Score	Half	FG Pct	Reb.	Score	Half	FG Pct	Reb.
All Games	4-0	0	2-1	2-1	90.5	42.5	51.7%	49.0	68.5	30.0	34.9%	35.2
Road Games	0-0	0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%	0
Last 5 Games	4-0	0	2-2	2-2	90.5	42.5	51.7%	49.0	68.5	30.0	34.9%	35.2

UCLA Team Statistics
			Shooting		3pt Shooting		Free Throws		Rebounding
	PPG	Half	FGM-A	Pct	FGM-A	PCT	FTM-A	Pct	Tot	Off	Ast	PF	Stl	TO	Bk
Team Stats (All Games)	90.5	42.5	35-68	51.7%	8-23	34.1%	13-21	60.7%	49	12	16	15	8	15	6
vs opponents surrendering	78.5	36.8	28-63	45.0%	7-22	32.6%	15-21	71.6%	42	11	15	19	7	16	5
Team Stats (Road Games)	0	0	0-0	0.0%	0-0	0.0%	0-0	0.0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stats Against (All Games)	68.5	30.0	23-67	34.9%	9-33	28.0%	12-19	65.3%	35	9	13	21	7	13	2
vs opponents averaging	76.6	36.4	27-64	41.7%	9-27	34.8%	14-21	64.8%	37	10	14	20	8	14	3
Stats Against (Road Games)	0	0	0-0	0.0%	0-0	0.0%	0-0	0.0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Average power rating of opponents played: MICHIGAN ST 77, UCLA 69.5

SCHEDULE AND RESULTS

MICHIGAN ST - Season Results
								Team Stats				Opp Stats
Date	Opponent	Score	SU	Line	ATS	Tot.	O/U	Shots	Pct	REB	TO	Shots	Pct	REB	TO
11/6/2018	*KANSAS	87-92	L	4.5	L	153	O	26-59	44.1%	40	18	31-69	44.9%	42	11
11/11/2018	FLA GULF COAST	106-82	W	-22.5	W	153.5	O	41-77	53.2%	49	16	28-62	45.2%	25	14
11/14/2018	LA-MONROE	80-59	W	-25	L	144	U	28-70	40.0%	51	7	18-59	30.5%	37	9
11/18/2018	TENNESSEE TECH	101-33	W	-33.5	W	153	U	37-67	55.2%	47	8	15-51	29.4%	27	19
11/22/2018	*UCLA
11/27/2018	@ LOUISVILLE
11/30/2018	@ RUTGERS
12/3/2018	IOWA
12/8/2018	@ FLORIDA

UCLA - Season Results
								Team Stats				Opp Stats
Date	Opponent	Score	SU	Line	ATS	Tot.	O/U	Shots	Pct	REB	TO	Shots	Pct	REB	TO
11/6/2018	IUPU-FT WAYNE	96-71	W	-14	W	164.5	O	40-74	54.1%	52	15	26-71	36.6%	28	12
11/9/2018	LONG BEACH ST	91-80	W	-15	L	157	O	32-64	50.0%	37	15	26-63	41.3%	37	15
11/16/2018	ST FRANCIS-PA	95-58	W	-15	W	159	U	40-70	57.1%	53	8	22-72	30.6%	44	15
11/19/2018	PRESBYTERIAN	80-65	W	-23.5	L	150.5	U	28-63	44.4%	54	21	20-63	31.7%	32	12
11/22/2018	*MICHIGAN ST
11/28/2018	HAWAII
12/2/2018	LOYOLA-MARYMOUNT
12/8/2018	NOTRE DAME
12/15/2018	BELMONT

KEY GAME INFORMATION

MICHIGAN ST: Last season: 30-5, won Big Ten title and lost in second round of NCAA Tournament.
Nickname: Spartans.
Coach: Tom Izzo.
Conference: Big Ten.
Who's gone: Miles Bridges (NBA), Jaren Jackson (NBA), Tum Tum Nairn, Gavin Schilling, Ben Carter.
Who's back: Nick Ward entered his name in the NBA draft before deciding to stay in school for his junior season. The 6-foot-9, 245-pound forward ranked third on the team last season with 12.4 points and first with 7.1 rebounds. Junior point guard Cassius Winston trailed only Bridges in scoring, averaging 12.6 points a game, made a Big Ten-best 49.7 percent of his 3-point shots and had a team-high 6.9 assists per game. Junior shooting guard Joshua Langford averaged 11.7 points and showed the potential to do more, including his 23-point performance against North Carolina.
Who's new: Hall of Fame coach Tom Izzo said at least two freshmen will play right away: Aaron Henry, a 6-6, 210-pound forward, and Foster Loyer, a 6-foot point guard.
The Skinny: The Spartans are No. 10 in the preseason poll because they have a lot of experience, which they hope will help the program advance past the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2015 when Izzo reached his seventh Final Four.
Expectations: Las Vegas oddsmakers have Michigan State as a 35-1 shot win the NCAA Tournament, odds that are tied with rival Michigan and trail 11 schools.

UCLA: Last season: 21-12, lost to St. Bonaventure in First Four of NCAA Tournament.
Nickname: Bruins.
Coach: Steve Alford.
Conference: Pac-12.
Who's gone: Guard Aaron Holiday (NBA), forward G.G. Goloman, center Thomas Welsh (NBA).
Who's back: Guards Jaylen Hands and Kris Wilkes and forward Cody Riley withdrew their names from NBA draft consideration to return. Hands started 15 of 33 games as a freshman and with Holiday gone he will run the show offensively. Hands ranked fourth on the team in scoring (9.9 points) and second in assists and steals. He shot 37 percent from 3-point range and 40 percent from the floor. Wilkes started 32 games in his first season and his 13.7-point average was second on the team. Redshirt freshmen Riley and forward-center Jalen Hill are seeking redemption after being suspended all of last season for shoplifting in China during the season-opening trip.
Who's new: Center Moses Brown stands 7-foot-1 and averaged 26 points, 17 rebounds and 6 blocks last season at Archbishop Molloy High in New York. Two other touted recruits will sit out the season because of injury. Guard Tyger Campbell sustained an ACL tear in his left knee at practice. He averaged 15.5 points and 7.2 assists as a senior at La Lumiere School in Indiana. Forward Shareef O'Neal needs surgery for an unspecified heart condition. The son of NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal averaged 27 points last season at Crossroads High in nearby Santa Monica. Guards Jules Bernard and David Singleton were part of the top-five recruiting class and could push for playing time.
The Skinny: The Bruins don't have a senior on the roster for the first time since 2010. Eight of their players are 6-8 or taller. Alford has been a solid recruiter and gotten his teams to the NCAA Tournament, but entering his sixth season in Westwood he's still looking for a Pac-12 regular-season title.
Expectations: Las Vegas oddsmakers have UCLA as a 35-1 shot to win the NCAA Tournament, along with Michigan and Michigan State. The Bruins won the last of their record 11 national championships in 1995.

PREVIEW

UCLA-Michigan St. Preview

Two of the nation's highest-scoring offenses through the early going meet Thursday in the Las Vegas Invitational.

No. 11 Michigan State (3-1) and No. 17 UCLA (4-0) have had no trouble putting up points so far. The Spartans come into the Thanksgiving night game at T-Mobile Arena averaging 93.5 points per game and ranked 10th nationally in adjusted offensive efficiency, per KenPom.com metrics.

Michigan State hit the century mark for the second time in the young season on Sunday, blasting Tennessee Tech 101-33.

The low defensive yield marked a nice change of pace for coach Tom Izzo, whose team opened the season giving up 92 and 82 points against Kansas and Florida Gulf Coast.

"We got a little sloppy in those games," Izzo said in the press conference, following Michigan State's win over Tennessee Tech. "To the players' credit and my staff, I think we worked on some things harder, we talked about defending without fouling, we talked about not giving up those straight line drives."

Izzo also noted the drop-off in competition facing Tennessee Tech, a team ranked No. 338 in adjusted offensive efficiency. That won't be the case against UCLA.

The Bruins come into Thursday's matchup 34th in adjusted offensive efficiency, thus far striking a potent balance between the slashing provided by guard Kris Wilkes and the interior presence offered by center Moses Brown. Wilkes is averaging 17.5 points per game, with Brown adding 17.3.

The duo has been key to UCLA hitting at least 91 points in its first three games, and 80 its most recent time out. However, the Bruins' last outing may be a cause for concern before playing two marquee opponents in Las Vegas.

UCLA let a 24-point lead slip to three in Monday's 80-65 win over Presbyterian. Both Brown and Wilkes were held to season-lows of 10 and 12 points.

"(A lead of) 41-19 and we were so dominant in the first half, defensively," Bruins coach Steve Alford said in his postgame press conference. "But we tried telling them at halftime: some of that was fool's gold, because they missed a lot of open looks off of our turnovers."

UCLA committed 21 turnovers in all, negating a 54-32 advantage on the boards. Presbyterian might have been closer down the stretch, if not for a dismal 3-of-22 shooting from behind the 3-point line in the first half.

In contrast, Michigan State comes in shooting 37 percent from long range as a team, with its two primary shooters -- Cassius Winston and Joshua Langford -- hitting at 42.9 and 40.7 percent clips, respectively.

The Spartans guards feed off the inside presence of Nick Ward. The junior forward comes in averaging 15.3 points per game and shooting 62.5 percent from inside the arc.

"Nick is almost a for-sure bucket every time," said Langford. "It's good for him to get his game going before we start these other games."

The veteran leadership of Ward provides an intriguing counter to UCLA's Brown. The ballyhooed Bruins freshman has been excellent to start the season, connecting from the floor at 78.9 percent and averaging 12 rebounds per game. But his production has come against overmatched competition.

Last Updated: 5/18/2024 12:15:00 PM EST.