Saint Mary`s defeated Cleveland State by a score of 70-57 in a game played at Saint Mary`s on December 5, 2023. Saint Mary`s had an offensive rating of 97.5 compared to an offensive rating of 79.4 for Cleveland State. The pace of the game (measuring possessions per team per 40 minutes) was 71.8, which is 2% faster than the NCAA average.
Saint Mary`s's offensive rating in this game was 4% lower than the NCAA average while it's defensive rating was 27% better than average. The pace of the game was 8% faster than the adjusted season average for Saint Mary`s. Meanwhile, Cleveland State's offensive rating in this game was 21% lower than the NCAA average while it's defensive rating was 4% better than average. The pace of the game was 2% faster than the adjusted season average for Cleveland State.
Currently, Saint Mary`s is ranked #50 with their offense ranked #57 and defense ranked #7 while Cleveland State is ranked #154 with an offense ranked #186 and a defense ranked #176. Saint Mary`s is currently 24-8 while Cleveland State is 20-15. Saint Mary`s has a strength of schedule ranked #95 while Cleveland State's schedule is ranked #260.