Mississippi Valley State 39 vs. Santa Clara 81 : Nov 20, 2023 Game Recap

College Basketball Advanced Stats, Predictions, and Team Ratings

Santa Clara defeated Mississippi Valley State by a score of 81-39 in a game played at Santa Clara on November 20, 2023. Santa Clara had an offensive rating of 124.7 compared to an offensive rating of 60.1 for Mississippi Valley State. The pace of the game (measuring possessions per team per 40 minutes) was 64.9, which is 7% slower than the NCAA average.

Santa Clara's offensive rating in this game was 23% higher than the NCAA average while it's defensive rating was 68% better than average. The pace of the game was 8% slower than the adjusted season average for Santa Clara. Meanwhile, Mississippi Valley State's offensive rating in this game was 41% lower than the NCAA average while it's defensive rating was 19% worse than average. The pace of the game was 3% slower than the adjusted season average for Mississippi Valley State.

Currently, Santa Clara is ranked #103 with their offense ranked #98 and defense ranked #105 while Mississippi Valley State is ranked #362 with an offense ranked #361 and a defense ranked #360. Santa Clara is currently 19-12 while Mississippi Valley State is 1-30. Santa Clara has a strength of schedule ranked #120 while Mississippi Valley State's schedule is ranked #218.

#362. Mississippi Valley State	39
#103. Santa Clara	81

Each bar represents a game. Blue bars are wins and red bars are losses, with darker shades indicating bigger margins. Road games have a solid border while neutral sites have a dashed border, and home games have no border. The dots represent this team's offense, defense, and pace ratings in that game.

Mississippi Valley State (1-30)

Santa Clara (19-12)

Each dot represents a game. The X-axis tells you the season rating (off, def, pace) for the opponent. The Y-axis tells you this team's performance in that game so you can see how well an offense performed against different levels of defense, and vice versa. Blue dots are wins and red dots are losses, with darker shades indicating bigger margins.

Mississippi Valley State vs. Santa Clara Game Recap

#362. Mississippi Valley State

39

#103. Santa Clara

81

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Mississippi Valley State (1-30)

Santa Clara (19-12)

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