Five-minute Scout

Will this be ‘meat necklace’ part two?

**Team:** Texas Tech **Record:** 10-17 **KenPom (Ken Pomeroy) Ranking:** 249 *All statistics from KenPom.com unless otherwise noted* 3 Strengths ----------- • **Defensive pressure:** Texas Tech ranks fourth in Big 12 play in defensive steal percentage, swiping the ball away on ...

Bob Huggins’ Mountaineers resemble Frank Martin’s Wildcats

**Team:** West Virginia **Record:** 13-15 **KenPom (Ken Pomeroy) Ranking:** 115 *All statistics from KenPom.com unless otherwise noted* 3 Strengths ----------- • **Offensive rebounding:** The three strengths I'm about to describe are going to sound a lot like Frank Martin's ...

Will KU limit turnovers against a passive Iowa State D?

**Team:** Iowa State **Record:** 19-8 **KenPom (Ken Pomeroy) Ranking:** 35 *All statistics from KenPom.com unless otherwise noted* 3 Strengths ----------- • **Three-point shooting:** Iowa State jacks up a lot of threes (42.4 percent of shots are threes, 16th-highest split ...

TCU has regressed since win over KU

**Team:** TCU **Record:** 10-16 **KenPom (Ken Pomeroy) Ranking:** 284 *All statistics from KenPom.com unless otherwise noted* 3 Strengths ----------- • **Getting to the free throw line:** TCU has the nation's 57th-best offensive free throw rate, averaging 19.8 free throws per ...

Two factors key for KU against home favorite Oklahoma State

**Team:** Oklahoma State **Record:** 19-5 **KenPom (Ken Pomeroy) Ranking:** 16 *All statistics from KenPom.com unless otherwise noted* 3 Strengths ----------- • **Turnovers:** Oklahoma State continues to thrive offensively and defensively because of turnovers, ranking first in ...

Expect lots of free throws for KU against Texas

**Team:** Texas **Record:** 11-13 **KenPom (Ken Pomeroy) Ranking:** 91 *All statistics from KenPom.com unless otherwise noted* 3 Strengths ----------- • **Interior defense:** Texas is still one of the best teams in the nation when it comes to two-point defense. Though this area ...

Will Kansas State be able to avoid turnovers in Allen Fieldhouse?

**Team:** Kansas State **Record:** 19-4 **KenPom (Ken Pomeroy) Ranking:** 31 *All statistics from KenPom.com unless otherwise noted* 3 Strengths ----------- • **Turnovers:** Kansas State has been the Big 12's best team in offensive turnover percentage (16.6 percent) and ...

Winning turnover battle Oklahoma’s best chance at upset

**Team:** Oklahoma **Record:** 14-7 **KenPom (Ken Pomeroy) Ranking:** 57 *All statistics from KenPom.com unless otherwise noted* 3 Strengths ----------- • **Avoiding fouls:** Oklahoma enters Saturday's game as the top team in Big 12 play when it comes to defensive free throw ...