3 key stats for this team but nothing more consistent and clear than where St John's has good ball movement/assists, they win. (you could call this team ball, good chemistry - less "hero ball")
St. John's has won every game where it has had more assists than its opponent and lost every game with low assist numbers. (CSUN game where SJU won but looked lethargic had the lowest number of assists in a win at 14 -CSUN with only 7. The season high of 27 assists came in the best game to date on the road @ Syracuse)
Average number of assists in
WINS: 21
LOSS: 11
The margins for wins and losses are:
Assists:
Won: + 9.5
Lost: - 6
In every win St John's has also out-rebounded the opponent with the exception of Syracuse and out-rebounded MN, LIU and VCU in losses.
Av #
WON: 39
LOST: 38
The rebounding margins for wins and losses are:
WON: +5 (Fordham game +20)
LOST: -4 (MSU and ODU were -20)
In every win St. John's has had less turnovers than the opponent except Fordham.
Turnovers:
The average number for Turnovers:
WON: 11
LOST: 15
The Turnover margins for wins and losses are:
WON: +3 (3 less than opponent)
LOST: -1 (1 more than opponent)
St. John's has won every game where it has had more assists than its opponent and lost every game with low assist numbers. (CSUN game where SJU won but looked lethargic had the lowest number of assists in a win at 14 -CSUN with only 7. The season high of 27 assists came in the best game to date on the road @ Syracuse)
Average number of assists in
WINS: 21
LOSS: 11
The margins for wins and losses are:
Assists:
Won: + 9.5
Lost: - 6
In every win St John's has also out-rebounded the opponent with the exception of Syracuse and out-rebounded MN, LIU and VCU in losses.
Av #
WON: 39
LOST: 38
The rebounding margins for wins and losses are:
WON: +5 (Fordham game +20)
LOST: -4 (MSU and ODU were -20)
In every win St. John's has had less turnovers than the opponent except Fordham.
Turnovers:
The average number for Turnovers:
WON: 11
LOST: 15
The Turnover margins for wins and losses are:
WON: +3 (3 less than opponent)
LOST: -1 (1 more than opponent)