Clemson vs. Missouri Comparison

March 15, 2010

Clemson and Missouri play similar styles of play and have similar results in a number of areas this year. Both use full court pressure to force turnovers and turn those turnovers into points. Missouri is first in the nation in steals per game and Clemson is eighth. Clemson forces 17.5 turnovers per game and Missouri forces 19.7. Clemson has a 21-10 record and Missouri is 22-10. Clemson has a 5-6 road record and Missouri is 4-6.

Below is a chart that summarizes the comparison:

Category	Clemson	Missouri
Record	21-10	22-10
Home	14-2	16-2
Away	5-6	4-6
Neutral	2-2	2-2
Last 10 Games	6-4	6-4
Conference	9-7	10-6
RPI	34	45
Schedule Strength	24	47
vs. RPI top 50	5-6	4-7
vs. RPI top 100	10-9	6-7
Scoring Offense	73.3	77.6
Scoring Defense	63.8	65.8
Scoring Margin	+9.5	+11.8
Rebound Margin	+1.8	-2.6
Turnover Margin	+2.6	+6.7
Turnovers Forced	17.5	19.7
Field Goal %	.453	.441
Three-Point %	.336	.371
Free Throw %	.659	.728
FG% Defense	.419	.409
3Pt% Defense	.294	.308
Steals/Game	9.6	10.9
National Rank – Steals/Game	8th	1st