Last year, the 74.7 points per game the Hoosiers averaged were just 3.4 more points than the Lions gave up (71.3).
Indiana had a 16-3 record last season when scoring more than 71.3 points.
Lindenwood had a 12-3 record last season when giving up fewer than 74.7 points.
The Lions averaged just 0.8 fewer points per game last year (71.2) than the Hoosiers allowed (72.0).
Lindenwood put together a 10-6 record last season in games it scored more than 72.0 points.
Indiana had a 15-1 record last season when its opponents scored fewer than 71.2 points.
The Hoosiers outscored their opponents by a total of 84 points last season (2.7 points per game on average), and opponents of the Lions outscored them by only six more points on the year (0.1 per game).

The Hoosiers shot 45.8% from the field last season, 3.1 percentage points higher than the 42.7% the Lions allowed to opponents.
In games Indiana shot higher than 42.7% from the field, it went 15-3 overall.
The Lions shot at a 42.2% rate from the field last season, 1.2 percentage points fewer than the 43.4% shooting opponents of the Hoosiers averaged.
Lindenwood put together a 10-3 straight up record in games it shot better than 43.4% from the field.

The Hoosiers and the Lions collected rebounds at nearly the same clip last season (32.7 and 33.4 boards per game, respectively).
Lindenwood was 11-3 overall when they won the rebounding battle. Indiana was 3-7 when they failed to control the glass.
The Hoosiers were the 142nd-ranked rebounding team in college basketball, and the Lions finished 90th.
The Hoosiers and the Lions were evenly matched on the offensive glass last season, with the teams averaging similar numbers (9.1 and 10.0 offensive boards per game, respectively).
The Lions were 11-5 overall when they won the battle on the offensive boards. The Hoosiers were 8-3 when they lost the rebounding edge.
The Lions were the 90th-ranked offensive rebounding team in college basketball. The Hoosiers finished 155th.
Indiana recorded an average rebounding margin of +2.4 rebounds per contest. Lindenwood averaged a stale mate on the boards, recording the same rebounding averaged as they allowed.

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