Florida is set to face Texas Tech on Saturday night with a spot in the Final Four on the line. Here’s a detailed comparison of the two teams based on advanced metrics from KenPom, covering their offensive and defensive performances, playing styles, and personnel statistics.
KenPom Rankings and Efficiency Metrics
- Florida ranks 2nd in KenPom, while Texas Tech sits at 9th overall.
- Adjusted Offensive Efficiency: Florida is ranked 2nd with a rating of 129.2, while Texas Tech is 5th with a rating of 125.3.
- Adjusted Defensive Efficiency: Florida ranks 9th with a defensive efficiency of 92.9, and Texas Tech is 39th with a defensive rating of 97.5.
- Adjusted Tempo: Florida plays at a pace ranked 62nd with an adjusted tempo of 69.2, whereas Texas Tech operates at a slower pace, ranked 268th, with an adjusted tempo of 65.9.
- Strength of Schedule: Florida’s strength of schedule ranks 19th with a rating of 14.75, while Texas Tech is 50th with a rating of 11.60.
Offensive Metrics
- Effective Field Goal Percentage: Florida holds a slight advantage with a 55.2% rate, ranking 32nd, while Texas Tech’s rate is 54.9%, good for 37th.
- Turnover Percentage: Florida’s turnover rate is 15.4%, ranking 58th, while Texas Tech has a better turnover percentage at 14.3%, ranked 20th.
- Offensive Rebound Percentage: Florida is highly effective on the offensive glass, with a 39.0% rate, ranking 5th. Texas Tech follows with a 34.3% rate, ranked 51st.
- Three-Point Percentage: Florida hits 35.7% of its three-pointers, ranking 73rd, while Texas Tech is slightly more accurate at 36.7%, ranked 42nd.
- Two-Point Percentage: Florida converts 56.4% of its two-point attempts, ranking 25th, while Texas Tech has a 54.8% success rate, ranked 49th.
- Free Throw Percentage: Florida’s free throw percentage is 72.0%, ranking 190th, while Texas Tech performs better at the line with a 76.5% rate, ranked 44th.
Defensive Metrics
- Effective Field Goal Percentage Defense: Florida excels in defense with an effective field goal percentage defense of 45.4%, ranked 5th, while Texas Tech allows a higher 48.0%, ranked 54th.
- Turnover Percentage (Defense): Florida forces turnovers 16.8% of the time, ranked 193rd, while Texas Tech forces turnovers at a slightly higher rate of 17.1%, ranked 181st.
- Offensive Rebound Percentage Allowed: Florida allows 29.0% of offensive rebounds, ranked 134th, while Texas Tech is better in this regard, giving up just 28.2%, ranked 92nd.
- Three-Point Defense: Florida is elite in defending the three-pointer, allowing only 29.3% shooting from beyond the arc, ranked 5th, while Texas Tech allows 32.2%, ranked 81st.
- Two-Point Defense: Florida defends the two-point shot at a high level, holding opponents to 46.2%, ranked 15th, while Texas Tech allows 47.9%, ranked 59th.
- Block Percentage: Florida ranks 61st with a 11.8% block percentage, while Texas Tech ranks 234th with a 8.3% block percentage.
- Steal Percentage: Florida’s steal percentage stands at 10.7%, ranked 95th, while Texas Tech is slightly lower at 9.4%, ranked 201st.
Playing Style
- 3-Point Attempts per Field Goal Made: Florida attempts 43.8% of its shots from three-point range, ranked 72nd, while Texas Tech takes 44.7% of its shots from beyond the arc, ranked 60th.
- Point Distribution:
- Three-Pointers: Florida scores 34.8% of its points from three-pointers, ranked 89th, while Texas Tech relies on the three for 37.2% of its points, ranked 50th.
- Two-Pointers: Florida scores 47.0% of its points from two-pointers, ranked 260th, while Texas Tech scores 45.8% of its points from two-pointers, ranked 297th.
- Free Throws: Florida gets 18.1% of its points from the free throw line, ranked 231st, while Texas Tech scores 17.1% of its points from free throws, ranked 293rd.
Personnel Metrics
- Bench Minutes: Florida’s bench accounts for 29.6% of total minutes, ranked 229th, while Texas Tech’s bench contributes 29.8%, ranked 224th.
- D1 Experience: Florida’s players average 2.43 years of Division 1 experience, ranked 62nd, while Texas Tech has an average of 2.63 years, ranked 42nd.
- Average Height: Florida has a taller average team height of 77.9 inches, ranked 78th, while Texas Tech’s average height is 76.5 inches, ranked 289th.
The game will tip off at 6:09 EST at the Chase Center in San Francisco, California, as both teams battle for a spot in the Final Four.