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OSU men’s basketball: having some fun with a lot of statistics

Exploring a wide variety of statistics as the Beavers prepare for game No. 24

The Daily Barometer

Published: Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Updated: Wednesday, February 8, 2012 01:02

• Jared Cunningham has scored at least 10 points in 21 of 23 games this year. The Beavers are 0-2 (vs. Vanderbilt, vs. Idaho) when Cunningham scores less than 10.

• Cunningham has the same amount of 20-point games (eight) as the rest of the team combined.

• Cunningham scored 35 points or more in two of OSU's first four games. He's eclipsed 25 once since then.

• Devon Collier has scored in double-figures eight consecutive games. In his previous eight games, he tallied double-figures three times.

• Roberto Nelson has scored in double-figures 11 times this year.

• Seven of those 11 came in consecutive nonconference contests.

• Ahmad Starks has 11 more 3's than he had all of last year. He also has 14 more assists and 26 more steals.

• In the last two games, Nelson and Starks have combined to shoot 6-for-31 (19.3%) from the field and 2-for-13 (15.4%) from 3-point territory.

• In his last eight games, Nelson is 2-for-2 from 3-point territory with one shoe on and 5-for-29 (17.2%) with both shoes on.

• Though the sample size is small, Angus Brandt leads the Beavers in 3-point percentage (17-for-37, 45.9%).

• Brandt has attempted just one 3-pointer in the past three games.

• Joe Burton is second on the team in 3-point percentage (3-for-7, 42.9%). Granted, it's a much,much smaller sample size (3-for-7).

• In the first five Pac-12 games, Eric Moreland averaged 26.6 minutes per contest. He's averaged 17.3 minutes in the six games since.

• Moreland has blocked 36 shots this year, shattering the previous freshman record of 23 (set by Collier last year).

• Moreland has attempted at least one free throw in 19 games this season. He's missed at least one free throw in 18 games.

• Starks has attempted at least one free throw in 16 games this season. He's missed three free throws all year.

• Starks averages 1.6 free throw attempts per game. In order to qualify for the NCAA leaderboard, a player must average 2.5 attempts per game.

• Cunningham ranks third in the nation in free throws attempted (193) and fourth in free throws made (146).

• Cunningham did not make a free throw (0-for-2) in the 22-point loss to Colorado. He's made at least one in every other game this year.

• Cunningham and Starks rank first and second, respectively, in the Pac-12 in steals.

• Collier (62.9%), Burton (55.1%) and Brandt (54.9%) all rank in the top 8 in the Pac-12 in field goal percentage.

Challe Barton is a true eighth man; he's eighth on the team in minutes, points, assists and steals.

• Kevin McShane played as many minutes last week (34 combined vs. Colorado and Utah) as he had in the previous eight games combined.

McShane scored a career-high seven points at Utah.

• After seeing the court for four minutes over the team's first nine Pac-12 games, Rhys Murphy played seven minutes at Colorado and seven minutes at Utah.

Grady Garrett, sports editor

Twitter: @gradygarrett

sports@dailybarometer.com

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