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Empire 8 Quick Facts
ALFRED, NY -- The Alfred University men's basketball team (18-7, Empire 8 11-5) qualified for the 2017-18 Empire 8 Conference Championships after defeating Nazareth 89-87 in Alfred, NY and splitting their final two contests on the road.
As the Saxons get ready to face No. 1 Nazareth (18-7, Empire 8 12-4), let's take a look at how the field compares:
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| 2017-18 Empire 8 Men's Basketball Playoff Field |
|
Nazareth Golden Flyers |
Stevens Ducks |
Utica Pioneers |
Alfred University Saxons |
| Seed Number |
No. 1 |
No. 2 |
No. 3 |
No. 4 |
| Record (Overall) |
18-7 |
18-7 |
16-9 |
18-7 |
| Record (E8) |
12-4 |
12-4 |
11-5 |
11-5 |
| Team Statistics |
| Points Per Game |
81.8 |
82.2 |
73.3 |
80.5 |
| Scoring Margin |
5.5 |
9.1 |
1.3 |
4.2 |
| FG Percentage |
0.470 |
0.433 |
0.453 |
0.446 |
| 3PT Percentage |
0.387 |
0.348 |
0.342 |
0.376 |
| FT Percentage |
0.703 |
0.731 |
0.667 |
0.687 |
| Rebounds Per Game |
37.0 |
44.0 |
39.0 |
37.3 |
| Assists Per Game |
13.8 |
13.8 |
13.1 |
15.9 |
| Steals Per Game |
5.4 |
7.4 |
5.1 |
6.2 |
| Turnovers Per Game |
10.9 |
14.7 |
14.8 |
11.8 |
| Blocks Per Game |
3.6 |
3.6 |
4.2 |
3.0 |
| Shared Opponent Records |
| Combination |
Record |
Shared Opponents |
| Nazareth-Stevens |
N/A |
No Shared Opponents Shared Exclusively |
| Nazareth-Utica |
29-20 |
Oswego and University of Rochester |
| Nazareth-Alfred |
41-32 |
Keuka, RIT, Hilbert |
| Stevens-Utica |
N/A |
No Shared Opponents Shared Exclusively |
| Stevens-Alfred |
N/A |
No Shared Opponents Shared Exclusively |
| Utica-Alfred |
8-17 |
Cazenovia |
| Nazareth-Stevens-Utica |
18-7 |
Alfred University |
| Nazareth-Stevens-Alfred |
16-9 |
Utica |
| Nazareth-Utica-Alfred |
18-7 |
Stevens |
| Stevens-Utica-Alfred |
18-7 |
Nazareth |
| Nazareth-Stevens-Utica-Alfred |
43-82 |
Elmira, Houghton, Sage, Hartwick, SJFC |
| Individual Leaders |
|
Nazareth Golden Flyers |
Stevens Ducks |
Utica Pioneers |
Alfred University Saxons |
| Points Per Game |
Tyler Stenglein - 19.9 PPG |
Spencer Cook - 17.6 PPG |
Ivan Iton - 16.0 PPG |
Nick Schmidt - 13.3 PPG |
| Rebounds Per Game |
Jake Burgio - 8.9 RPG |
Thomas Cook - 4.8 RPG |
Ivan Iton - 9.4 RPG |
Sage Brown - 8.3 RPG |
| Assists Per Game |
Tyler Stenglein - 4.1 APG |
Frank Amari - 2.3 APG |
Bennito Ayarza - 3.8 APG |
Scotty Stopera - 4.5 APG |
| Steals Per Game |
Tyler Stenglein - 1.4 |
Jayson Winick - 1.1 |
Bennito Ayarza - 1.1 SPG |
Sage Brown - 1.5 SPG |
| FG Percentage |
Jake Burgio - 0.590 |
Thomas Cook - 0.602 |
Ivan Iton - 0.611 |
Dalton Cousin - 0.556 |
| 3PT Percentage |
Tyler Stenglein - 0.429 |
Spencer Cook - 0.445 |
Tyler Jollie - 0.434 |
Nick Schmidt - 0.418 |
| FT Percentage |
Cody Green - 0.833 |
Spencer Cook - 0.840 |
Bennito Ayarza - 0.811 |
Nick Schmidt - 0.883 |
| Blocks Per Game |
Jake Burgio - 1.1 |
Thomas Cook - 1.2 BPG |
Ivan Iton - 2.4 BPG |
Tristin Hook - 0.8 BPG |
