Last year, the Seminoles put up 76.5 points per game, 7.8 more points than the 68.7 the Catamounts gave up.
Florida State went 13-8 last season when scoring more than 68.7 points.
Western Carolina had a 20-3 record last season when giving up fewer than 76.5 points.
The Catamounts' 76.8 points per game last year were only 0.5 more points than the 76.3 the Seminoles allowed.
When it scored more than 76.3 points last season, Western Carolina went 12-4.
Florida State's record was 14-5 when it allowed fewer than 76.8 points last season.
The Seminoles outscored their opponents by just eight points last season (0.2 points per game on average), and the Catamounts put up 261 more points than their opponents on the year (8.1 per game).

Last season, the Seminoles had a 45.3% shooting percentage from the field, which was 4.5% higher than the 40.8% of shots the Catamounts' opponents knocked down.
Florida State had a 13-6 straight-up record in games it shot better than 40.8% from the field.
The Catamounts shot 46.0% from the field, 0.6% higher than the 45.4% the Seminoles' opponents shot last season.
Western Carolina went 15-2 when it shot better than 45.4% from the field.

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The Seminoles averaged 30.4 rebounds per game, 6.2 boards per contest fewer than the Catamounts.
When Western Carolina earned the rebounding advantage they were 3-7 against the spread. When recording fewer boards, Florida State was 8-11.
The Seminoles were the 283rd-ranked rebounding team in college basketball, and the Catamounts ranked 16th.
The Seminoles and the Catamounts were evenly matched on the offensive boards last season, with the teams averaging 8.8 and 9.2 offensive rebounds per game, respectively.
The Catamounts were 11-7 straight up when they won the battle on the offensive boards. The Seminoles were 7-11 when they lost the rebounding edge.
The Catamounts were the 16th-ranked offensive rebounding team in college basketball. The Seminoles finished 158th.
Rebounding margin was a weakness for Florida State with a mark of -3.5 rebounds per game last season. Western Carolina routinely had an advantage on the boards, averaging a margin of +5.7.

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