Last year, the Hokies recorded 74.9 points per game, just 2.5 more points than the 72.4 the Dolphins gave up.
When Virginia Tech put up more than 72.4 points last season, it went 15-4.
Jacksonville went 11-5 last season when giving up fewer than 74.9 points.
The Dolphins put up just 0.8 more points per game last year (71.8) than the Hokies gave up (71.0).
Jacksonville put together a 9-5 record last season in games it scored more than 71.0 points.
Virginia Tech's record was 11-1 when it allowed fewer than 71.8 points last season.
The Hokies outscored their opponents by a total of 134 points last season (3.9 points per game on average), and opponents of the Dolphins outscored them by just 18 more points on the year (0.6 per game).

The Hokies made 46.5% of their shots from the field last season, which was 2.7 percentage points higher than the Dolphins allowed to their opponents (43.8%).
Virginia Tech had a 12-8 straight-up record in games it shot higher than 43.8% from the field.
The Dolphins shot at a 43.6% rate from the field last season, 1.6 percentage points fewer than the 45.2% shooting opponents of the Hokies averaged.
Jacksonville went 6-5 when it shot better than 45.2% from the field.

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The Hokies averaged 29.9 rebounds per game, 4.0 boards per contest fewer than the Dolphins.
Jacksonville was 12-9 overall when they won the rebounding battle. Virginia Tech was 6-12 when they lost control of the glass.
The Hokies were the 310th-ranked rebounding team in college basketball, and the Dolphins ranked 89th.
The Hokies averaged 6.5 offensive boards per game, 4.4 rebounds fewer than the Dolphins.
The Dolphins were 10-8 overall when they won the battle on the offensive boards. The Hokies were 10-13 when they lost the rebounding edge.
The Dolphins were the 89th-ranked offensive rebounding team in college basketball, and the Hokies finished 339th.
Both teams tended to win the rebounding battle last season. Virginia Tech recorded an average rebounding margin of +0.3 rebounds per game, and Jacksonville averaged a margin of +5.0 rebounds.