With the NCAA Tournament comes the ever-tiring “anything can happen” cliche we love to roll out, but Michigan basketball will have more than conventional wisdom on its side when the Wolverines play Notre Dame tonight in the Round of 64.
Comparing the advanced statistics of Michigan’s and Notre Dame’s offenses seems to show the Irish pack a little more of a punch.
Here’s what I’m talking about:
The two major differences between Michigan and Notre Dame on offense are: 1) The Irish rebound eight percent more of their missed shots than the Wolverines, and 2) Michigan is much more reliant on the 3-point shot, even though both teams are shooting pretty well from behind the arc.