NC State faces off against Davidson tonight in the first round of the NIT, in a game that is pretty interesting when you start digging into the stats.
On paper, Davidson looks like an elite offense, but who have they really played? Are they really, really good at scoring. Or are they just really, really good at scoring in the A-10?
To understand that, we need to figure out what they’re doing well and how they’re doing it, which brings us to our first key…
1. Stop Davidson’s dribble penetration from Grady and Collins
Davidson really relies on dribble penetration to make their offense hum.