Known widely as “small ball,” this strategy is currently en vogue in the NBA and its use has trickled down to college basketball as well. Across the country, teams look to push the pace and space the floor so as to open up the court and take advantage of advantageous matchups.
“[Small lineups] create good matchups for us, especially in a lot of nonconference games,” Stallings said. “It also gives us a way to be quicker and faster and maybe pick the speed of the game up if we need to on a night where we’re sluggish or struggling.