First, a quick ticket scan for Thursday's Double Header in Boston notes that tickets on StubHub are available for under $250. Yesterday the cheapest available seat was around $270.
In the first look at Thursday's Sweet 16 matchup against #2 Seed Duke, here are the compiled stats for the two squads. They're pretty damn close...
Stat | Villanova | Duke |
Total Games | 35 | 36 |
Wins | 28 | 30 |
Losses | 7 | 6 |
Pct | 0.80 | 0.83 |
Field Goals Made | 912 | 955 |
Field Goals Att. | 1994 | 2126 |
Field Goal Percentage | 0.46 | 0.45 |
Free Throws Made | 639 | 641 |
Free Throws Att. | 857 | 880 |
Free Throw Percentage | 0.75 | 0.73 |
3pt Field Goals Made | 232 | 262 |
3pt Field Goals Att. | 636 | 739 |
3pt Field Goal Percentage | 0.37 | 0.36 |
Points | 2695 | 2813 |
Points per Game | 77.0 | 78.1 |
Rebounds | 1443 | 1411 |
Rebounds per Game | 41.2 | 39.2 |
Offensive Rebounds | 429 | 482 |
Offensive Rebounds per Game | 12.3 | 13.4 |
Defensive Rebounds | 885 | 832 |
Defensive Rebounds per Game | 25.3 | 23.1 |
Assists | 525 | 485 |
Assists per Game | 15.0 | 13.5 |
Steals | 282 | 303 |
Steals per Game | 8.1 | 8.4 |
Turnovers | 468 | 443 |
Turnovers per Game | 13.4 | 12.3 |
Blocks | 115 | 144 |
Blocks per Game | 3.3 | 4.0 |
Fouls | 660 | 647 |
Fouls per Game | 18.9 | 18.0 |
Disqualifications | 16 | 8 |