Last year, the 76.0 points per game the Cornhuskers averaged were just 1.8 fewer points than the Hawks gave up (77.8).
Nebraska had a 9-3 record last season when putting up more than 77.8 points.
Maryland-Eastern Shore went 5-7 last season when allowing fewer than 76.0 points.
The Hawks' 67.4 points per game last year were 5.2 fewer points than the 72.6 the Cornhuskers gave up to opponents.
Maryland-Eastern Shore put together a 4-2 record last season in games it scored more than 72.6 points.
Nebraska went 10-2 last season when it gave up fewer than 67.4 points.
The Cornhuskers totaled 119 more points than their opponents last season (3.4 per game on average), while the Hawks were outscored by 322 total points (10.4 per game average differential).

The Cornhuskers made 45.6% of their shots from the field last season, which was 1.9 percentage points lower than the Hawks allowed to their opponents (47.5%).
Nebraska had a 10-4 straight-up record in games it shot better than 47.5% from the field.
The Hawks shot 42.4% from the field, 0.3% lower than the 42.7% the Cornhuskers' opponents shot last season.
Maryland-Eastern Shore went 6-9 when it shot better than 42.7% from the field.

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The Cornhuskers and the Hawks rebounded at a similar clip last season (32.7 and 29.9 boards per game, respectively).
When Nebraska earned the rebounding advantage they were 4-11 against the spread. When recording fewer boards, Maryland-Eastern Shore was 0-20.
The Cornhuskers were the 142nd-ranked rebounding team in college basketball. The Hawks finished 300th.
The Cornhuskers and the Hawks were evenly matched on the offensive glass last season, with the teams averaging similar numbers (7.7 and 8.5 offensive boards per game, respectively).
The Hawks were 5-9 straight up when they won the battle on the offensive boards. The Cornhuskers were 10-8 when they lost the rebounding edge.
The Hawks were the 300th-ranked offensive rebounding team in college basketball, and the Cornhuskers finished 279th.
Nebraska recorded an average rebounding margin of +0.5 rebounds per game, and Maryland-Eastern Shore averaged a margin of -3.5 rebounds.

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