Last year, the Seminoles averaged 7.2 more points per game (80.4) than the Trojans allowed (73.2).
When Florida State scored more than 73.2 points last season, it went 14-5.
Troy went 17-7 last season when allowing fewer than 80.4 points.
The Trojans' 79.3 points per game last year were just 1.4 more points than the 77.9 the Seminoles gave up.
When it scored more than 77.9 points last season, Troy went 14-3.
Florida State went 16-4 last season when it gave up fewer than 79.3 points.
The Seminoles totaled 80 more points than their opponents last season (2.5 per game on average), and the Trojans scored 208 more points than their opponents (6.1 per game).

Last season, the Seminoles had a 44.0% shooting percentage from the field, which was 0.7% higher than the 43.3% of shots the Trojans' opponents hit.
Florida State had a 13-4 straight-up record in games it shot higher than 43.3% from the field.
The Trojans shot at a 44.6% clip from the field last season, 0.1 percentage points greater than the 44.5% shooting opponents of the Seminoles averaged.
Troy went 13-2 when it shot better than 44.5% from the field.

The Seminoles and the Trojans grabbed rebounds at approximately the same clip last season (32.1 and 34.6 boards per game, respectively).
When Troy earned the rebounding advantage they were 5-8 against the spread. When recording fewer boards, Florida State was 7-11.
The Seminoles were the 169th-ranked rebounding team in college basketball, and the Trojans finished 53rd.
The Seminoles and the Trojans were evenly matched on the offensive boards last season, with the teams averaging 9.9 and 10.6 offensive rebounds per game, respectively.
The Trojans were 14-5 straight up when they won the battle on the offensive boards. The Seminoles were 8-9 when they lost the rebounding edge.
The Trojans were the 53rd-ranked offensive rebounding team in college basketball, while the Seminoles finished 106th.
Florida State was lackluster on the glass with an average rebounding margin of -2.8 rebounds per game. However Troy helped itself, averaging a margin of 3.5.

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