Numbers don’t lie
The Gophers’ team statistics through six games show a marked improvement from last season.
2015-16 2016-17 Change
Scoring offense 74.7 80.7 +6.0
Scoring defense 71.5 66.5 -5.0
Field goal percentage 43.1 47.0 +3.9
FG percentage defense 39.5 36.0 -3.5
Three-point defense 36.8 30.2 -6.6
Rebounding offense 36.2 41.2 +5.0
Assists per game 11.8 16.3 +4.5
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