The Cougars beat the Lions 79-59 on Thursday at the Marriott Center.
against Quadrant 1 opponent in the Gaels, beating the Lions meant more than just simply beating the Lions.
If a team underperforms relative to its projection, it actually hurts its ranking in those metrics and thus, weakens its NCAA Tournament résumé. And for a, metrics matter almost as much as getting wins at this late stage of the season. “It’s one of the unfortunate, maybe unintended consequences of putting so much stock into the NET and KenPom and all these other things is that if you win by 12 or if you win by 22, it really, really matters,” Pope said. “That’s why you see teams not emptying in the bench, not playing other guys on the roster is because those matter.”“For me, I honestly don’t care. I didn’t look it,” Lohner said after the game. “Maybe some guys do.
Lohner said the team has learned to appreciate the grind of the season, especially after the gut-punch that was the four-game losing streak earlier in the year. And he even made a passing mention to how much the team’s margin of victory could dictate its position going forward.
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