Last year, the 73.5 points per game the Cougars scored were just 1.7 fewer points than the Eagles gave up (75.2).
Washington State went 14-1 last season when scoring more than 75.2 points.
Eastern Washington had a 10-2 record last season when giving up fewer than 73.5 points.
The Eagles put up an average of 80.8 points per game last year, 14.1 more points than the 66.7 the Cougars gave up to opponents.
When it scored more than 66.7 points last season, Eastern Washington went 20-6.
Washington State had a 22-6 record last season when its opponents scored fewer than 80.8 points.
The Cougars put up a total of 239 more points than their opponents last year (an average of 6.8 per game), and the Eagles outscored opponents by 179 points on the season (5.6 more per game).

The Cougars shot 46.3% from the field last season, 2.6 percentage points higher than the 43.7% the Eagles allowed to opponents.
In games Washington State shot better than 43.7% from the field, it went 18-3 overall.
The Eagles shot at a 50.1% rate from the field last season, 7.9 percentage points higher than the 42.2% shooting opponents of the Cougars averaged.
Last season, Eastern Washington had a 20-8 record in games the team collectively shot over 42.2% from the field.

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The Cougars averaged 35.3 rebounds per game, outrebounding the Eagles by 4.4 boards per contest last season.
Washington State was 23-6 overall when they won the rebounding battle. Eastern Washington was 2-7 when they lost control of the glass.
The Cougars were the 45th-ranked rebounding team in college basketball. The Eagles ranked 255th.
The Cougars grabbed 9.9 offensive rebounds per game, more than the Eagles by 3.0 rebounds per game last season.
When Washington State grabbed the most offensive rebounds they were 15-7 overall. When recording fewer boards, Eastern Washington was 10-7.
The Eagles were the 255th-ranked offensive rebounding team in college basketball, and the Cougars finished 76th.
Both teams tended to win the board battle last season. Washington State recorded an average rebounding margin of +7.2 rebounds per game, and Eastern Washington averaged a margin of +1.9 rebounds.

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