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NIT Tournament: 3 Things Valparaiso Does Well

By Kelvin Hunt

Mar 20, 2015; Columbus, OH, USA; Maryland Terrapins and Valparaiso Crusaders team members greet each other after their game in the second round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament at Nationwide Arena. Maryland won 65-62. Mandatory Credit: Greg Bartram-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 20, 2015; Columbus, OH, USA; Maryland Terrapins and Valparaiso Crusaders team members greet each other after their game in the second round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament at Nationwide Arena. Maryland won 65-62. Mandatory Credit: Greg Bartram-USA TODAY Sports /
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Feb 20, 2016; Blacksburg, VA, USA; Florida State Seminoles head coach Leonard Hamilton (C) talks to Malik Beasley (5) and guard Xavier Rathan-Mayes (22) in the first half against the Virginia Tech Hokies at Cassell Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Michael Shroyer-USA TODAY Sports /

Defense

The Crusaders play very good defense as they only allow 62.2 points per game which is good for 9th nationally. They force teams into taking bad shots, something that FSU does on its own sometimes.

The Crusaders field the third best field goal percentage defense in the country, holding teams to 38.1 percent from the floor.

They force 13.1 turnovers per game which is good for 132nd in the country. In contrast, the ‘Noles force 13.75 turnovers per game which is good for 93rd in the country.

The Crusaders also defend the three-point shot pretty well, allowing teams to make 33.5 percent of their long-range shots.  The other key stat is teams only attempted 594 three-point attempts against them during the season, which suggests they do a great job of expanding their defense out on the perimeter.

That makes it tougher to get open looks from long-range, and three-point shooting isn’t a consistent strong suit for the ‘Noles.

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