Last year, the Pirates recorded 75.8 points per game, only 2.4 fewer points than the 78.2 the Buccaneers allowed.
When East Carolina scored more than 78.2 points last season, it went 8-3.
When Charleston Southern allowed fewer than 75.8 points last season, it went 7-5.
The Buccaneers' 72.1 points per game last year were only 1.7 fewer points than the 73.8 the Pirates allowed to opponents.
Charleston Southern went 7-4 last season when it scored more than 73.8 points.
East Carolina went 10-2 last season when it allowed fewer than 72.1 points.
The Pirates outscored their opponents by a total of 68 points last season (2.0 points per game on average), and opponents of the Buccaneers outscored them by 196 more points on the year (6.1 per game).

The Pirates shot 43.6% from the field last season, 4.5 percentage points lower than the 48.1% the Buccaneers allowed to opponents.
East Carolina went 10-2 when it shot better than 48.1% from the field.
The Buccaneers shot at a 42.5% rate from the field last season, 1.7 percentage points below the 44.2% shooting opponents of the Pirates averaged.
Charleston Southern went 7-5 when it shot higher than 44.2% from the field.

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The Pirates and the Buccaneers grabbed rebounds at nearly the same rate last season (34.4 and 33.0 boards per game, respectively).
East Carolina was 16-5 overall when they won the rebounding battle. Charleston Southern was 0-11 when they failed to control the glass.
The Pirates were the 53rd-ranked rebounding team in college basketball, and the Buccaneers finished 119th.
The Pirates collected 11.5 offensive rebounds per game, more than the Buccaneers by 2.1 rebounds per game last season.
The Pirates were 11-7 straight up when they won the battle on the offensive boards. The Buccaneers were 3-7 when they lost the offensive rebounding edge.
The Buccaneers were the 119th-ranked offensive rebounding team in college basketball. The Pirates finished 23rd.
Rebounding was a pillar for both teams last year. East Carolina recorded an average rebounding margin of +2.9 rebounds per game, and Charleston Southern averaged a margin of +2.9 rebounds.

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