Individual Plus/Minus numbers

Solid effort by Morrissey in this game. He’s the one that got the team going in the second half with a couple of nice defensive plays (taking the charge under the basket and then diving on the floor to get a jump ball tie up) that were followed by a couple of quick baskets (a fast break off a steal by Battle and a spot up three ball on a semi break).

Pairs (plus minus numbers)

This bar chart shows the complete set of the plus/minus numbers.
Select any individual player on the left to see just his pairings (the bar where he is paired with himself represents his individual +/- number for the game.
Ctl-shft to select any combination of players to compare.

Pairs (minutes played)

Pairs (+/- per minute numbers)

The last game before conference play starts

• Penn State 74 Lehigh 55

Note: My prediction algorithm is based on Ken Pomeroy offensive and defensive efficiency ratings. I use my own methodology to tweak his ratings based on where the game is being played, then calculate a predicted score using the adjusted efficiency ratings and the expected pace of the game.

Here’s the numbers for the players who were on the floor together for Colgate.

PSU/Colgate Plus Minus Pairs Table I

The upper right half of the matrix equals the +/- for the respective pair. The lower left half of the matrix equals the minutes the pair were on the floor together.

PSU/Colgate Plus Minus Pairs Table II

The diagonal (where a player is paired with himself) is the +/- for the player by himself.
The upper right is the +/- per minute that the pair were on the floor together.
The lower left is the +/- projected for a full game (i.e. 40 times the per minute number).
<<< indicates that the pair were on the floor for less than two minutes.
The n/a means the pair weren’t on the floor together.

Best Partners

Identifies the best partner for each player in this particular game.