Last year, the Bruins scored 74.2 points per game, just 3.7 more points than the 70.5 the Hornets gave up.
UCLA had a 16-3 record last season when scoring more than 70.5 points.
Sacramento State had a 6-11 record last season when allowing fewer than 74.2 points.
The Hornets put up an average of 66.2 points per game last year, only 1.0 more point than the 65.2 the Bruins allowed.
Sacramento State went 5-7 last season when it scored more than 65.2 points.
UCLA had a 14-2 record last season when its opponents scored fewer than 66.2 points.
The Bruins outscored their opponents by a total of 305 points last season (9.0 points per game on average), and opponents of the Hornets outscored them by 138 more points on the year (4.3 per game).

The Bruins shot 46.4% from the field last season, 1.7 percentage points higher than the 44.7% the Hornets allowed to opponents.
UCLA went 16-4 when it shot higher than 44.7% from the field.
The Hornets' 42.8% shooting percentage from the field last season was 0.1 percentage points higher than the Bruins gave up to their opponents (42.7%).
Last season, Sacramento State had a 5-8 record in games the team collectively shot higher than 42.7% from the field.

The Bruins and the Hornets hauled in rebounds at approximately the same clip last season (29.9 and 31.2 boards per game, respectively).
Sacramento State was 6-8 overall when they won the rebounding battle. UCLA was 7-6 when they lost control of the glass.
The Bruins were the 300th-ranked rebounding team in college basketball, and the Hornets finished 221st.
The Bruins averaged 9.6 offensive boards per game, outgaining the Hornets by 1.2 rebounds per contest last season.
When UCLA grabbed the most offensive rebounds they were 12-7 overall. When recording fewer boards, Sacramento State was 2-6.
The Hornets were the 221st-ranked offensive rebounding team in college basketball. The Bruins finished 118th.
Both teams thrived on the boards last season. UCLA recorded an average rebounding margin of +1.5 rebounds per game. Sacramento State averaged a margin of +1.9 rebounds.

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