I used Tableau to show why Kentucky men’s basketball finished 27-9 last year.

Out of the 18 games they played, they outscored their opponents in two-pointers, two-pointers attempted, three-pointers, and three-pointers attempted to give them an overall higher amount of points scored throughout the season.

The one area where Kentucky and their opponents were almost even was in three-pointers but Kentucky beats them out by 32 making their three-point average 39.2% to their opponents 33.8%.

Even though Kentucky’s three-point average was close, the fact that their two-pointer percentage beat their opponents out by nearly 10%.

Not considering free-throws, because their percentage was only one percent above their opponents, I believe that Kentucky’s success with their two-pointers is what put them ahead last season.

Source: http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/kentucky/2016.html