For much of the restart, from the …

For much of the restart, from the seeding games into the playoffs, the topic of offensive efficiency has been high on the list of discussion topics. Despite a decline late in the seeding games, average game-level offensive rating rose by nearly a full point per 100 possessions for the participating teams, moving from 111.3/100 prior to the March shut down to 112.2/100 on campus. From a purely statistical standpoint, this increase was the result of gains in Effective Field Goal Percentages and Free Throw Rates more than offsetting a bump in overall Turnover Rates.