Of the teams in the Sweet 16, the Duke Blue Devils’ lineup of Jeremy Roach, Jared McCain, Tyrese Proctor, Mark Mitchell, and Kyle Filipowski has the eighth-best Net Rating through two rounds of the NCAA Tournament.
The lineup posted a net rating of +35.1 through the first and second rounds, which ranks in the 91st percentile.
The Blue Devils’ offensive (126.6) and defensive (91.5) ratings were 85th and 83rd percentile, respectively. Only five of the other 15 teams (Marquette, Connecticut, Houston, Purdue, and San Diego State) were in the 80th percentile or higher on both ends of the floor.
Duke also brings a lot of consistency, as it was one of only two five-man lineups with more than 40 minutes played together through the two games.
The Blue Devils rolled over Vermont and James Madison in the first two rounds, beating the latter by 38 points, but will have their hands full against the 1-seed Houston Cougars on Friday night.
The top lineups by "Net Rating" through two rounds of the NCAA Tournament (min. 20 MP): pic.twitter.com/GNOuAPhpEk
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The Cougars’ main lineup posted the third-best net rating through the first two rounds, which is good for the 99th percentile in the field. Their offensive and defensive ratings sit in the 93rd and 97th percentile, respectively.