The charts also reveal the percentage of possessions a player «ends,» either positively or negatively (DPoss %),
field goal percentage on shots defended (OppFG %), ratio of free throw
attempts generated per
field goal attempt defended (OppFTA / FGA), defensive rebounds per 40 minutes (DRebs / 40), percentage of possessions on which turnovers are created (FTO %), and for the big men, a rim - protection stat that tracks
field goal percentage when they're within five feet of the basket and the shooter is five or
fewer feet away (RimProtect %).
With a
few lucky breaks like the crazy fake
field goal attempt by Michigan, which ultimately led to an actual
field goal before halftime, this game could have easily gone the other way.
Instead, New England Patriots CB Sterling Moore became an unlikely hero when he calmly ripped the ball out of Evans grasp, a play which ended up being the difference in the game after Billy Cundiff shanked a 32 - yard
field goal attempt a
few moments later.