Last year, the Rebels averaged 73.6 points per game, just 0.4 fewer points than the 74 the Waves gave up.
UNLV went 9-4 last season when scoring more than 74 points.
When Pepperdine gave up fewer than 73.6 points last season, it went 10-3.
The Waves' 72.8 points per game last year were just 3.9 more points than the 68.9 the Rebels gave up to opponents.
Pepperdine put together an 11-7 record last season in games it scored more than 68.9 points.
UNLV's record was 17-3 when it gave up fewer than 72.8 points last season.
The Rebels totaled a total of 160 more points than their opponents last year (an average of 4.7 per game), while the Waves were outscored by opponents on average last year (by 40 total points, -1.2 per game).

The Rebels made 46.2% of their shots from the field last season, which was 1.9 percentage points lower than the Waves allowed to their opponents (48.1%).
UNLV had a 10-2 straight-up record in games it shot better than 48.1% from the field.
The Waves' 45.1% shooting percentage from the field last season was 2.4 percentage points higher than the Rebels had given up to their opponents (42.7%).
Pepperdine went 10-8 when it shot higher than 42.7% from the field.

The Rebels and the Waves rebounded at a similar clip last season (31.4 and 30.8 boards per game, respectively).
UNLV was 14-2 overall when they won the rebounding battle. Pepperdine was 1-13 when they failed to control the glass.
The Waves ranked 265th in rebounding in college basketball. The Rebels finished 223rd.
The Rebels and the Waves were evenly matched on the offensive glass last season, with the teams averaging similar numbers (8.9 and 8.8 offensive boards per game, respectively).
The Rebels were 9-8 straight up when they won the battle on the offensive boards. The Waves were 1-8 when they lost the offensive rebounding edge.
The Waves were the 265th-ranked offensive rebounding team in college basketball. The Rebels finished 150th.
Both teams tended to win the board battle last season. UNLV recorded an average rebounding margin of +0.7 rebounds per game, and Pepperdine averaged a margin of +1.3 rebounds.

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