Tale of the Tape: Team Stats - Notre Dame vs. TCU

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Notre Dame breezed through the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament like they were nothing. Now, it gets a more formidable opponent in the Sweet 16. That opponent is TCU, which already beat the Irish once earlier this season.

Take a look at the teams' national rankings in major statistical categories, and you'll see the Horned Frogs match up very well with the Irish in a lot of categories. It's hard to pinpoint exactly which battle the Irish should focus most on winning, but one might be 3-point shooting. While both teams do that well, the Frogs are a bit weaker at defending it, so the Irish might be able to exploit that.

You can read all of this and more below and make your own conclusions about what needs to happen for the Irish. It really doesn't matter what strategy they implement though as long as it results in victory:

Scoring​

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Notre Dame ranks sixth in scoring nationally with 85.1 points a game and is tied for 110th nationally with 61.7 points against a game.

TCU ranks 22nd in scoring nationally with 77.7 points a game and is tied for 35th nationally with 57.5 points against a game.

Rebounding​

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Notre Dame is tied for seventh nationally with 42.9 rebounds a game and is tied for 119th nationally with 34.4 rebounds against a game.

TCU is tied for 88th nationally with 38.2 rebounds a game and is tied for 12th nationally with 30.5 rebounds against a game.

Assists​

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Notre Dame is tied for 16th nationally with 17.6 assists a game and is tied for 44th nationally with 11.0 assists against a game.

TCU ranks seventh nationally with 18.9 assists a game and is tied for 25th nationally with 10.4 assists against a game.

Field-goal percentage​

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Notre Dame ranks third nationally with a .490 field-goal percentage and is tied for 12th nationally with a .362 field-goal percentage against.

TCU ranks 10th nationally with a .479 field-goal percentage and is tied for 29th nationally with a .370 field-goal percentage against.

3-point field goal percentage​

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Notre Dame ranks first nationally with a .393 3-point field-goal percentage and is tied for 14th nationally with a .270 3-point field-goal percentage against.

TCU is tied for sixth nationally with a .380 3-point field-goal percentage and is tied for 267th nationally with a .326 3-point field-goal percentage against.

Free-throw percentage​

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Notre Dame is tied for 21st nationally with a .775 free-throw percentage and is tied for 304th nationally with a .739 free-throw percentage against.

TCU is tied for 67th nationally with a .750 free-throw percentage and is tied for 155th nationally with a .709 free-throw percentage against.

Steals​

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Notre Dame is tied for 13th nationally with 11.6 steals a game and is tied for 86th nationally with 6.8 steals against a game.

TCU is tied for 322nd nationally with 5.9 steals a game and is tied for 15th nationally with 5.9 steals against a game.

Blocks​

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Notre Dame is tied for 11th nationally with 5.4 blocks a game and is tied for 67th nationally with 2.6 blocks against a game.

TCU is tied for sixth nationally with 5.8 blocks a game and is ranked third nationally with 1.8 blocks against a game.

This article originally appeared on Fighting Irish Wire: Tale of the Tape: Team Stats - Notre Dame vs. TCU

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