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Deante Johnson

35 Deante Johnson

  • Height:
    6-9
  • Weight:
    210
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Detroit, Mich.
  • High School:
    Detroit Edison Public School Academy
  • Position:
    F
gp 27
pts/g 5.5
fg % 59.2
3pt % -
ft % 55.3
reb/g 5.3
a/g 1.0

2020-21 - JUNIOR SEASON
•    Appeared, and started in, all 27 games for the Vikings, averaging a career-best 5.5 points, a career-high 5.3 rebounds, a career-high 1.3 blocks and a career-high 1.0 assist in a career-best 23.1 minutes per game
•    Rejected 35 shots, good for second-most in the Horizon League, while grabbing 144 total rebounds, good for 14th in the league
•    Ranked third in the Horizon League in blocks per game (team-leading 1.3) and 18thin rebounds per game
•    Grabbed 10-or-more rebounds three times during the 2020-21 season, including pulling down a career-high 12 boards and recorded five blocks in a win over Detroit Mercy on Feb. 13
•    Also recorded five blocks and 10 rebounds in the Green and White’s season-opening contest at Toledo on Dec. 1
•    Johnson’s five blocks are tied for third-most all-time in Cleveland State men’s basketball history
•    Swatted at least one block in 18 games
•    He became the 24th Viking to swat five shots in a single game
•    Johnson was one of only 14 Division I men’s basketball players to record 10-or-more points and five-or-more blocks in multiple games during the 2020-21 season
•    Scored 10-plus points in three games
•    Recorded four blocks in Cleveland State’s match against Houston in the first round of the NCAA Tournament
•    Tallied 13 points in a win over Purdue Fort Wayne on Dec. 19, in addition to seven rebounds, two steals and two blocks in 33 minutes
•    Swiped a career-high three steals on Feb. 6 at Oakland, in addition to 12 points, four rebounds, three assists and one block in 23 minutes
•    Named to the 2020-21 All-League Defensive Team

2019-20 - SOPHOMORE SEASON
•    Appeared in 32 games, making three starts
•    Averaged 5.0 points and 4.0 rebounds in 20.1 minutes of action
•    Grabbed 128 rebounds, which ranked fourth-best on the team, while his 4.0 rebounds per game was good for fifth-best
•    Pulled down 43 offensive rebounds (third-best on team) and 85 defensive boards (fourth-best)
•    Ranked second on the team in blocked shots, denying 22 shots throughout the season
•    Led the Vikings in scoring once and in rebounds four times
•    Among all bench players in the Horizon League, ranked second in rebounds, blocked shots and defensive rebounds, third in offensive rebounds and sixth in scoring
•    Poured in a career-high 15 points on a career-high 7-10 (.700) shooting from the floor, to go with a career-high tying eight rebounds (career-high tying four offensive boards), one steal and one block in 33 minutes in an overtime win at Detroit Mercy (Feb. 15)
•    Saw five double-digit scoring efforts 
•    Had three games of blocking two shots

2018-19 - FRESHMAN SEASON
•    Played in 29 games on the season and made four starts
•    Averaged 2.6 points, 4.0 rebounds and 0.6 blocks per game
•    Ranked third on the team with 16 blocked shots
•    Averaged 4.2 points and 5.3 rebounds per game over the final 14 games in which he played
•    Scored a career-best eight points and collected a career-high 10 rebounds at Green Bay (1/5)
•    Had six points on 3-of-3 shooting and grabbed seven rebounds against IUPUI (2/16)
•    Was 3-of-5 from the floor and scored six points and also collected seven rebounds at Northern Kentucky (2/23)
•    Grabbed seven rebounds and scored six points at Detroit Mercy (1/31)
•    Played a season-high 31 minutes and scored six points and grabbed seven rebounds at Youngstown State (3/2)
•    Blocked three shots and grabbed four rebounds at Ohio State (11/23)
•    Blocked three shots and collected two rebounds at Toledo (12/1)
•    Started against Detroit Mercy (1/31), Oakland (2/2), Green Bay (2/7) and Milwaukee (2/9)

HIGH SCHOOL (Detroit Edison Public School Academy)
• Averaged 13.7 points, 11.2 rebounds and 3.0 blocks as a senior
• Led squad to first state title in school history, totaling 10 points and 11 rebounds in state title game
• Named to first team Class C All-State team
• Was ranked among the top-15 players in Michigan's Class of 2018 by BankHoops
• Averaged 16.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 3.5 blocked shots, while shooting 68-percent from the field as a junior
• Named to the Class C all-state team and was selected as the Class C Defensive Player of the Year in Michigan
• Led squad to its first regional championship and appearance in the state semifinals
• Had 17 points, nine rebounds and four assists in the state semifinal contest

Recent Games
Feb 19 at Purdue Fort Wayne L, 75-68
Feb 20 at Purdue Fort Wayne W, 67-55
Mar 2 Purdue Fort Wayne W, 108-104
Mar 8 vs. Milwaukee W, 71-65
Mar 9 vs. Oakland W, 80-69
Mar 19 vs. Houston L, 87-56
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 27 20
Games started 27 20
Minutes 625 471
Minutes per game 23.1 23.6
FG 61-103 51-84
FG Pct 59.2 60.7
3PT 0-0 0-0
3PT Pct - -
FT 26-47 16-32
FT Pct 55.3 50.0
Off rebounds 41 29
Def rebounds 103 80
Total rebounds 144 109
Rebounds per game 5.3 5.5
Personal fouls 50 37
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 28 19
Turnovers 29 19
Assist to turnover ratio 1.0 1.0
Steals 16 13
Blocks 35 22
Points 148 118
Points per game 5.5 5.9
Points per 40 min 9.5 10.0
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Dec 1 at Toledo L, 70-61 1 28 3-4 75.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 6
Dec 6 at Ohio L, 101-46 1 24 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 3-5 60.0 7
Dec 13 at Ohio State L, 67-61 1 20 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 4-6 66.7 4
Dec 19 at Robert Morris   - - - - - - - - -
Dec 19 at Purdue Fort Wayne W, 63-61 1 33 6-10 60.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 13
Dec 20 at Purdue Fort Wayne W, 89-80 1 20 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 5
Dec 20 at Robert Morris   - - - - - - - - -
Dec 26 Youngstown State W, 87-69 1 21 3-4 75.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 6
Dec 27 Youngstown State W, 81-74 1 33 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 5
Jan 1 at IUPUI W, 65-62 1 34 3-4 75.0 0-0 - 0-2 0.0 6
Jan 2 at IUPUI W, 59-49 1 24 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 3
Jan 8 Northern Kentucky W, 58-44 1 22 4-6 66.7 0-0 - 0-0 - 8
Jan 9 Northern Kentucky W, 74-71 1 24 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Jan 15 at Wright State W, 66-64 1 23 3-5 60.0 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 9
Jan 16 at Wright State L, 85-49 1 18 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 5
Jan 22 Milwaukee W, 64-53 1 30 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 0-2 0.0 2
Jan 23 Milwaukee L, 81-80 1 30 4-7 57.1 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 9
Jan 29 Green Bay W, 74-68 1 28 5-8 62.5 0-0 - 1-1 100.0 11
Jan 30 Green Bay W, 73-65 1 9 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Feb 5 at Oakland W, 80-72 1 24 4-4 100.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 9
Feb 6 at Oakland W, 80-78 1 23 6-9 66.7 0-0 - 0-1 0.0 12
Feb 12 Detroit L, 89-83 1 24 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 13 Detroit W, 71-64 1 37 3-4 75.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 7
Feb 19 at Purdue Fort Wayne L, 75-68 1 10 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-2 0.0 2
Feb 20 at Purdue Fort Wayne W, 67-55 1 4 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Mar 2 Purdue Fort Wayne W, 108-104 1 11 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Mar 8 vs. Milwaukee W, 71-65 1 20 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 4
Mar 9 vs. Oakland W, 80-69 1 27 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 3
Mar 19 vs. Houston L, 87-56 1 24 3-5 60.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 6
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Dec 1 at Toledo L, 70-61 1 28 4 6 10 3 0 - 0 5 2 0
Dec 6 at Ohio L, 101-46 1 24 3 3 6 1 3 0.3 2 1 3 0
Dec 13 at Ohio State L, 67-61 1 20 0 5 5 1 4 0.3 0 0 4 0
Dec 19 at Robert Morris   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 19 at Purdue Fort Wayne W, 63-61 1 33 5 2 7 0 1 0.0 2 2 2 0
Dec 20 at Purdue Fort Wayne W, 89-80 1 20 1 1 2 2 1 2.0 1 1 3 0
Dec 20 at Robert Morris   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 26 Youngstown State W, 87-69 1 21 2 4 6 1 2 0.5 2 0 3 0
Dec 27 Youngstown State W, 81-74 1 33 2 8 10 0 1 0.0 0 2 3 0
Jan 1 at IUPUI W, 65-62 1 34 2 6 8 1 2 0.5 0 2 1 0
Jan 2 at IUPUI W, 59-49 1 24 1 7 8 3 1 3.0 1 1 1 0
Jan 8 Northern Kentucky W, 58-44 1 22 2 2 4 1 1 1.0 0 2 0 0
Jan 9 Northern Kentucky W, 74-71 1 24 1 1 2 0 2 0.0 0 1 1 0
Jan 15 at Wright State W, 66-64 1 23 4 5 9 1 0 - 0 0 1 0
Jan 16 at Wright State L, 85-49 1 18 1 3 4 0 0 - 2 1 2 0
Jan 22 Milwaukee W, 64-53 1 30 1 3 4 1 1 1.0 1 2 1 0
Jan 23 Milwaukee L, 81-80 1 30 2 5 7 1 1 1.0 1 0 4 0
Jan 29 Green Bay W, 74-68 1 28 0 7 7 1 0 - 0 1 3 0
Jan 30 Green Bay W, 73-65 1 9 1 1 2 0 0 - 0 0 3 0
Feb 5 at Oakland W, 80-72 1 24 0 5 5 3 2 1.5 0 0 4 0
Feb 6 at Oakland W, 80-78 1 23 3 1 4 3 0 - 3 1 3 0
Feb 12 Detroit L, 89-83 1 24 0 7 7 0 2 0.0 0 1 0 0
Feb 13 Detroit W, 71-64 1 37 1 11 12 0 2 0.0 0 5 2 0
Feb 19 at Purdue Fort Wayne L, 75-68 1 10 0 1 1 0 0 - 0 0 0 0
Feb 20 at Purdue Fort Wayne W, 67-55 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 - 0 0 0 0
Mar 2 Purdue Fort Wayne W, 108-104 1 11 0 3 3 0 0 - 0 1 0 0
Mar 8 vs. Milwaukee W, 71-65 1 20 3 1 4 0 2 0.0 0 2 1 0
Mar 9 vs. Oakland W, 80-69 1 27 0 4 4 2 1 2.0 0 0 2 0
Mar 19 vs. Houston L, 87-56 1 24 2 1 3 2 0 - 1 4 1 0
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2018-19 29 4 16.2 1.1-3.1 34.1 0.0-0.2 0.0 0.4-1.1 41.9 2.6
2019-20 32 3 20.1 2.0-4.7 43.0 0.0-0.2 20.0 0.9-1.5 61.7 5.0
2020-21 27 27 23.1 2.3-3.8 59.2 0.0-0.0 - 1.0-1.7 55.3 5.5
2021-22 31 31 29.2 2.5-4.2 61.2 0.0-0.0 - 2.4-3.5 68.2 7.5
2022-23 35 35 30.4 2.8-5.1 55.4 0.0-0.0 - 2.0-2.9 69.6 7.6
Total 154 100 24.1 2.2-4.2 51.3 0.0-0.1 8.3 1.4-2.2 63.5 5.7
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2018-19 29 4 469 31-91 34.1 0-7 0.0 13-31 41.9 75
2019-20 32 3 642 65-151 43.0 1-5 20.0 29-47 61.7 160
2020-21 27 27 625 61-103 59.2 0-0 - 26-47 55.3 148
2021-22 31 31 905 79-129 61.2 0-0 - 73-107 68.2 231
2022-23 35 35 1065 98-177 55.4 0-0 - 71-102 69.6 267
Total 154 100 3706 334-651 51.3 1-12 8.3 212-334 63.5 881
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2018-19 29 4 16.2 2.6-7.8 34.1 0.0-0.6 0.0 1.1-2.6 41.9 6.4
2019-20 32 3 20.1 4.0-9.4 43.0 0.1-0.3 20.0 1.8-2.9 61.7 10.0
2020-21 27 27 23.1 3.9-6.6 59.2 0.0-0.0 - 1.7-3.0 55.3 9.5
2021-22 31 31 29.2 3.5-5.7 61.2 0.0-0.0 - 3.2-4.7 68.2 10.2
2022-23 35 35 30.4 3.7-6.6 55.4 0.0-0.0 - 2.7-3.8 69.6 10.0
Total 154 100 24.1 3.6-7.0 51.3 0.0-0.1 8.3 2.3-3.6 63.5 9.5
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2018-19 29 4 16.2 1.3 2.8 4.0 1.6 0.0 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.5 0.6
2019-20 32 3 20.1 1.3 2.7 4.0 1.8 0.0 0.6 1.4 0.4 0.3 0.7
2020-21 27 27 23.1 1.5 3.8 5.3 1.9 0.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 0.6 1.3
2021-22 31 31 29.2 2.3 4.5 6.8 2.0 0.0 2.0 1.6 1.2 0.6 1.3
2022-23 35 35 30.4 2.7 3.8 6.5 2.6 0.0 1.6 1.7 1.0 0.7 1.3
Total 154 100 24.1 1.9 3.5 5.4 2.0 0.0 1.2 1.4 0.9 0.5 1.0
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2018-19 29 4 469 37 80 117 45 0 23 29 0.8 15 16
2019-20 32 3 642 43 85 128 59 1 18 46 0.4 8 22
2020-21 27 27 625 41 103 144 50 0 28 29 1.0 16 35
2021-22 31 31 905 72 139 211 62 0 62 51 1.2 19 40
2022-23 35 35 1065 94 132 226 91 1 57 58 1.0 24 44
Total 154 100 3706 287 539 826 307 2 188 213 0.9 82 157
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2018-19 29 4 16.2 3.2 6.8 10.0 3.8 0.0 2.0 2.5 0.8 1.3 1.4
2019-20 32 3 20.1 2.7 5.3 8.0 3.7 0.1 1.1 2.9 0.4 0.5 1.4
2020-21 27 27 23.1 2.6 6.6 9.2 3.2 0.0 1.8 1.9 1.0 1.0 2.2
2021-22 31 31 29.2 3.2 6.1 9.3 2.7 0.0 2.7 2.3 1.2 0.8 1.8
2022-23 35 35 30.4 3.5 5.0 8.5 3.4 0.0 2.1 2.2 1.0 0.9 1.7
Total 154 100 24.1 3.1 5.8 8.9 3.3 0.0 2.0 2.3 0.9 0.9 1.7
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Total 27 27 23.1 2.3-3.8 59.2 0.0-0.0 - 1.0-1.7 55.3 5.5
Conference 20 20 23.6 2.5-4.2 60.7 0.0-0.0 - 0.8-1.6 50.0 5.9
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Home 11 11 24.5 2.3-3.8 59.5 0.0-0.0 - 0.4-0.8 44.4 4.9
Away 13 13 21.9 2.4-4.0 59.6 0.0-0.0 - 1.5-2.6 55.9 6.2
Neutral 3 3 23.7 1.7-3.0 55.6 0.0-0.0 - 1.0-1.3 75.0 4.3
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Wins 19 19 23.5 2.5-3.9 63.5 0.0-0.0 - 0.8-1.5 53.6 5.7
Losses 8 8 22.3 1.8-3.6 48.3 0.0-0.0 - 1.4-2.4 57.9 4.9
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December 7 7 25.6 2.4-4.1 58.6 0.0-0.0 - 1.7-2.7 63.2 6.6
January 10 10 24.2 2.5-4.4 56.8 0.0-0.0 - 0.9-1.7 52.9 5.9
February 6 6 20.3 2.3-3.3 70.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.3-1.2 28.6 5.0
March 4 4 20.5 1.2-2.5 50.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.8-1.0 75.0 3.3
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Total 27 27 625 61-103 59.2 0-0 - 26-47 55.3 148
Conference 20 20 471 51-84 60.7 0-0 - 16-32 50.0 118
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
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Home 11 11 269 25-42 59.5 0-0 - 4-9 44.4 54
Away 13 13 285 31-52 59.6 0-0 - 19-34 55.9 81
Neutral 3 3 71 5-9 55.6 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 13
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Wins 19 19 447 47-74 63.5 0-0 - 15-28 53.6 109
Losses 8 8 178 14-29 48.3 0-0 - 11-19 57.9 39
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December 7 7 179 17-29 58.6 0-0 - 12-19 63.2 46
January 10 10 242 25-44 56.8 0-0 - 9-17 52.9 59
February 6 6 122 14-20 70.0 0-0 - 2-7 28.6 30
March 4 4 82 5-10 50.0 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 13
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Total 27 27 23.1 3.9-6.6 59.2 0.0-0.0 - 1.7-3.0 55.3 9.5
Conference 20 20 23.6 4.3-7.1 60.7 0.0-0.0 - 1.4-2.7 50.0 10.0
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Home 11 11 24.5 3.7-6.2 59.5 0.0-0.0 - 0.6-1.3 44.4 8.0
Away 13 13 21.9 4.4-7.3 59.6 0.0-0.0 - 2.7-4.8 55.9 11.4
Neutral 3 3 23.7 2.8-5.1 55.6 0.0-0.0 - 1.7-2.3 75.0 7.3
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Wins 19 19 23.5 4.2-6.6 63.5 0.0-0.0 - 1.3-2.5 53.6 9.8
Losses 8 8 22.3 3.1-6.5 48.3 0.0-0.0 - 2.5-4.3 57.9 8.8
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December 7 7 25.6 3.8-6.5 58.6 0.0-0.0 - 2.7-4.2 63.2 10.3
January 10 10 24.2 4.1-7.3 56.8 0.0-0.0 - 1.5-2.8 52.9 9.8
February 6 6 20.3 4.6-6.6 70.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.7-2.3 28.6 9.8
March 4 4 20.5 2.4-4.9 50.0 0.0-0.0 - 1.5-2.0 75.0 6.3
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Total 27 27 23.1 1.5 3.8 5.3 1.9 0.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 0.6 1.3
Conference 20 20 23.6 1.4 4.0 5.5 1.9 0.0 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.7 1.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 11 11 24.5 1.1 4.7 5.8 1.8 0.0 0.5 1.1 0.4 0.4 1.4
Away 13 13 21.9 1.8 3.5 5.3 2.0 0.0 1.5 1.1 1.4 0.8 1.1
Neutral 3 3 23.7 1.7 2.0 3.7 1.3 0.0 1.3 1.0 1.3 0.3 2.0
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Wins 19 19 23.5 1.5 3.8 5.3 1.8 0.0 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.5 1.2
Losses 8 8 22.3 1.5 3.9 5.4 2.0 0.0 1.0 1.3 0.8 0.8 1.5
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December 7 7 25.6 2.4 4.1 6.6 2.9 0.0 1.1 1.7 0.7 1.0 1.6
January 10 10 24.2 1.5 4.0 5.5 1.7 0.0 0.9 0.8 1.1 0.5 1.0
February 6 6 20.3 0.7 4.2 4.8 1.5 0.0 1.2 1.0 1.2 0.5 1.2
March 4 4 20.5 1.3 2.3 3.5 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.8 1.3 0.3 1.8
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Total 27 27 625 41 103 144 50 0 28 29 1.0 16 35
Conference 20 20 471 29 80 109 37 0 19 19 1.0 13 22
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 11 11 269 12 52 64 20 0 5 12 0.4 4 15
Away 13 13 285 24 45 69 26 0 19 14 1.4 11 14
Neutral 3 3 71 5 6 11 4 0 4 3 1.3 1 6
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Wins 19 19 447 29 72 101 34 0 20 19 1.1 10 23
Losses 8 8 178 12 31 43 16 0 8 10 0.8 6 12
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December 7 7 179 17 29 46 20 0 8 12 0.7 7 11
January 10 10 242 15 40 55 17 0 9 8 1.1 5 10
February 6 6 122 4 25 29 9 0 7 6 1.2 3 7
March 4 4 82 5 9 14 4 0 4 3 1.3 1 7
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Total 27 27 23.1 2.6 6.6 9.2 3.2 0.0 1.8 1.9 1.0 1.0 2.2
Conference 20 20 23.6 2.5 6.8 9.3 3.1 0.0 1.6 1.6 1.0 1.1 1.9
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 11 11 24.5 1.8 7.7 9.5 3.0 0.0 0.7 1.8 0.4 0.6 2.2
Away 13 13 21.9 3.4 6.3 9.7 3.6 0.0 2.7 2.0 1.4 1.5 2.0
Neutral 3 3 23.7 2.8 3.4 6.2 2.3 0.0 2.3 1.7 1.3 0.6 3.4
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Wins 19 19 23.5 2.6 6.4 9.0 3.0 0.0 1.8 1.7 1.1 0.9 2.1
Losses 8 8 22.3 2.7 7.0 9.7 3.6 0.0 1.8 2.2 0.8 1.3 2.7
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December 7 7 25.6 3.8 6.5 10.3 4.5 0.0 1.8 2.7 0.7 1.6 2.5
January 10 10 24.2 2.5 6.6 9.1 2.8 0.0 1.5 1.3 1.1 0.8 1.7
February 6 6 20.3 1.3 8.2 9.5 3.0 0.0 2.3 2.0 1.2 1.0 2.3
March 4 4 20.5 2.4 4.4 6.8 2.0 0.0 2.0 1.5 1.3 0.5 3.4