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Breaking down the top-5 scoring offenses in DII men’s basketball

Breaking down the top-5 scoring offenses in DII men's basketball

The 2022 DII men’s basketball tournament is getting closer every day. We have been treated to some explosive offensive performances at the DII Elite Eight the past few seasons thanks to some of the nation’s best teams at scoring the basketball.

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If the age-old cliche is defense wins championships, how important is a top offense in getting to Evansville for the DII Elite Eight? Last year, West Liberty led DII men’s basketball in scoring with a 101.0 points per game average. The Hilltoppers made the Elite Eight, as did Lincoln Memorial, which finished in the top five of scoring offenses and also found its way to Evansville.

Flashback to 2019 and Nova Southeastern made a trip to the DII Elite Eight with the second-best offense in DII. We saw the same in 2017 when Fairmont State was the top seed and third-highest scoring team in DII. While 2018 was the outlier, it seems highly likely that we will see at least one of…

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