Last year, the 75.4 points per game the Longhorns recorded were just 0.2 fewer points than the Orange allowed (75.6).
Texas went 14-1 last season when scoring more than 75.6 points.
Syracuse had a 14-2 record last season when giving up fewer than 75.4 points.
The Orange scored an average of 76.3 points per game last year, 7.4 more points than the 68.9 the Longhorns allowed to opponents.
When it scored more than 68.9 points last season, Syracuse went 20-4.
Texas went 17-3 last season when it gave up fewer than 76.3 points.
The Longhorns scored a total of 221 more points than their opponents last year (an average of 6.5 per game), and the Orange outscored opponents by 22 points on the season (0.7 more per game).

The Longhorns made 46.9% of their shots from the field last season, which was 1.1 percentage points higher than the Orange allowed to their opponents (45.8%).
Texas had a 17-2 straight-up record in games it shot higher than 45.8% from the field.
The Orange shot at a 46.1% clip from the field last season, 3.5 percentage points greater than the 42.6% shooting opponents of the Longhorns averaged.
Syracuse compiled a 14-4 straight up record in games it shot above 42.6% from the field.

The Longhorns and the Orange hauled in rebounds at approximately the same rate last season (31.5 and 30.2 boards per game, respectively).
When Texas earned the rebounding advantage they were 6-11 against the spread. When recording fewer boards, Syracuse was 11-10.
The Orange ranked 294th in rebounding in college basketball. The Longhorns finished 212th.
The Longhorns averaged 8.4 offensive boards per game, outgaining the Orange by 1.2 rebounds per contest last season.
The Longhorns were 11-2 straight up when they won the battle on the offensive boards. The Orange were 13-6 when they lost the offensive rebounding edge.
The Orange were the 294th-ranked offensive rebounding team in college basketball. The Longhorns finished 201st.
Texas faired well on the boards with an average rebounding margin of +one rebound per game. It's a different story for Syracuse who averaged a margin of -5.0.