2 Nick Brenegan
2 Nick Brenegan
Height: 6-3
Weight: 195
Year: Junior
Hometown: Greenville, S.C.
High School: Wade Hampton
Position: G
gp 29
pts/g 17.3
fg % 48.1
3pt % 46.6
ft % 87.8
reb/g 2.1
a/g 2.8

2023-23: Brenegan was injured for the early portions of the season, but turned it on in the back off of his redshirt-sophomore campaign.  The Greenville, S.C.-native scored in double-digits in a career-best seven consecutive games to close the regular season.  He averaged 8.3 points per game on 46.6 percent shooting from the field, 40.6 percent shooting from the three and 84.6 percent shooting from the stripe.  He had a career-best 23-point effort at Wingate on Feb. 18. Brenegan started the final six games of the season. As a starter, he averaged 16.83 points per game on a 49.2/48.3/85.7 slash line.  He averaged 2.5 made threes per game in that stretch.  He knocked down a career-best five threes against Wingate (Feb. 18) and had four rebounds on three occassions, at Belmont Abbey (Jan. 4), at Mars Hill (Feb. 8) and against Emory & Henry (Feb. 22).  He dished out multiple assists in all six games he started, including a season-high four at MHU, at Wingate and against E&H.  Overall, he had seven games where he scored in double figures.  

HONORS: 

  • CSC Academic All-District

2021-22: The younger Brenegan brother appeared in all 31 games for Carson-Newman making his first starts of his career. Brenegan entered the starting lineup against Erskine (1/1).  The three-point specialist averaged 5.2 points per game while canning 39.8 percent of his shots and 40.4 percent of his threes.  Brenegan made 42 triples on 104 attempts.  He made a three in a career-best eight straight games from Dec. 1 - Jan. 5.  The Wade Hampton product had six games where he buried three or more threes.  Brenegan reset his career high in a start at Anderson (1/24). he canned 6-of-9  threes en route to scoring 20 on the Trojans.  That was one of four double-digit scooring efforts on the year for Brenegan. He also topped 10 points against Lees-McRae (11/13), Erskine (1/1) and Limestone (2/19).  He had is first career five-rebound game against the Saints.  He handed out four assists, a new career high, on two occasions, at UVA Wise (12/8) and at home against Mars Hill (12/15).  

2020-21: Brenegan came off the bench in 20 games for Carson-Newman in his freshman season.  An efficient marksman, Brenegan knocked down 48.2 percent of his shots and a team-best 46.5 percent of his threes.  He averaged 4.3 points per game while scoring in double digits twice - a 16-point night  against Benedict (2/15) and a 10-point effort at Mars Hill (2/18).  He knocked down multiple threes in seven games, including four straight from Feb. 1 through Feb. 10.  He had a season-best four boards in a home game against Mars Hill (2/17).  He also dished out three assists that game, a feat that he matched at Lincoln Memorial (1/27).  

HIGH SCHOOL: A high school teammate of fellow commit Tyler Bowens at Wade Hampton, the duo helped the generals to a region title in 2020.  They also appeared in the state title game that year. Brenegan was a two-time all-conference player and two-time all-county player.  He earned all-state honors as a junior and senior. He scored more than 1,000 points in his high school career. 

PERSONAL: The son of Amy and John Brenegan, he plans to study biology at Carson-Newman.  Younger brother of Carson-Newman guard Luke Brenegan. His father played basketball at the University of South Dakota.  Brenegan finished his high school career at Wade Hampton with a 4.818 GPA. 

Recent Games
Feb 17 Anderson (S.C.) W, 103-101
Feb 21 at Virginia-Wise W, 94-83
Feb 24 at Limestone L, 79-72
Mar 2 Mars Hill W, 109-99
Mar 6 vs. Tusculum W, 68-60
Mar 7 vs. Lincoln Memorial L, 70-65
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 29 19
Games started 29 19
Minutes 1042 717
Minutes per game 35.9 37.7
FG 165-343 118-234
FG Pct 48.1 50.4
3PT 108-232 71-152
3PT Pct 46.6 46.7
FT 65-74 41-46
FT Pct 87.8 89.1
Off rebounds 8 4
Def rebounds 54 35
Total rebounds 62 39
Rebounds per game 2.1 2.1
Personal fouls 46 33
Disqualifications - -
Assists 80 49
Turnovers 43 34
Assist to turnover ratio 1.9 1.4
Steals 11 5
Blocks 2 2
Points 503 348
Points per game 17.3 18.3
Points per 40 min 19.3 19.4
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 11 vs. Lees-McRae W, 101-77 1 28 3-8 37.5 2-4 50.0 3-4 75.0 11
Nov 12 vs. King (Tenn.) W, 74-72 1 37 5-14 35.7 4-10 40.0 7-8 87.5 21
Nov 18 Southern Wesleyan W, 108-78 1 28 7-13 53.8 6-11 54.5 0-0 - 20
Nov 25 at Lander L, 81-72 1 36 3-9 33.3 2-4 50.0 4-4 100.0 12
Nov 27 Milligan College W, 111-60 1 19 5-8 62.5 4-7 57.1 0-0 - 14
Dec 2 Clayton St. W, 108-81 1 29 5-8 62.5 3-5 60.0 2-2 100.0 15
Dec 9 Limestone L, 85-77 1 37 5-15 33.3 3-9 33.3 0-0 - 13
Dec 13 at Tusculum W, 83-73 1 40 6-13 46.2 6-12 50.0 9-11 81.8 27
Dec 16 at Anderson (S.C.) W, 94-81 1 37 5-10 50.0 5-9 55.6 2-2 100.0 17
Dec 19 Tenn. Wesleyan W, 107-83 1 36 12-25 48.0 12-25 48.0 1-1 100.0 37
Dec 30 Belmont Abbey W, 98-87 1 40 3-4 75.0 3-4 75.0 2-2 100.0 11
Jan 3 at #22 Lincoln Memorial L, 83-64 1 37 3-8 37.5 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 7
Jan 6 Newberry W, 103-51 1 36 21-34 61.8 18-27 66.7 4-4 100.0 64
Jan 10 Emory & Henry W, 105-77 1 40 8-13 61.5 4-8 50.0 0-0 - 20
Jan 13 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 72-63 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 18 Virginia-Wise W, 109-72 1 37 9-14 64.3 6-9 66.7 0-0 - 24
Jan 20 at RV Wingate L, 84-83 1 40 5-14 35.7 2-6 33.3 1-2 50.0 13
Jan 24 at Emory & Henry W, 106-99 1 45 6-10 60.0 3-6 50.0 4-4 100.0 19
Jan 27 Coker W, 120-81 1 31 5-9 55.6 1-5 20.0 4-4 100.0 15
Jan 31 RV Lincoln Memorial W, 91-82 1 35 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 0-1 0.0 4
Feb 3 at Catawba L, 87-68 1 36 6-14 42.9 2-7 28.6 4-4 100.0 18
Feb 7 at Mars Hill W, 99-72 1 40 9-16 56.3 4-10 40.0 3-4 75.0 25
Feb 10 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 91-73 1 38 5-8 62.5 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 12
Feb 14 Tusculum L, 84-81 1 40 3-7 42.9 1-4 25.0 2-2 100.0 9
Feb 17 Anderson (S.C.) W, 103-101 1 40 6-9 66.7 3-6 50.0 4-4 100.0 19
Feb 21 at Virginia-Wise W, 94-83 1 40 9-19 47.4 6-13 46.2 2-2 100.0 26
Feb 24 at Limestone L, 79-72 1 35 2-9 22.2 1-6 16.7 0-0 - 5
Mar 2 Mars Hill W, 109-99 1 33 3-7 42.9 3-7 42.9 2-2 100.0 11
Mar 6 vs. Tusculum W, 68-60 1 40 4-12 33.3 1-5 20.0 3-5 60.0 12
Mar 7 vs. Lincoln Memorial L, 70-65 1 32 0-8 0.0 0-5 0.0 2-2 100.0 2
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Nov 11 vs. Lees-McRae W, 101-77 1 28 2 1 3 3 2 1.5 1 0 1 -
Nov 12 vs. King (Tenn.) W, 74-72 1 37 0 3 3 2 2 1.0 1 0 0 -
Nov 18 Southern Wesleyan W, 108-78 1 28 0 2 2 3 0 - 1 0 2 -
Nov 25 at Lander L, 81-72 1 36 0 3 3 2 1 2.0 0 0 3 -
Nov 27 Milligan College W, 111-60 1 19 0 3 3 3 1 3.0 1 0 0 -
Dec 2 Clayton St. W, 108-81 1 29 0 2 2 6 0 - 1 0 1 -
Dec 9 Limestone L, 85-77 1 37 0 1 1 3 0 - 0 0 1 -
Dec 13 at Tusculum W, 83-73 1 40 0 2 2 0 2 0.0 0 0 1 -
Dec 16 at Anderson (S.C.) W, 94-81 1 37 0 3 3 4 2 2.0 0 0 2 -
Dec 19 Tenn. Wesleyan W, 107-83 1 36 0 2 2 7 0 - 1 0 1 -
Dec 30 Belmont Abbey W, 98-87 1 40 1 0 1 3 1 3.0 0 0 1 -
Jan 3 at #22 Lincoln Memorial L, 83-64 1 37 0 4 4 2 2 1.0 0 0 3 -
Jan 6 Newberry W, 103-51 1 36 1 2 3 0 1 0.0 0 0 1 -
Jan 10 Emory & Henry W, 105-77 1 40 0 4 4 6 1 6.0 2 0 1 -
Jan 13 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 72-63 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 18 Virginia-Wise W, 109-72 1 37 0 2 2 5 1 5.0 0 0 2 -
Jan 20 at RV Wingate L, 84-83 1 40 2 2 4 2 2 1.0 0 0 2 -
Jan 24 at Emory & Henry W, 106-99 1 45 0 1 1 3 1 3.0 0 0 0 -
Jan 27 Coker W, 120-81 1 31 0 3 3 2 4 0.5 0 0 3 -
Jan 31 RV Lincoln Memorial W, 91-82 1 35 0 2 2 4 2 2.0 0 0 4 -
Feb 3 at Catawba L, 87-68 1 36 0 5 5 0 3 0.0 1 1 1 -
Feb 7 at Mars Hill W, 99-72 1 40 0 3 3 3 1 3.0 0 1 2 -
Feb 10 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 91-73 1 38 0 0 0 3 1 3.0 0 0 0 -
Feb 14 Tusculum L, 84-81 1 40 0 0 0 1 3 0.3 2 0 2 -
Feb 17 Anderson (S.C.) W, 103-101 1 40 0 1 1 1 4 0.3 0 0 3 -
Feb 21 at Virginia-Wise W, 94-83 1 40 1 0 1 5 1 5.0 0 0 1 -
Feb 24 at Limestone L, 79-72 1 35 0 0 0 1 2 0.5 0 0 2 -
Mar 2 Mars Hill W, 109-99 1 33 0 0 0 4 1 4.0 0 0 2 -
Mar 6 vs. Tusculum W, 68-60 1 40 1 2 3 1 2 0.5 0 0 2 -
Mar 7 vs. Lincoln Memorial L, 70-65 1 32 0 1 1 1 0 - 0 0 2 -
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2020-21 20 - 11.3 1.4-2.8 48.2 1.0-2.1 46.5 0.6-0.7 78.6 4.3
2021-22 31 5 15.9 1.7-4.3 39.8 1.4-3.4 40.4 0.4-0.6 60.0 5.2
2022-23 19 6 20.3 2.9-6.2 46.6 1.4-3.4 40.6 1.2-1.4 84.6 8.3
2023-24 29 29 35.9 5.7-11.8 48.1 3.7-8.0 46.6 2.2-2.6 87.8 17.3
Total 99 40 21.7 3.0-6.6 46.2 2.0-4.5 44.2 1.1-1.4 82.1 9.2
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2020-21 20 - 226 27-56 48.2 20-43 46.5 11-14 78.6 85
2021-22 31 5 493 53-133 39.8 42-104 40.4 12-20 60.0 160
2022-23 19 6 385 55-118 46.6 26-64 40.6 22-26 84.6 158
2023-24 29 29 1042 165-343 48.1 108-232 46.6 65-74 87.8 503
Total 99 40 2146 300-650 46.2 196-443 44.2 110-134 82.1 906
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2020-21 20 - 11.3 4.8-9.9 48.2 3.5-7.6 46.5 1.9-2.5 78.6 15.0
2021-22 31 5 15.9 4.3-10.8 39.8 3.4-8.4 40.4 1.0-1.6 60.0 13.0
2022-23 19 6 20.3 5.7-12.3 46.6 2.7-6.6 40.6 2.3-2.7 84.6 16.4
2023-24 29 29 35.9 6.3-13.2 48.1 4.1-8.9 46.6 2.5-2.8 87.8 19.3
Total 99 40 21.7 5.6-12.1 46.2 3.7-8.3 44.2 2.1-2.5 82.1 16.9
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2020-21 20 - 11.3 0.1 0.8 0.8 1.1 0.0 0.7 0.7 1.1 0.3 0.0
2021-22 31 5 15.9 0.3 1.1 1.4 0.9 0.0 1.4 0.8 1.7 0.3 0.0
2022-23 19 6 20.3 0.4 1.6 2.0 1.1 0.0 1.6 1.4 1.1 0.4 0.1
2023-24 29 29 35.9 0.3 1.9 2.1 1.6 - 2.8 1.5 1.9 0.4 0.1
Total 99 40 21.7 0.3 1.4 1.6 1.2 0.0 1.7 1.1 1.6 0.4 0.0
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2020-21 20 - 226 2 15 17 22 0 14 13 1.1 6 0
2021-22 31 5 493 9 34 43 27 0 43 25 1.7 10 0
2022-23 19 6 385 7 31 38 20 0 31 27 1.1 8 1
2023-24 29 29 1042 8 54 62 46 - 80 43 1.9 11 2
Total 99 40 2146 26 134 160 115 0 168 108 1.6 35 3
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2020-21 20 - 11.3 0.4 2.7 3.0 3.9 0.0 2.5 2.3 1.1 1.1 0.0
2021-22 31 5 15.9 0.7 2.8 3.5 2.2 0.0 3.5 2.0 1.7 0.8 0.0
2022-23 19 6 20.3 0.7 3.2 3.9 2.1 0.0 3.2 2.8 1.1 0.8 0.1
2023-24 29 29 35.9 0.3 2.1 2.4 1.8 0.0 3.1 1.7 1.9 0.4 0.1
Total 99 40 21.7 0.5 2.5 3.0 2.1 0.0 3.1 2.0 1.6 0.7 0.1
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Total 29 29 35.9 5.7-11.8 48.1 3.7-8.0 46.6 2.2-2.6 87.8 17.3
Conference 19 19 37.7 6.2-12.3 50.4 3.7-8.0 46.7 2.2-2.4 89.1 18.3
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Home 15 15 34.6 6.6-11.9 55.3 4.6-8.7 52.7 1.4-1.5 95.5 19.2
Away 10 10 38.6 5.4-12.2 44.3 3.2-7.7 41.6 2.9-3.3 87.9 16.9
Neutral 4 4 34.3 3.0-10.5 28.6 1.8-6.0 29.2 3.8-4.8 78.9 11.5
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Wins 21 21 35.7 6.6-12.3 53.3 4.6-8.9 51.3 2.5-2.9 86.7 20.2
Losses 8 8 36.6 3.4-10.5 32.1 1.5-5.6 26.7 1.6-1.8 92.9 9.9
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November 5 5 29.6 4.6-10.4 44.2 3.6-7.2 50.0 2.8-3.2 87.5 15.6
December 6 6 36.5 6.0-12.5 48.0 5.3-10.7 50.0 2.7-3.0 88.9 20.0
January 8 8 37.6 7.4-13.4 55.1 4.4-8.1 53.8 1.6-1.9 86.7 20.8
February 7 7 38.4 5.7-11.7 48.8 2.7-7.1 38.0 2.1-2.3 93.8 16.3
March 3 3 35.0 2.3-9.0 25.9 1.3-5.7 23.5 2.3-3.0 77.8 8.3
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Total 29 29 1042 165-343 48.1 108-232 46.6 65-74 87.8 503
Conference 19 19 717 118-234 50.4 71-152 46.7 41-46 89.1 348
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
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Home 15 15 519 99-179 55.3 69-131 52.7 21-22 95.5 288
Away 10 10 386 54-122 44.3 32-77 41.6 29-33 87.9 169
Neutral 4 4 137 12-42 28.6 7-24 29.2 15-19 78.9 46
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Wins 21 21 749 138-259 53.3 96-187 51.3 52-60 86.7 424
Losses 8 8 293 27-84 32.1 12-45 26.7 13-14 92.9 79
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November 5 5 148 23-52 44.2 18-36 50.0 14-16 87.5 78
December 6 6 219 36-75 48.0 32-64 50.0 16-18 88.9 120
January 8 8 301 59-107 55.1 35-65 53.8 13-15 86.7 166
February 7 7 269 40-82 48.8 19-50 38.0 15-16 93.8 114
March 3 3 105 7-27 25.9 4-17 23.5 7-9 77.8 25
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Total 29 29 35.9 6.3-13.2 48.1 4.1-8.9 46.6 2.5-2.8 87.8 19.3
Conference 19 19 37.7 6.6-13.1 50.4 4.0-8.5 46.7 2.3-2.6 89.1 19.4
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Home 15 15 34.6 7.6-13.8 55.3 5.3-10.1 52.7 1.6-1.7 95.5 22.2
Away 10 10 38.6 5.6-12.6 44.3 3.3-8.0 41.6 3.0-3.4 87.9 17.5
Neutral 4 4 34.3 3.5-12.3 28.6 2.0-7.0 29.2 4.4-5.5 78.9 13.4
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Wins 21 21 35.7 7.4-13.8 53.3 5.1-10.0 51.3 2.8-3.2 86.7 22.6
Losses 8 8 36.6 3.7-11.5 32.1 1.6-6.1 26.7 1.8-1.9 92.9 10.8
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November 5 5 29.6 6.2-14.1 44.2 4.9-9.7 50.0 3.8-4.3 87.5 21.1
December 6 6 36.5 6.6-13.7 48.0 5.8-11.7 50.0 2.9-3.3 88.9 21.9
January 8 8 37.6 7.8-14.2 55.1 4.7-8.6 53.8 1.7-2.0 86.7 22.1
February 7 7 38.4 5.9-12.2 48.8 2.8-7.4 38.0 2.2-2.4 93.8 17.0
March 3 3 35.0 2.7-10.3 25.9 1.5-6.5 23.5 2.7-3.4 77.8 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
Total 29 29 35.9 0.3 1.9 2.1 1.6 - 2.8 1.5 1.9 0.4 0.1
Conference 19 19 37.7 0.2 1.8 2.1 1.7 - 2.6 1.8 1.4 0.3 0.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 15 15 34.6 0.1 1.6 1.7 1.6 - 3.4 1.3 2.5 0.5 0.0
Away 10 10 38.6 0.3 2.3 2.6 1.7 - 2.2 1.7 1.3 0.1 0.2
Neutral 4 4 34.3 0.8 1.8 2.5 1.3 - 1.8 1.5 1.2 0.5 0.0
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Wins 21 21 35.7 0.3 1.8 2.1 1.4 - 3.2 1.4 2.3 0.4 0.0
Losses 8 8 36.6 0.3 2.0 2.3 2.0 - 1.5 1.6 0.9 0.4 0.1
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November 5 5 29.6 0.4 2.4 2.8 1.2 - 2.6 1.2 2.2 0.8 0.0
December 6 6 36.5 0.2 1.7 1.8 1.2 - 3.8 0.8 4.6 0.3 0.0
January 8 8 37.6 0.4 2.5 2.9 2.0 - 3.0 1.8 1.7 0.3 0.0
February 7 7 38.4 0.1 1.3 1.4 1.6 - 2.0 2.1 0.9 0.4 0.3
March 3 3 35.0 0.3 1.0 1.3 2.0 - 2.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.0
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Total 29 29 1042 8 54 62 46 - 80 43 1.9 11 2
Conference 19 19 717 4 35 39 33 - 49 34 1.4 5 2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 15 15 519 2 24 26 24 - 51 20 2.5 8 0
Away 10 10 386 3 23 26 17 - 22 17 1.3 1 2
Neutral 4 4 137 3 7 10 5 - 7 6 1.2 2 0
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Wins 21 21 749 6 38 44 30 - 68 30 2.3 8 1
Losses 8 8 293 2 16 18 16 - 12 13 0.9 3 1
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November 5 5 148 2 12 14 6 - 13 6 2.2 4 0
December 6 6 219 1 10 11 7 - 23 5 4.6 2 0
January 8 8 301 3 20 23 16 - 24 14 1.7 2 0
February 7 7 269 1 9 10 11 - 14 15 0.9 3 2
March 3 3 105 1 3 4 6 - 6 3 2.0 0 0
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Total 29 29 35.9 0.3 2.1 2.4 1.8 0.0 3.1 1.7 1.9 0.4 0.1
Conference 19 19 37.7 0.2 2.0 2.2 1.8 0.0 2.7 1.9 1.4 0.3 0.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 15 15 34.6 0.2 1.8 2.0 1.8 0.0 3.9 1.5 2.5 0.6 0.0
Away 10 10 38.6 0.3 2.4 2.7 1.8 0.0 2.3 1.8 1.3 0.1 0.2
Neutral 4 4 34.3 0.9 2.0 2.9 1.5 0.0 2.0 1.8 1.2 0.6 0.0
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Wins 21 21 35.7 0.3 2.0 2.3 1.6 0.0 3.6 1.6 2.3 0.4 0.1
Losses 8 8 36.6 0.3 2.2 2.5 2.2 0.0 1.6 1.8 0.9 0.4 0.1
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November 5 5 29.6 0.5 3.2 3.8 1.6 0.0 3.5 1.6 2.2 1.1 0.0
December 6 6 36.5 0.2 1.8 2.0 1.3 0.0 4.2 0.9 4.6 0.4 0.0
January 8 8 37.6 0.4 2.7 3.1 2.1 0.0 3.2 1.9 1.7 0.3 0.0
February 7 7 38.4 0.1 1.3 1.5 1.6 0.0 2.1 2.2 0.9 0.4 0.3
March 3 3 35.0 0.4 1.1 1.5 2.3 0.0 2.3 1.1 2.0 0.0 0.0