Between your heart stopping when Will Sheehey didn't hold for the last shot or when Rob Brandenberg almost went Watford on IU, you probably haven't had time to dissect the box scores of the first two NCAA Tournament games.

Luckily for you, I'm a college student in Portland with a messed up sleep schedule and nothing else to do. Without further ado, here are some of IU's trends in its first two wins of the NCAA Tournament.

-71 points per game

-63.5 points allowed per game

-56 percent from the floor

-47 percent from the floor allowed

-50 percent from three-point range

-31 percent from three-point range allowed

-14 assists per game

-+5.5 rebounding margin per game

-17 turnovers per game

-81 percent free-throw shooting

-Christian Watford and Cody Zeller each led IU with 15 points per game

-Largest lead, 21 points vs. New Mexico State

-Largest deficit, 9 points vs. VCU

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