By the numbers: the better (shooting) team lost

Were these guys just really lucky last year? - Geoff Burke-USA TODAY SportsA look at the Big East and which teams pulled out wins despite being outshot from the floor

Coaches often say, slumped in front of a microphone and despondent after their team's loss and thinking about how the performance could be improved, that their squad just "has to make shots".

And it's true. In college basketball, scoring is not the only thing that determines a winner of a game - but it is the main determinant of winners and losers.

Usually.

While looking at the effect of some of the players on St. John's and thinking about shooting, I decided to run some numbers on how well Big East teams shot - and whether…