Who gets the call? Charting fouls in the Big 12
It depends on what measure you use, but MU, Texas and K-State enjoy foul advantages at home in Big 12 games.
By TEREZ A. PAYLOR
The Kansas City Star
By TEREZ A. PAYLOR The Kansas City Star
Updated: 2012-03-06T19:29:14Z
COLUMBIA -- When it comes to staying out of foul trouble at home, nobody in the Big 12 has been better than Missouri this season.
Stats compiled by The Star through Wednesday’s conference games reveal the Tigers are called for an average of 7.14 fewer fouls in Big 12 games at Mizzou Arena than their opponents — the best margin in the league.
Missouri also shoots an average of 8.71 more free throws per home game than its opponents, but that only ranks third in the conference behind Texas and Iowa State. The Longhorns lead the conference by shooting 13.58 more free throws per home game than their opponents, more than four shots ahead of the Cyclones at 9.34.
The stats also show Kansas’ Allen Fieldhouse and Kansas State’s Bramlage Coliseum to be solid home-court advantages, though not to the degree of Missouri’s. KU is called for an average of 15.33 fouls per home game, second lowest behind only Missouri at 11.43. Both the Wildcats and the Jayhawks draw three fewer fouls than their opponents per home game, ranking in the Big 12’s top half.
Kansas State’s opponents are called for a Big 12-high 23.14 fouls at Bramlage Coliseum (tied with Texas), an advantage the Wildcats squander somewhat by committing a Big 12-worst 19.71 fouls per home game.
Away from home, KU is called for 4.29 more fouls per road game than its opponents, highest in the Big 12, and only one team, Missouri, breaks even in that category. Only two teams average more free-throw attempts on the road than their opponents: Iowa State and Baylor, which actually allows more free throws than its opponents at home.
Home games| Team | Opp. fouls | Fouls | Diff. |
| Missouri | 18.57 | 11.43 | 7.14 |
| Texas | 23.14 | 17.00 | 6.14 |
| Iowa State | 20.67 | 16.50 | 4.17 |
| Kansas State | 23.14 | 19.71 | 3.43 |
| Kansas | 18.33 | 15.33 | 3.00 |
| Texas A&M | 19.33 | 17.67 | 1.66 |
| Okla. State | 18.67 | 18.00 | 0.67 |
| Oklahoma | 17.29 | 16.86 | 0.43 |
| Baylor | 19.00 | 18.67 | 0.33 |
| Texas Tech | 18.43 | 18.43 | Even |
| Team | FT taken (pct.) | FT allowed (pct.) | Diff. |
| Texas | 28.29 (.727) | 14.71 (.602) | 13.58 |
| Iowa State | 24.67 (.649) | 15.33 (.674) | 9.34 |
| Missouri | 19.57 (.796) | 10.86 (.697) | 8.71 |
| K-State | 25.29 (.706) | 20.14 (.752) | 5.15 |
| Kansas | 20.50 (.740) | 17.83 (.710) | 2.67 |
| Texas A&M | 18.67 (.696) | 17.83 (.710) | 0.84 |
| Oklahoma | 19.29 (.711) | 19.43 (.743) | -0.14 |
| Okla. State | 21.67 (.838) | 21.83 (.710) | -0.16 |
| Baylor | 20.17 (.769) | 20.50 (.691) | -0.33 |
| Texas Tech | 15.71 (.682) | 20.57 (.736) | -4.86 |
Road games| Team | Opp. Fouls | Fouls | Diff. |
| Missouri | 17.67 | 17.67 | Even |
| Baylor | 15.86 | 17.00 | -1.14 |
| Iowa State | 14.00 | 16.00 | -2.00 |
| Texas | 20.00 | 22.50 | -2.50 |
| Texas Tech | 20.33 | 23.00 | -2.67 |
| Kansas State | 19.50 | 22.83 | -3.33 |
| Oklahoma | 16.00 | 19.67 | -3.67 |
| Texas A&M | 15.43 | 19.14 | -3.71 |
| Okla. State | 16.29 | 20.29 | -4.00 |
| Kansas | 15.57 | 19.86 | -4.29 |
| Team | FT taken (pct.) | FT allowed (pct.) | Diff. |
| Iowa State | 15.71 (.664) | 13.29 (.710) | 2.42 |
| Baylor | 16.86 (.737) | 16.00 (.776) | 0.86 |
| Missouri | 19.17 (.739) | 19.67 (.627) | -0.50 |
| Okla. State | 18.71 (.779) | 21.00 (.728) | -2.29 |
| Kansas | 17.57 (.667) | 21.57 (.722) | -4.00 |
| Oklahoma | 14.83 (.730) | 19.33 (.750) | -4.50 |
| Texas | 23.50 (.759) | 28.00 (.673) | -4.50 |
| Texas A&M | 13.14 (.620) | 20.43 (.797) | -7.29 |
| K-State | 20.00 (.625) | 28.50 (.731) | -8.50 |
| Texas Tech | 20.17 (.719) | 28.67 (.779) | -8.50 |
