rookie question: in cbb, in general, do teams tend to score more/less/no correlation in the 1st period compared to the last period?
In general, more in the 2nd period. Because of fouls, free throws, etc. Tons of points can be scored in 2 mins game time at the end of the game. Also OT can obviously change the outcome in a big way. However, if its a blowout game, then the last period can be low scoring.