Points Scored vs. Power 5 Opponents

Virginia Tech

In the last 2 years, we have only scored more than 24 points against Power 5 opponents 4 times:

2017 WVU (31)
2017 UNC (59)
2018 Duke (31)
2018 Georgia Tech (28)

Since the beginning of 2017, we have scored between 20-24 points in 59% of the games (10 out of 17) against Power 5 competition, and we are 5-5 in those games.

Since the beginning of 2017, we have 24 points or less in 76% of the games (13 out of 17) against Power 5 competition, and we are 6-7 in those games.

We are now ranked at 83rd in the country for points per game this year with 25.8 points per game - tied with Miami.

I understand that there are other phases of the game that have to work in our favor to pull out a victory, but we lack the firepower for our offense to carry the team if needed.

NC State
NC State a similar record to us last year, and similar completion with us in both years,
Let's look at NC State (2017: 9-4, 2018: 6-3)

In the last 2 years, NC State have only scored 24 or more points against Power 5 opponents 13 times:

2017 South Carolina (28)
2017 FSU (27)
2017 Syracuse (33)
2017 Louisville (39)
2017 Pittsburgh (35)
2017 Clemson (31)
2017 Wake Forest (24)
2017 UNC (33)
2017 Arizona State (52)
2018 UVA (35)
2018 Boston College (28)
2018 Syracuse (41)
2018 FSU (47)

Since the beginning of 2017, NC State has scored between 20-24 points in 12% of the games (2 out of 17) against Power 5 competition, and is 0-2 in those games.

Since the beginning of 2017, NC State has scored less than 24 points in 18% of the games (4 out of 17) against Power 5 competition, and we are 1-3 in those games.

UVA
I feared the worst when comparing to UVA.... The second stat is telling of the differences in our defenses - in low scoring games, we've had more success with winning because of our defense, UVA loses more) However, their offense and our offense, from a 'points perspective' are almost identical.

In the last 2 years, UVA has scored 24 or more points against Power 5 opponents 6 times:

2017 Duke (28)
2017 Georgia Tech (40)
2017 Miami (28)
2018 Louisville (27)
2018 Duke (28)
2018 UNC (31)

Since the beginning of 2017, UVA has scored between 20-24 points in 19% of the games (3 out of 16) against Power 5 competition, and we are 1-2 in those games.

Since the beginning of 2017, UVA has scored less than 24 points in 63% of the games (10 out of 16) against Power 5 competition, and we are 2-8 in those games.