Game preview · Wednesday, Feb 24 · 7:00 PM ET
Conference game · Flex Game: 2/23 or 2/24
Statboy projection
Auburn by 5 (78-73)
67% to win
From the Statboy Power ratings, with home court counted.
Ratings
LSU |  Auburn | |
|---|---|---|
| +19.2#45 | Power rating | +22.0#34 |
| 113.5#82 | Offense | 120.1#25 |
| 94.3#21 | Defense | 98.1#45 |
| 72.0#48 | Tempo | 69.4#266 |
| 3-0 | Record | 2-0 |
| #97 | Preseason rank | #47 |
Small numbers are national ranks (1 = best). The better team in each row is bold; tempo is a style, so neither is bold.
Team stats
| LSU | Auburn | |
|---|---|---|
| 54.3%#44 | Shooting (eFG%) | 51.6%#124 |
| 40.9%#1 | Opponents' eFG% | 44.1%#6 |
| 19.1%#244 | Turnover rate | 17.8%#139 |
| 20.8%#38 | Turnovers forced | 17.8%#226 |
| 31.7%#170 | Offensive rebounding | 35.9%#33 |
| 35.6%#221 | Free throw rate | 38.3%#141 |
| 28.9%#314 | 3-point % | 35.5%#74 |
| 26.5%#10 | Opponents' 3-point % | 28.0%#28 |
| 38.8%#279 | Shots from three | 42.1%#160 |
This season so far, not adjusted for opponents. Small numbers are national ranks.
Players to watch
LSU
Donovan Dent#27 · G
This season: 13.7 pts · 1.7 reb · 8.3 ast (3 games)
Mo Dioubate#115 · F
This season: 12.7 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast (3 games)
Skyy Clark#449 · G
This season: 4.3 pts · 3.3 reb · 3 ast (3 games)
Auburn
Thomas Dowd#120 · F
This season: 5.5 pts · 8.5 reb · 2 ast (2 games)
Tahaad Pettiford#241 · G
This season: 22 pts · 1 reb · 3.5 ast (2 games)
Bukky Oboye#247 · C
This season: 4 pts · 4 reb · 0 ast (2 games)
Each team's top three in the Statboy player rankings (#rank · position).