Game preview · Thursday, Jan 21 · 8:00 PM ET
Conference game
Statboy projection
South Dakota by 7 (84-77)
73% to win
From the Statboy Power ratings, with home court counted.
Ratings
North Dakota |  South Dakota | |
|---|---|---|
| -15.6#322 | Power rating | -10.5#271 |
| 99.1#297 | Offense | 103.4#221 |
| 114.7#332 | Defense | 113.9#324 |
| 70.9#133 | Tempo | 73.0#23 |
| 1-1 | Record | 1-2 |
| #328 | Preseason rank | #260 |
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
| North Dakota | South Dakota | |
|---|---|---|
| 46.4%#326 | Shooting (eFG%) | 51.7%#116 |
| 54.2%#317 | Opponents' eFG% | 58.3%#356 |
| 18.2%#178 | Turnover rate | 20.7%#328 |
| 18.1%#191 | Turnovers forced | 17.1%#264 |
| 35.9%#29 | Offensive rebounding | 27.6%#321 |
| 45.5%#26 | Free throw rate | 42.4%#58 |
| 24.3%#356 | 3-point % | 31.8%#208 |
| 34.3%#259 | Opponents' 3-point % | 45.5%#358 |
| 39.2%#267 | Shots from three | 42.3%#145 |
This season so far, not adjusted for opponents. Small numbers are national ranks.
Players to watch
North Dakota
Tyler Wagner#2462 · G
This season: 3 pts · 4 reb · 0 ast (1 game)
Samuel Hincapie#2552 · G
This season: 14.5 pts · 5.5 reb · 0 ast (2 games)
Zach Kraft#2677 · G
This season: 3.5 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast (2 games)
South Dakota
Cade Kelderman#1189 · G
This season: 5 pts · 1.7 reb · 1.7 ast (3 games)
Vince Buzelis#1397 · G
This season: 20 pts · 6.3 reb · 3.3 ast (3 games)
Kajus Kublickas#1595 · G
This season: 11.7 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast (3 games)
Each team's top three in the Statboy player rankings (#rank · position).