Game preview · Saturday, Nov 21 · 7:00 PM ET
Statboy projection
Wake Forest by 8 (80-72)
76% to win
From the Statboy Power ratings, with home court counted.
Ratings
| Western Carolina | ||
|---|---|---|
| +0.8#147 | Power rating | +7.8#107 |
| 108.9#127 | Offense | 109.6#117 |
| 108.1#204 | Defense | 101.7#91 |
| 70.0#220 | Tempo | 70.6#163 |
| 1-1 | Record | 1-1 |
| #189 | Preseason rank | #93 |
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
| Western Carolina | ||
|---|---|---|
| 49.7%#219 | Shooting (eFG%) | 51.1%#148 |
| 48.7%#99 | Opponents' eFG% | 48.1%#77 |
| 15.2%#14 | Turnover rate | 15.8%#27 |
| 17.8%#228 | Turnovers forced | 17.9%#206 |
| 32.9%#118 | Offensive rebounding | 29.3%#267 |
| 49.0%#5 | Free throw rate | 34.8%#241 |
| 35.3%#74 | 3-point % | 30.3%#261 |
| 32.3%#174 | Opponents' 3-point % | 34.2%#253 |
| 42.0%#156 | Shots from three | 42.0%#160 |
This season so far, not adjusted for opponents. Small numbers are national ranks.
Players to watch
Western Carolina
Samuel Dada#482 · F
This season: 8.5 pts · 7 reb · 1.5 ast (2 games)
Isaiah Manning#647 · G
This season: 8 pts · 5.5 reb · 0.5 ast (2 games)
Jaxon Prunty#1296 · G
This season: 18.5 pts · 1.5 reb · 3 ast (2 games)
Wake Forest
Kevair Kennedy#285 · G
This season: 17 pts · 7 reb · 4 ast (2 games)
Gavin Placide#457 · F
This season: 15 pts · 7.5 reb · 1 ast (2 games)
Ring Nyeri#783 · F
This season: 3 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast (1 game)
Each team's top three in the Statboy player rankings (#rank · position).

