Game preview · Tuesday, Jan 19 · 7:00 PM ET
Conference game
Statboy projection
Akron by 21 (88-67)
97% to win
From the Statboy Power ratings, with home court counted.
Ratings
| Central Michigan | ||
|---|---|---|
| -13.4#302 | Power rating | +12.6#80 |
| 100.3#273 | Offense | 114.4#73 |
| 113.7#317 | Defense | 101.9#96 |
| 70.3#196 | Tempo | 71.4#92 |
| 2-0 | Record | 1-0 |
| #308 | Preseason rank | #76 |
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
| Central Michigan | ||
|---|---|---|
| 53.2%#65 | Shooting (eFG%) | 52.6%#89 |
| 48.3%#82 | Opponents' eFG% | 46.1%#23 |
| 19.1%#247 | Turnover rate | 19.2%#256 |
| 18.2%#181 | Turnovers forced | 16.5%#297 |
| 35.9%#28 | Offensive rebounding | 33.4%#101 |
| 35.7%#220 | Free throw rate | 37.5%#164 |
| 35.8%#64 | 3-point % | 33.0%#155 |
| 32.7%#194 | Opponents' 3-point % | 31.8%#144 |
| 43.0%#111 | Shots from three | 46.9%#27 |
This season so far, not adjusted for opponents. Small numbers are national ranks.
Players to watch
Central Michigan
Phat Phat Brooks#1410 · G
This season: 17.5 pts · 4.5 reb · 5 ast (2 games)
Keenan Garner#1444 · F
This season: 8.5 pts · 7 reb · 2.5 ast (2 games)
Jalen Kampen#3004 · G
This season: 9 pts · 5.5 reb · 1 ast (2 games)
Akron
Evan Mahaffey#64 · F
This season: 16 pts · 11 reb · 3 ast (1 game)
Ty Pence#437 · G
This season: 19 pts · 8 reb · 2 ast (1 game)
Kamrin Oriol#738 · G
This season: 5 pts · 6 reb · 3 ast (1 game)
Each team's top three in the Statboy player rankings (#rank · position).

