Game preview · Saturday, Jan 30 · 2:00 PM ET
Conference game
Statboy projection
Akron by 14 (83-69)
88% to win
From the Statboy Power ratings, with home court counted.
Ratings
Massachusetts |  Akron | |
|---|---|---|
| -2.4#179 | Power rating | +12.6#80 |
| 104.5#203 | Offense | 114.4#73 |
| 106.8#169 | Defense | 101.9#96 |
| 69.8#246 | Tempo | 71.4#92 |
| 1-1 | Record | 1-0 |
| #206 | 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
| Massachusetts | Akron | |
|---|---|---|
| 50.6%#173 | Shooting (eFG%) | 52.6%#89 |
| 44.3%#5 | Opponents' eFG% | 46.1%#23 |
| 19.1%#253 | Turnover rate | 19.2%#256 |
| 15.2%#339 | Turnovers forced | 16.5%#297 |
| 36.1%#24 | Offensive rebounding | 33.4%#101 |
| 29.8%#340 | Free throw rate | 37.5%#164 |
| 32.5%#182 | 3-point % | 33.0%#155 |
| 24.4%#1 | Opponents' 3-point % | 31.8%#144 |
| 38.8%#282 | Shots from three | 46.9%#27 |
This season so far, not adjusted for opponents. Small numbers are national ranks.
Players to watch
Massachusetts
Abdullah Ahmed#865 · F
This season: 9 pts · 4 reb · 0.5 ast (2 games)
Danny Carbuccia#880 · G
This season: 2 pts · 3.5 reb · 7 ast (2 games)
Jayden Ndjigue#897 · G
Last season: 6.5 pts · 5.4 reb · 1.9 ast
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).