Game preview · Thursday, Jan 7 · 7:45 PM ET
Conference game
Statboy projection
Morehead State by 5 (74-69)
68% to win
From the Statboy Power ratings, with home court counted.
Ratings
Eastern Illinois |  Morehead State | |
|---|---|---|
| -23.9#360 | Power rating | -20.5#350 |
| 91.8#358 | Offense | 97.0#325 |
| 115.6#348 | Defense | 117.5#354 |
| 69.7#255 | Tempo | 69.0#308 |
| 0-2 | Record | 1-2 |
| #358 | Preseason rank | #341 |
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
| Eastern Illinois | Morehead State | |
|---|---|---|
| 48.6%#272 | Shooting (eFG%) | 46.6%#323 |
| 56.7%#353 | Opponents' eFG% | 52.5%#271 |
| 21.0%#339 | Turnover rate | 15.2%#13 |
| 19.7%#76 | Turnovers forced | 15.3%#338 |
| 30.0%#245 | Offensive rebounding | 26.7%#330 |
| 32.5%#293 | Free throw rate | 29.9%#337 |
| 27.1%#345 | 3-point % | 28.3%#325 |
| 37.6%#335 | Opponents' 3-point % | 34.0%#249 |
| 32.9%#358 | Shots from three | 39.2%#270 |
This season so far, not adjusted for opponents. Small numbers are national ranks.
Players to watch
Eastern Illinois
Tanner Vogel#2912 · C
This season: 9.5 pts · 9 reb · 1 ast (2 games)
Andrew Austin#3523 · F
This season: 3 pts · 1.5 reb · 0.5 ast (2 games)
Markus Blackwell#3701 · G
This season: 2 pts · 1.5 reb · 0 ast (2 games)
Morehead State
Davion Cunningham#2357 · G
This season: 0 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast (1 game)
Clayton Parker#2388 · F
This season: 18.3 pts · 4.7 reb · 2 ast (3 games)
Chase Dawson#2760 · G
This season: 10.3 pts · 0.3 reb · 3 ast (3 games)
Each team's top three in the Statboy player rankings (#rank · position).