Game preview · Saturday, Dec 5 · 1:00 PM ET
Conference game
Statboy projection
Western Carolina by 17 (82-65)
92% to win
From the Statboy Power ratings, with home court counted.
Ratings
The Citadel |  Western Carolina | |
|---|---|---|
| -18.9#343 | Power rating | +0.9#147 |
| 96.6#330 | Offense | 108.9#128 |
| 115.5#346 | Defense | 108.0#204 |
| 68.2#343 | Tempo | 70.0#219 |
| 1-1 | Record | 1-1 |
| #330 | Preseason rank | #189 |
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
| The Citadel | Western Carolina | |
|---|---|---|
| 50.6%#176 | Shooting (eFG%) | 49.9%#210 |
| 49.1%#117 | Opponents' eFG% | 48.4%#86 |
| 20.9%#338 | Turnover rate | 15.2%#14 |
| 18.1%#200 | Turnovers forced | 17.8%#224 |
| 31.4%#181 | Offensive rebounding | 32.8%#123 |
| 36.8%#185 | Free throw rate | 48.8%#5 |
| 34.1%#115 | 3-point % | 35.4%#74 |
| 30.3%#82 | Opponents' 3-point % | 32.2%#161 |
| 46.2%#38 | Shots from three | 42.0%#161 |
This season so far, not adjusted for opponents. Small numbers are national ranks.
Players to watch
The Citadel
Tyler Mrus#1647 · F
This season: 16.5 pts · 4 reb · 0.5 ast (2 games)
Ramel Bethea#1768 · F
This season: 4 pts · 4.5 reb · 0 ast (2 games)
Joe Hurlburt#1818 · F
This season: 11 pts · 7 reb · 3 ast (1 game)
Western Carolina
Samuel Dada#485 · F
This season: 8.5 pts · 7 reb · 1.5 ast (2 games)
Isaiah Manning#650 · G
This season: 8 pts · 5.5 reb · 0.5 ast (2 games)
Jaxon Prunty#1294 · G
This season: 18.5 pts · 1.5 reb · 3 ast (2 games)
Each team's top three in the Statboy player rankings (#rank · position).