Game preview · Saturday, Dec 5 · 5:00 PM ET
Conference game
Statboy projection
Samford by 1 (82-81)
53% to win
From the Statboy Power ratings, with home court counted.
Ratings
Samford |  Tennessee Tech | |
|---|---|---|
| -1.2#168 | Power rating | -6.8#237 |
| 106.6#160 | Offense | 107.0#151 |
| 107.8#194 | Defense | 113.9#322 |
| 71.0#120 | Tempo | 72.4#40 |
| 1-1 | Record | 2-1 |
| #174 | Preseason rank | #265 |
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
| Samford | Tennessee Tech | |
|---|---|---|
| 50.8%#168 | Shooting (eFG%) | 55.5%#15 |
| 50.5%#186 | Opponents' eFG% | 56.0%#348 |
| 16.1%#37 | Turnover rate | 18.1%#169 |
| 18.2%#173 | Turnovers forced | 19.7%#77 |
| 27.7%#313 | Offensive rebounding | 30.1%#240 |
| 35.3%#223 | Free throw rate | 41.8%#66 |
| 29.3%#297 | 3-point % | 38.5%#21 |
| 31.9%#148 | Opponents' 3-point % | 37.6%#335 |
| 38.5%#292 | Shots from three | 47.1%#25 |
This season so far, not adjusted for opponents. Small numbers are national ranks.
Players to watch
Samford
Cooper Noard#371 · G
This season: 12.5 pts · 3.5 reb · 1.5 ast (2 games)
Cade Norris#826 · G
This season: 15 pts · 3.5 reb · 3.5 ast (2 games)
Ty Davis#1603 · G
This season: 8 pts · 2.5 reb · 4.5 ast (2 games)
Tennessee Tech
Caleb Sanders#758 · F
This season: 18.7 pts · 7.3 reb · 2.7 ast (3 games)
Trent Mosquera#1522 · G
This season: 12.3 pts · 3.7 reb · 0.7 ast (3 games)
Dane Christensen#1687 · F
Last season: 3.7 pts · 2.5 reb · 0.9 ast
Each team's top three in the Statboy player rankings (#rank · position).