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Game preview · Saturday, Dec 19 · 4:00 PM ET

#147Western Carolina

1-1 · SoCon · Away

at

#117Furman

3-0 · SoCon · Home

Conference game

Statboy projection

Furman by 7 (81-74)

72% to win

Western Carolina 28%Furman 72%

From the Statboy Power ratings, with home court counted.

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Projection, key ratings and a player to watch for each team.

Ratings

Western CarolinaFurman
+0.9#147Power rating+6.4#117
108.9#128Offense113.3#88
108.0#203Defense106.9#171
70.0#219Tempo69.6#260
1-1Record3-0
#189Preseason rank#134

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

Western CarolinaFurman
49.9%#208Shooting (eFG%)53.1%#68
48.4%#85Opponents' eFG%50.4%#171
15.2%#13Turnover rate17.1%#102
17.8%#224Turnovers forced15.7%#327
32.8%#123Offensive rebounding30.6%#211
48.8%#5Free throw rate49.6%#4
35.4%#733-point %37.1%#39
32.2%#161Opponents' 3-point %34.2%#256
41.9%#162Shots from three50.6%#3

This season so far, not adjusted for opponents. Small numbers are national ranks.

Players to watch

Western Carolina

  • Samuel Dada#484 · 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)

Furman

  • Charles Johnston#348 · F

    This season: 13 pts · 8.3 reb · 3.3 ast (3 games)

  • Marcus Kell#1006 · F

    This season: 10 pts · 3.3 reb · 1.7 ast (3 games)

  • Tom House#1134 · G

    This season: 23 pts · 2.3 reb · 1.3 ast (3 games)

Each team's top three in the Statboy player rankings (#rank · position).

Recent results

Western Carolina

  • Nov 7at UNC AshevilleW83-75
  • Nov 2at North CarolinaL72-80

Furman

  • Nov 7vs Northern IowaW98-83
  • Nov 4vs Bob JonesW121-52
  • Nov 2vs Bethune-CookmanW79-70