Game preview · Tuesday, Dec 22 · 7:00 PM ET
Conference game
Statboy projection
Samford by 1 (79-78)
54% to win
From the Statboy Power ratings, with home court counted.
Ratings
| Samford | ||
|---|---|---|
| -1.2#168 | Power rating | -7.3#243 |
| 106.6#159 | Offense | 105.3#184 |
| 107.8#194 | Defense | 112.6#298 |
| 71.0#120 | Tempo | 70.7#154 |
| 1-1 | Record | 0-2 |
| #174 | Preseason rank | #304 |
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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 50.8%#167 | Shooting (eFG%) | 55.6%#15 |
| 50.5%#185 | Opponents' eFG% | 48.4%#86 |
| 16.1%#37 | Turnover rate | 19.0%#244 |
| 18.2%#173 | Turnovers forced | 18.0%#204 |
| 27.7%#315 | Offensive rebounding | 34.8%#55 |
| 35.3%#224 | Free throw rate | 37.8%#154 |
| 29.3%#296 | 3-point % | 35.9%#62 |
| 31.9%#148 | Opponents' 3-point % | 29.2%#51 |
| 38.5%#293 | Shots from three | 48.7%#11 |
This season so far, not adjusted for opponents. Small numbers are national ranks.
Players to watch
Samford
Cooper Noard#370 · 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#1604 · G
This season: 8 pts · 2.5 reb · 4.5 ast (2 games)
Chattanooga
Tyler Houser#860 · F
Last season: 14.2 pts · 5.4 reb · 1.7 ast
Tate Darner#1509 · G
Last season: 9.9 pts · 4.4 reb · 1.7 ast
Sean Cusano#1958 · G
This season: 1 pts · 2.5 reb · 0.5 ast (2 games)
Each team's top three in the Statboy player rankings (#rank · position).

