Game preview · Saturday, Jan 2 · 1:00 PM ET
Conference game
Statboy projection
Western Carolina by 17 (84-67)
93% to win
From the Statboy Power ratings, with home court counted.
Ratings
VMI |  Western Carolina | |
|---|---|---|
| -18.8#341 | Power rating | +0.9#147 |
| 95.3#343 | Offense | 108.9#128 |
| 114.0#326 | Defense | 108.0#203 |
| 71.4#97 | Tempo | 70.0#219 |
| 1-2 | Record | 1-1 |
| #355 | 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
| VMI | Western Carolina | |
|---|---|---|
| 45.1%#348 | Shooting (eFG%) | 49.9%#208 |
| 50.8%#198 | Opponents' eFG% | 48.4%#86 |
| 19.7%#289 | Turnover rate | 15.2%#12 |
| 18.2%#176 | Turnovers forced | 17.8%#224 |
| 35.3%#43 | Offensive rebounding | 32.8%#123 |
| 45.3%#29 | Free throw rate | 48.9%#5 |
| 29.1%#303 | 3-point % | 35.4%#72 |
| 32.4%#174 | Opponents' 3-point % | 32.2%#160 |
| 39.5%#260 | Shots from three | 41.9%#162 |
This season so far, not adjusted for opponents. Small numbers are national ranks.
Players to watch
VMI
TJ Johnson#1469 · F
This season: 17.7 pts · 3.7 reb · 0.3 ast (3 games)
Alexander Daushvili#2111 · F
This season: 8 pts · 8.7 reb · 0.7 ast (3 games)
AJ Clark#2442 · G
This season: 10.5 pts · 1 reb · 1.5 ast (2 games)
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#1293 · 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).