Game preview · Saturday, Jan 9 · 5:00 PM ET
Conference game
Statboy projection
Samford by 15 (81-66)
91% to win
From the Statboy Power ratings, with home court counted.
Ratings
The Citadel |  Samford | |
|---|---|---|
| -18.9#343 | Power rating | -1.2#168 |
| 96.6#330 | Offense | 106.7#159 |
| 115.5#346 | Defense | 107.8#194 |
| 68.2#343 | Tempo | 71.0#121 |
| 1-1 | Record | 1-1 |
| #330 | Preseason rank | #174 |
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 | Samford | |
|---|---|---|
| 50.6%#175 | Shooting (eFG%) | 50.8%#167 |
| 49.1%#116 | Opponents' eFG% | 50.5%#184 |
| 20.9%#337 | Turnover rate | 16.1%#36 |
| 18.1%#199 | Turnovers forced | 18.2%#174 |
| 31.4%#181 | Offensive rebounding | 27.7%#316 |
| 36.8%#185 | Free throw rate | 35.4%#224 |
| 34.0%#115 | 3-point % | 29.3%#296 |
| 30.3%#81 | Opponents' 3-point % | 31.9%#146 |
| 46.1%#37 | Shots from three | 38.4%#292 |
This season so far, not adjusted for opponents. Small numbers are national ranks.
Players to watch
The Citadel
Tyler Mrus#1648 · F
This season: 16.5 pts · 4 reb · 0.5 ast (2 games)
Ramel Bethea#1770 · F
This season: 4 pts · 4.5 reb · 0 ast (2 games)
Joe Hurlburt#1819 · F
This season: 11 pts · 7 reb · 3 ast (1 game)
Samford
Cooper Noard#370 · G
This season: 12.5 pts · 3.5 reb · 1.5 ast (2 games)
Cade Norris#827 · G
This season: 15 pts · 3.5 reb · 3.5 ast (2 games)
Ty Davis#1606 · G
This season: 8 pts · 2.5 reb · 4.5 ast (2 games)
Each team's top three in the Statboy player rankings (#rank · position).