Game preview · Monday, Jan 18 · 6:30 PM ET
Conference game
Statboy projection
Samford by 16 (84-68)
91% to win
From the Statboy Power ratings, with home court counted.
Ratings
VMI |  Samford | |
|---|---|---|
| -18.8#341 | Power rating | -1.2#168 |
| 95.3#343 | Offense | 106.7#159 |
| 114.0#326 | Defense | 107.8#194 |
| 71.4#97 | Tempo | 71.0#121 |
| 1-2 | Record | 1-1 |
| #355 | 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
| VMI | Samford | |
|---|---|---|
| 45.1%#348 | Shooting (eFG%) | 50.8%#167 |
| 50.8%#198 | Opponents' eFG% | 50.5%#184 |
| 19.7%#289 | Turnover rate | 16.1%#36 |
| 18.2%#176 | Turnovers forced | 18.2%#174 |
| 35.3%#43 | Offensive rebounding | 27.7%#316 |
| 45.3%#29 | Free throw rate | 35.4%#224 |
| 29.1%#303 | 3-point % | 29.3%#296 |
| 32.4%#174 | Opponents' 3-point % | 31.9%#146 |
| 39.5%#260 | Shots from three | 38.4%#292 |
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)
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).