Game preview · Wednesday, Jan 20 · 6:00 PM ET
Conference game
Statboy projection
Mercer by 12 (84-72)
84% to win
From the Statboy Power ratings, with home court counted.
Ratings
VMI |  Mercer | |
|---|---|---|
| -18.8#341 | Power rating | -7.5#248 |
| 95.3#343 | Offense | 106.2#170 |
| 114.0#326 | Defense | 113.7#316 |
| 71.4#97 | Tempo | 71.1#114 |
| 1-2 | Record | 1-2 |
| #355 | Preseason rank | #231 |
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 | Mercer | |
|---|---|---|
| 45.1%#348 | Shooting (eFG%) | 53.6%#51 |
| 50.8%#198 | Opponents' eFG% | 49.8%#147 |
| 19.7%#289 | Turnover rate | 17.6%#130 |
| 18.2%#176 | Turnovers forced | 13.2%#358 |
| 35.3%#43 | Offensive rebounding | 32.4%#139 |
| 45.3%#29 | Free throw rate | 39.4%#112 |
| 29.1%#303 | 3-point % | 36.9%#43 |
| 32.4%#174 | Opponents' 3-point % | 31.1%#120 |
| 39.5%#260 | Shots from three | 41.9%#163 |
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)
Mercer
Karon Boyd#692 · F
This season: 10 pts · 5.7 reb · 1 ast (3 games)
Brady Shoulders#891 · G
This season: 3.7 pts · 7.7 reb · 1.3 ast (3 games)
Quinton Perkins II#1425 · G
This season: 14 pts · 1 reb · 3.3 ast (3 games)
Each team's top three in the Statboy player rankings (#rank · position).