Game preview · Saturday, Jan 23 · 1:00 PM ET
Conference game
Statboy projection
Samford by 9 (78-69)
78% to win
From the Statboy Power ratings, with home court counted.
Ratings
Samford |  The Citadel | |
|---|---|---|
| -1.2#168 | Power rating | -18.9#343 |
| 106.7#159 | Offense | 96.6#330 |
| 107.8#194 | Defense | 115.5#346 |
| 71.0#121 | Tempo | 68.2#343 |
| 1-1 | Record | 1-1 |
| #174 | Preseason rank | #330 |
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 | The Citadel | |
|---|---|---|
| 50.8%#167 | Shooting (eFG%) | 50.6%#175 |
| 50.5%#184 | Opponents' eFG% | 49.1%#116 |
| 16.1%#36 | Turnover rate | 20.9%#337 |
| 18.2%#174 | Turnovers forced | 18.1%#199 |
| 27.7%#316 | Offensive rebounding | 31.4%#181 |
| 35.4%#224 | Free throw rate | 36.8%#185 |
| 29.3%#296 | 3-point % | 34.0%#115 |
| 31.9%#146 | Opponents' 3-point % | 30.3%#81 |
| 38.4%#292 | Shots from three | 46.1%#37 |
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#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)
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)
Each team's top three in the Statboy player rankings (#rank · position).