Game preview · Saturday, Jan 30 · 2:00 PM ET
Conference game
Statboy projection
Mercer by 11 (81-70)
83% to win
From the Statboy Power ratings, with home court counted.
Ratings
The Citadel |  Mercer | |
|---|---|---|
| -18.9#343 | Power rating | -7.5#248 |
| 96.6#330 | Offense | 106.2#170 |
| 115.5#346 | Defense | 113.7#316 |
| 68.2#343 | Tempo | 71.1#114 |
| 1-1 | Record | 1-2 |
| #330 | 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
| The Citadel | Mercer | |
|---|---|---|
| 50.6%#175 | Shooting (eFG%) | 53.6%#51 |
| 49.1%#116 | Opponents' eFG% | 49.8%#147 |
| 20.9%#337 | Turnover rate | 17.6%#130 |
| 18.1%#199 | Turnovers forced | 13.2%#358 |
| 31.4%#181 | Offensive rebounding | 32.4%#139 |
| 36.8%#185 | Free throw rate | 39.4%#112 |
| 34.0%#115 | 3-point % | 36.9%#43 |
| 30.3%#81 | Opponents' 3-point % | 31.1%#120 |
| 46.1%#37 | Shots from three | 41.9%#163 |
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)
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).