Game preview · Saturday, Feb 27 · 1:00 PM ET
Conference game
Statboy projection
Mercer by 5 (78-73)
66% to win
From the Statboy Power ratings, with home court counted.
Ratings
Mercer |  The Citadel | |
|---|---|---|
| -7.5#245 | Power rating | -18.9#342 |
| 106.2#175 | Offense | 96.7#328 |
| 113.7#316 | Defense | 115.6#345 |
| 71.0#113 | Tempo | 68.1#342 |
| 1-2 | Record | 1-1 |
| #231 | 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
| Mercer | The Citadel | |
|---|---|---|
| 53.6%#55 | Shooting (eFG%) | 50.7%#172 |
| 49.8%#151 | Opponents' eFG% | 49.1%#121 |
| 17.6%#130 | Turnover rate | 20.9%#330 |
| 13.2%#359 | Turnovers forced | 18.1%#196 |
| 32.5%#137 | Offensive rebounding | 31.4%#184 |
| 39.3%#114 | Free throw rate | 36.6%#194 |
| 37.0%#44 | 3-point % | 34.2%#116 |
| 31.1%#120 | Opponents' 3-point % | 30.2%#81 |
| 41.9%#166 | Shots from three | 46.2%#41 |
This season so far, not adjusted for opponents. Small numbers are national ranks.
Players to watch
Mercer
Karon Boyd#693 · F
This season: 10 pts · 5.7 reb · 1 ast (3 games)
Brady Shoulders#893 · 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)
The Citadel
Tyler Mrus#1654 · F
This season: 16.5 pts · 4 reb · 0.5 ast (2 games)
Ramel Bethea#1771 · F
This season: 4 pts · 4.5 reb · 0 ast (2 games)
Joe Hurlburt#1816 · F
This season: 11 pts · 7 reb · 3 ast (1 game)
Each team's top three in the Statboy player rankings (#rank · position).