Game preview · Saturday, Feb 27 · 1:00 PM ET
Conference game
Statboy projection
Western Carolina by 11 (81-70)
82% to win
From the Statboy Power ratings, with home court counted.
Ratings
Western Carolina |  VMI | |
|---|---|---|
| +0.9#147 | Power rating | -18.8#340 |
| 109.0#127 | Offense | 95.3#340 |
| 108.1#206 | Defense | 114.1#323 |
| 69.9#217 | Tempo | 71.3#93 |
| 1-1 | Record | 1-2 |
| #189 | Preseason rank | #355 |
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
| Western Carolina | VMI | |
|---|---|---|
| 50.1%#203 | Shooting (eFG%) | 45.1%#349 |
| 48.4%#85 | Opponents' eFG% | 50.8%#200 |
| 15.2%#10 | Turnover rate | 19.7%#289 |
| 17.8%#223 | Turnovers forced | 18.3%#175 |
| 32.9%#122 | Offensive rebounding | 35.4%#43 |
| 48.8%#5 | Free throw rate | 45.1%#27 |
| 35.6%#71 | 3-point % | 29.3%#297 |
| 32.2%#162 | Opponents' 3-point % | 32.3%#167 |
| 42.0%#163 | Shots from three | 39.6%#257 |
This season so far, not adjusted for opponents. Small numbers are national ranks.
Players to watch
Western Carolina
Samuel Dada#491 · F
This season: 8.5 pts · 7 reb · 1.5 ast (2 games)
Isaiah Manning#652 · G
This season: 8 pts · 5.5 reb · 0.5 ast (2 games)
Jaxon Prunty#1296 · G
This season: 18.5 pts · 1.5 reb · 3 ast (2 games)
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#2445 · G
This season: 10.5 pts · 1 reb · 1.5 ast (2 games)
Each team's top three in the Statboy player rankings (#rank · position).