Game preview · Thursday, Dec 31 · 6:00 PM ET
Conference game
Statboy projection
Northern Colorado by 1 (77-76)
51% to win
From the Statboy Power ratings, with home court counted.
Ratings
Northern Colorado |  Montana | |
|---|---|---|
| -3.5#190 | Power rating | -8.4#256 |
| 106.2#172 | Offense | 102.5#235 |
| 109.6#234 | Defense | 111.0#265 |
| 70.5#180 | Tempo | 70.8#137 |
| 1-1 | Record | 1-1 |
| #159 | Preseason rank | #259 |
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
| Northern Colorado | Montana | |
|---|---|---|
| 51.3%#143 | Shooting (eFG%) | 50.9%#162 |
| 52.6%#273 | Opponents' eFG% | 52.8%#281 |
| 17.6%#129 | Turnover rate | 17.1%#96 |
| 15.5%#331 | Turnovers forced | 17.1%#261 |
| 28.7%#286 | Offensive rebounding | 29.2%#272 |
| 36.5%#194 | Free throw rate | 33.6%#271 |
| 35.6%#70 | 3-point % | 37.5%#32 |
| 32.3%#173 | Opponents' 3-point % | 34.6%#264 |
| 39.9%#245 | Shots from three | 44.9%#56 |
This season so far, not adjusted for opponents. Small numbers are national ranks.
Players to watch
Northern Colorado
Langston Reynolds#442 · G
This season: 8.5 pts · 4 reb · 5 ast (2 games)
Egan Shields#776 · C
Last season: 6.3 pts · 4.7 reb · 0.9 ast
Andrew Crawford#2216 · F
This season: 9.5 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast (2 games)
Montana
Kenyon Aguino#896 · F
Last season: 8.4 pts · 4.2 reb · 1.5 ast
Tyler Thompson#1799 · G
This season: 11 pts · 2 reb · 5 ast (2 games)
Connor Dick#2276 · G
This season: 1 pts · 5.5 reb · 1 ast (2 games)
Each team's top three in the Statboy player rankings (#rank · position).