Game preview · Saturday, Jan 2 · 8:00 PM ET
Conference game
Statboy projection
Montana State by 9 (81-72)
77% to win
From the Statboy Power ratings, with home court counted.
Ratings
Northern Colorado |  Montana State | |
|---|---|---|
| -3.5#190 | Power rating | +4.4#125 |
| 106.2#172 | Offense | 110.5#112 |
| 109.6#234 | Defense | 106.1#152 |
| 70.5#180 | Tempo | 69.8#250 |
| 1-1 | Record | 1-1 |
| #159 | Preseason rank | #120 |
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 State | |
|---|---|---|
| 51.3%#143 | Shooting (eFG%) | 52.8%#79 |
| 52.6%#273 | Opponents' eFG% | 52.6%#272 |
| 17.6%#129 | Turnover rate | 17.5%#122 |
| 15.5%#331 | Turnovers forced | 18.8%#135 |
| 28.7%#286 | Offensive rebounding | 30.5%#220 |
| 36.5%#194 | Free throw rate | 34.2%#258 |
| 35.6%#70 | 3-point % | 35.4%#73 |
| 32.3%#173 | Opponents' 3-point % | 31.2%#125 |
| 39.9%#245 | Shots from three | 47.2%#24 |
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 State
Jed Miller#196 · G
This season: 14 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast (1 game)
Jeremiah Davis#714 · G
This season: 17 pts · 7.5 reb · 1.5 ast (2 games)
Waka Mbatch#1173 · F
Last season: 4.7 pts · 3 reb · 0.6 ast
Each team's top three in the Statboy player rankings (#rank · position).