Game preview · Thursday, Feb 4 · 8:00 PM ET
Conference game
Statboy projection
Montana State by 3 (78-75)
58% to win
From the Statboy Power ratings, with home court counted.
Ratings
Montana State |  Northern Colorado | |
|---|---|---|
| +4.4#125 | Power rating | -3.5#190 |
| 110.5#112 | Offense | 106.2#172 |
| 106.1#152 | Defense | 109.6#234 |
| 69.8#250 | Tempo | 70.5#180 |
| 1-1 | Record | 1-1 |
| #120 | Preseason rank | #159 |
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
| Montana State | Northern Colorado | |
|---|---|---|
| 52.8%#79 | Shooting (eFG%) | 51.3%#143 |
| 52.6%#272 | Opponents' eFG% | 52.6%#273 |
| 17.5%#122 | Turnover rate | 17.6%#129 |
| 18.8%#135 | Turnovers forced | 15.5%#331 |
| 30.5%#220 | Offensive rebounding | 28.7%#286 |
| 34.2%#258 | Free throw rate | 36.5%#194 |
| 35.4%#73 | 3-point % | 35.6%#70 |
| 31.2%#125 | Opponents' 3-point % | 32.3%#173 |
| 47.2%#24 | Shots from three | 39.9%#245 |
This season so far, not adjusted for opponents. Small numbers are national ranks.
Players to watch
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
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)
Each team's top three in the Statboy player rankings (#rank · position).