Game preview · Friday, Nov 27 · 6:00 PM ET
Statboy projection
Illinois by 26 (94-68)
99% to win
From the Statboy Power ratings, with home court counted.
Ratings
Western Kentucky |  Illinois | |
|---|---|---|
| +3.4#134 | Power rating | +33.5#4 |
| 108.2#134 | Offense | 125.6#2 |
| 104.9#133 | Defense | 92.2#12 |
| 72.7#28 | Tempo | 72.2#46 |
| 2-1 | Record | 2-0 |
| #130 | Preseason rank | #6 |
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 Kentucky | Illinois | |
|---|---|---|
| 48.2%#280 | Shooting (eFG%) | 55.7%#13 |
| 50.9%#207 | Opponents' eFG% | 43.6%#3 |
| 15.9%#30 | Turnover rate | 17.8%#146 |
| 20.2%#50 | Turnovers forced | 15.7%#322 |
| 29.8%#257 | Offensive rebounding | 38.5%#6 |
| 40.5%#91 | Free throw rate | 30.2%#333 |
| 31.8%#203 | 3-point % | 32.4%#181 |
| 35.5%#294 | Opponents' 3-point % | 28.4%#31 |
| 34.5%#347 | Shots from three | 44.8%#56 |
This season so far, not adjusted for opponents. Small numbers are national ranks.
Players to watch
Western Kentucky
Teagan Moore#109 · G
This season: 21.7 pts · 5.7 reb · 1.7 ast (3 games)
Sharron Young#640 · G
This season: 8.3 pts · 2.3 reb · 5.3 ast (3 games)
LJ Hackman#1016 · G
This season: 8.7 pts · 2.3 reb · 1.3 ast (3 games)
Illinois
David Mirkovic#19 · F
Last season: 13.3 pts · 8 reb · 2.6 ast
Andrej Stojakovic#44 · G
This season: 22.5 pts · 6 reb · 4 ast (2 games)
Quentin Coleman#68 · G
This season: 16 pts · 6.5 reb · 4 ast (2 games)
Each team's top three in the Statboy player rankings (#rank · position).