Game preview · Tuesday, Dec 22 · 4:00 PM ET
Statboy projection
Ohio State by 39 (95-56)
99% to win
From the Statboy Power ratings, with home court counted.
Ratings
| Mississippi Valley State | ||
|---|---|---|
| -31.6#365 | Power rating | +20.1#42 |
| 88.1#365 | Offense | 120.4#21 |
| 119.8#365 | Defense | 100.3#67 |
| 70.4#182 | Tempo | 69.9#238 |
| 0-1 | Record | 1-1 |
| #365 | Preseason rank | #31 |
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
| Mississippi Valley State | ||
|---|---|---|
| 47.2%#314 | Shooting (eFG%) | 51.4%#136 |
| 51.9%#256 | Opponents' eFG% | 51.9%#254 |
| 19.5%#278 | Turnover rate | 18.1%#165 |
| 17.9%#222 | Turnovers forced | 16.7%#282 |
| 32.7%#128 | Offensive rebounding | 36.0%#25 |
| 36.3%#202 | Free throw rate | 41.7%#68 |
| 28.1%#328 | 3-point % | 29.6%#285 |
| 32.9%#203 | Opponents' 3-point % | 33.5%#232 |
| 37.7%#309 | Shots from three | 42.3%#143 |
This season so far, not adjusted for opponents. Small numbers are national ranks.
Players to watch
Mississippi Valley State
Tarique Foster#3217 · G
Last season: 5.8 pts · 2.2 reb · 0.9 ast
Tymias Williams#3299 · F
This season: 19 pts · 9 reb · 2 ast (1 game)
Tory James Jr.#3427 · G
This season: 0 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast (1 game)
Ohio State
John Mobley Jr.#121 · G
This season: 19.5 pts · 3 reb · 5.5 ast (2 games)
Anthony Thompson#183 · F
This season: 3 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast (2 games)
Justin Pippen#244 · G
This season: 11 pts · 4.5 reb · 2.5 ast (2 games)
Each team's top three in the Statboy player rankings (#rank · position).

