Game preview · Saturday, Dec 19 · 2:30 PM ET
Statboy projection
Penn State by 20 (86-66)
96% to win
From the Statboy Power ratings, with home court counted.
Ratings
Lafayette |  Penn State | |
|---|---|---|
| -18.1#338 | Power rating | +5.5#122 |
| 92.2#356 | Offense | 113.5#81 |
| 110.3#249 | Defense | 108.0#204 |
| 70.8#141 | Tempo | 71.5#90 |
| 1-2 | Record | 2-1 |
| #336 | Preseason rank | #122 |
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
| Lafayette | Penn State | |
|---|---|---|
| 47.3%#311 | Shooting (eFG%) | 49.9%#210 |
| 47.7%#59 | Opponents' eFG% | 53.7%#309 |
| 22.6%#351 | Turnover rate | 18.5%#202 |
| 19.9%#66 | Turnovers forced | 16.4%#300 |
| 28.0%#310 | Offensive rebounding | 36.8%#14 |
| 30.7%#328 | Free throw rate | 53.2%#1 |
| 27.9%#334 | 3-point % | 28.6%#320 |
| 28.7%#36 | Opponents' 3-point % | 31.1%#121 |
| 40.6%#220 | Shots from three | 36.4%#334 |
This season so far, not adjusted for opponents. Small numbers are national ranks.
Players to watch
Lafayette
Shareef Jackson#1785 · F
This season: 9.3 pts · 5.3 reb · 2.3 ast (3 games)
Malik Rasul#3313 · F
This season: 2.5 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast (2 games)
Patrick D'Arcy#3319 · G
This season: 2.3 pts · 1 reb · 0.3 ast (3 games)
Penn State
Brant Byers#488 · F
This season: 7.7 pts · 2 reb · 2.7 ast (3 games)
Josh Reed#527 · F
This season: 16 pts · 4.7 reb · 0.3 ast (3 games)
Ivan Juric#578 · F
This season: 15 pts · 12.7 reb · 0.7 ast (3 games)
Each team's top three in the Statboy player rankings (#rank · position).