Game preview · Tuesday, Dec 1 · 7:00 PM ET
Statboy projection
Penn State by 19 (87-68)
95% to win
From the Statboy Power ratings, with home court counted.
Ratings
UAlbany |  Penn State | |
|---|---|---|
| -17.6#336 | Power rating | +5.3#122 |
| 97.3#318 | Offense | 113.3#88 |
| 114.9#342 | Defense | 108.0#198 |
| 68.9#308 | Tempo | 71.5#90 |
| 2-1 | Record | 2-0 |
| #331 | 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
| UAlbany | Penn State | |
|---|---|---|
| 48.5%#273 | Shooting (eFG%) | 50.3%#183 |
| 53.4%#299 | Opponents' eFG% | 53.1%#292 |
| 20.2%#306 | Turnover rate | 18.1%#164 |
| 17.9%#209 | Turnovers forced | 17.1%#262 |
| 36.2%#20 | Offensive rebounding | 34.9%#56 |
| 39.4%#116 | Free throw rate | 49.8%#2 |
| 29.1%#300 | 3-point % | 28.0%#325 |
| 36.2%#311 | Opponents' 3-point % | 32.0%#155 |
| 37.8%#308 | Shots from three | 39.0%#274 |
This season so far, not adjusted for opponents. Small numbers are national ranks.
Players to watch
UAlbany
Zacharie Matulu#1451 · G
This season: 10 pts · 10 reb · 0 ast (2 games)
Kean Webb#1796 · C
This season: 3 pts · 3.5 reb · 0 ast (2 games)
Pedro Santos#2075 · G
Last season: 6.9 pts · 4.1 reb · 0.7 ast
Penn State
Brant Byers#442 · F
This season: 7 pts · 1.5 reb · 3.5 ast (2 games)
Josh Reed#512 · F
This season: 18.5 pts · 3.5 reb · 0.5 ast (2 games)
Roberts Blums#599 · G
This season: 5 pts · 4 reb · 4 ast (1 game)
Each team's top three in the Statboy player rankings (#rank · position).