Game preview · Thursday, Dec 31 · 9:00 PM ET
Conference game
Statboy projection
UC Irvine by 6 (77-71)
69% to win
From the Statboy Power ratings, with home court counted.
Ratings
UC Irvine |  Long Beach State | |
|---|---|---|
| +6.2#119 | Power rating | -6.6#229 |
| 108.2#136 | Offense | 102.9#226 |
| 102.0#97 | Defense | 109.5#230 |
| 71.6#84 | Tempo | 69.7#257 |
| 2-0 | Record | 0-2 |
| #115 | Preseason rank | #249 |
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
| UC Irvine | Long Beach State | |
|---|---|---|
| 50.7%#168 | Shooting (eFG%) | 51.5%#132 |
| 51.9%#252 | Opponents' eFG% | 52.6%#274 |
| 19.2%#265 | Turnover rate | 15.3%#16 |
| 15.7%#320 | Turnovers forced | 19.6%#81 |
| 35.8%#31 | Offensive rebounding | 24.9%#350 |
| 38.9%#129 | Free throw rate | 44.4%#37 |
| 30.9%#241 | 3-point % | 33.2%#144 |
| 35.5%#295 | Opponents' 3-point % | 32.8%#195 |
| 36.6%#328 | Shots from three | 41.2%#189 |
This season so far, not adjusted for opponents. Small numbers are national ranks.
Players to watch
UC Irvine
Nils Cooper#354 · G
This season: 12.5 pts · 5.5 reb · 2.5 ast (2 games)
Harrison Carrington#557 · F
Last season: 8.5 pts · 3.8 reb · 0.9 ast
Jovan Jester Jr.#941 · G
This season: 17 pts · 6 reb · 2.5 ast (2 games)
Long Beach State
Jack Payne#1225 · G
This season: 8.5 pts · 5 reb · 2.5 ast (2 games)
Noah Amenhauser#1742 · C
Last season: 5.1 pts · 2.2 reb · 0.4 ast
Kaleb Smith#1923 · F
Last season: 1.4 pts · 1.2 reb · 0.3 ast
Each team's top three in the Statboy player rankings (#rank · position).