Game preview · Saturday, Jan 2 · 8:00 PM ET
Conference game
Statboy projection
UC Santa Barbara by 8 (77-69)
76% to win
From the Statboy Power ratings, with home court counted.
Ratings
UC Santa Barbara |  UC Riverside | |
|---|---|---|
| +9.1#101 | Power rating | -7.3#245 |
| 114.4#75 | Offense | 99.2#293 |
| 105.3#139 | Defense | 106.5#161 |
| 68.3#337 | Tempo | 70.8#136 |
| 2-0 | Record | 2-0 |
| #114 | Preseason rank | #256 |
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 Santa Barbara | UC Riverside | |
|---|---|---|
| 55.4%#18 | Shooting (eFG%) | 46.1%#332 |
| 54.2%#318 | Opponents' eFG% | 49.7%#143 |
| 16.3%#51 | Turnover rate | 16.3%#52 |
| 17.3%#254 | Turnovers forced | 18.8%#134 |
| 29.6%#265 | Offensive rebounding | 27.0%#326 |
| 36.3%#204 | Free throw rate | 34.7%#249 |
| 43.6%#1 | 3-point % | 33.0%#156 |
| 38.7%#344 | Opponents' 3-point % | 30.7%#103 |
| 43.6%#93 | Shots from three | 41.0%#196 |
This season so far, not adjusted for opponents. Small numbers are national ranks.
Players to watch
UC Santa Barbara
Miro Little#173 · G
This season: 7 pts · 1.5 reb · 5 ast (2 games)
Eric Dibami#603 · C
This season: 10.5 pts · 5 reb · 0 ast (2 games)
CJ Shaw#712 · G
This season: 8 pts · 1.5 reb · 1 ast (2 games)
UC Riverside
Abraham Oyeadier#1024 · C
This season: 3 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast (1 game)
Tony Duckett#1129 · G
This season: 13 pts · 3.5 reb · 3 ast (2 games)
Devon Malcolm#1181 · G
This season: 11 pts · 7.5 reb · 0.5 ast (2 games)
Each team's top three in the Statboy player rankings (#rank · position).