Game preview · Saturday, Jan 9 · 9:00 PM ET
Conference game
Statboy projection
UC Santa Barbara by 14 (81-67)
88% to win
From the Statboy Power ratings, with home court counted.
Ratings
Long Beach State |  UC Santa Barbara | |
|---|---|---|
| -6.6#229 | Power rating | +9.1#101 |
| 102.9#226 | Offense | 114.4#75 |
| 109.5#230 | Defense | 105.3#139 |
| 69.7#257 | Tempo | 68.3#337 |
| 0-2 | Record | 2-0 |
| #249 | Preseason rank | #114 |
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
| Long Beach State | UC Santa Barbara | |
|---|---|---|
| 51.5%#132 | Shooting (eFG%) | 55.4%#18 |
| 52.6%#274 | Opponents' eFG% | 54.2%#318 |
| 15.3%#16 | Turnover rate | 16.3%#51 |
| 19.6%#81 | Turnovers forced | 17.3%#254 |
| 24.9%#350 | Offensive rebounding | 29.6%#265 |
| 44.4%#37 | Free throw rate | 36.3%#204 |
| 33.2%#144 | 3-point % | 43.6%#1 |
| 32.8%#195 | Opponents' 3-point % | 38.7%#344 |
| 41.2%#189 | Shots from three | 43.6%#93 |
This season so far, not adjusted for opponents. Small numbers are national ranks.
Players to watch
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
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)
Each team's top three in the Statboy player rankings (#rank · position).