Game preview · Thursday, Jan 14 · 8:00 PM ET
Conference game
Statboy projection
Utah Valley by 1 (79-78)
53% to win
From the Statboy Power ratings, with home court counted.
Ratings
UC Santa Barbara |  Utah Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| +9.1#101 | Power rating | +6.1#121 |
| 114.4#75 | Offense | 112.3#100 |
| 105.3#139 | Defense | 106.2#154 |
| 68.3#337 | Tempo | 71.6#82 |
| 2-0 | Record | 2-0 |
| #114 | Preseason rank | #104 |
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 | Utah Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| 55.4%#18 | Shooting (eFG%) | 58.2%#2 |
| 54.2%#318 | Opponents' eFG% | 53.6%#305 |
| 16.3%#51 | Turnover rate | 16.5%#60 |
| 17.3%#254 | Turnovers forced | 19.1%#113 |
| 29.6%#265 | Offensive rebounding | 28.1%#308 |
| 36.3%#204 | Free throw rate | 40.2%#103 |
| 43.6%#1 | 3-point % | 41.5%#2 |
| 38.7%#344 | Opponents' 3-point % | 37.4%#332 |
| 43.6%#93 | Shots from three | 42.0%#158 |
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)
Utah Valley
Isaac Hawkins#371 · F
This season: 10.5 pts · 4.5 reb · 0 ast (2 games)
Isaac Davis#436 · F
This season: 13.5 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast (2 games)
Dominick Nelson#709 · G
This season: 17 pts · 3 reb · 2.5 ast (2 games)
Each team's top three in the Statboy player rankings (#rank · position).