Game preview · Saturday, Jan 23 · 10:00 PM ET
Conference game
Statboy projection
UC Irvine by 12 (80-68)
85% to win
From the Statboy Power ratings, with home court counted.
Ratings
Long Beach State |  UC Irvine | |
|---|---|---|
| -6.6#229 | Power rating | +6.2#119 |
| 102.9#226 | Offense | 108.2#136 |
| 109.5#230 | Defense | 102.0#97 |
| 69.7#257 | Tempo | 71.6#84 |
| 0-2 | Record | 2-0 |
| #249 | Preseason rank | #115 |
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 Irvine | |
|---|---|---|
| 51.5%#132 | Shooting (eFG%) | 50.7%#168 |
| 52.6%#274 | Opponents' eFG% | 51.9%#252 |
| 15.3%#16 | Turnover rate | 19.2%#265 |
| 19.6%#81 | Turnovers forced | 15.7%#320 |
| 24.9%#350 | Offensive rebounding | 35.8%#31 |
| 44.4%#37 | Free throw rate | 38.9%#129 |
| 33.2%#144 | 3-point % | 30.9%#241 |
| 32.8%#195 | Opponents' 3-point % | 35.5%#295 |
| 41.2%#189 | Shots from three | 36.6%#328 |
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 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)
Each team's top three in the Statboy player rankings (#rank · position).