Game preview · Thursday, Feb 4 · 10:00 PM ET
Conference game
Statboy projection
UC Santa Barbara by 8 (78-70)
74% to win
From the Statboy Power ratings, with home court counted.
Ratings
UC Santa Barbara |  Long Beach State | |
|---|---|---|
| +9.1#101 | Power rating | -6.6#229 |
| 114.4#75 | Offense | 102.9#226 |
| 105.3#139 | Defense | 109.5#230 |
| 68.3#337 | Tempo | 69.7#257 |
| 2-0 | Record | 0-2 |
| #114 | 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 Santa Barbara | Long Beach State | |
|---|---|---|
| 55.4%#18 | Shooting (eFG%) | 51.5%#132 |
| 54.2%#318 | Opponents' eFG% | 52.6%#274 |
| 16.3%#51 | Turnover rate | 15.3%#16 |
| 17.3%#254 | Turnovers forced | 19.6%#81 |
| 29.6%#265 | Offensive rebounding | 24.9%#350 |
| 36.3%#204 | Free throw rate | 44.4%#37 |
| 43.6%#1 | 3-point % | 33.2%#144 |
| 38.7%#344 | Opponents' 3-point % | 32.8%#195 |
| 43.6%#93 | Shots from three | 41.2%#189 |
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)
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).