Game preview · Thursday, Feb 25 · 10:00 PM ET
Conference game
Statboy projection
UC Irvine by 2 (76-74)
55% to win
From the Statboy Power ratings, with home court counted.
Ratings
UC Santa Barbara |  UC Irvine | |
|---|---|---|
| +8.7#100 | Power rating | +6.2#118 |
| 114.0#75 | Offense | 108.3#136 |
| 105.3#140 | Defense | 102.0#94 |
| 68.2#334 | Tempo | 71.4#84 |
| 2-0 | Record | 2-0 |
| #114 | 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
| UC Santa Barbara | UC Irvine | |
|---|---|---|
| 53.4%#65 | Shooting (eFG%) | 50.8%#169 |
| 55.1%#332 | Opponents' eFG% | 51.9%#251 |
| 16.0%#33 | Turnover rate | 19.3%#264 |
| 17.4%#242 | Turnovers forced | 15.7%#320 |
| 29.8%#257 | Offensive rebounding | 35.8%#37 |
| 37.8%#156 | Free throw rate | 38.8%#126 |
| 41.9%#2 | 3-point % | 30.9%#247 |
| 39.9%#352 | Opponents' 3-point % | 35.6%#293 |
| 42.0%#161 | Shots from three | 36.6%#326 |
This season so far, not adjusted for opponents. Small numbers are national ranks.
Players to watch
UC Santa Barbara
Miro Little#172 · G
This season: 7 pts · 1.5 reb · 5 ast (2 games)
Eric Dibami#606 · C
This season: 10.5 pts · 5 reb · 0 ast (2 games)
CJ Shaw#711 · G
This season: 8 pts · 1.5 reb · 1 ast (2 games)
UC Irvine
Nils Cooper#353 · G
This season: 12.5 pts · 5.5 reb · 2.5 ast (2 games)
Harrison Carrington#562 · F
Last season: 8.5 pts · 3.8 reb · 0.9 ast
Jovan Jester Jr.#945 · G
This season: 17 pts · 6 reb · 2.5 ast (2 games)
Each team's top three in the Statboy player rankings (#rank · position).