Game preview · Thursday, Mar 4 · 10:00 PM ET
Conference game
Statboy projection
Long Beach State by 4 (74-70)
63% to win
From the Statboy Power ratings, with home court counted.
Ratings
UC Riverside |  Long Beach State | |
|---|---|---|
| -7.3#243 | Power rating | -6.5#228 |
| 99.3#295 | Offense | 103.0#228 |
| 106.6#162 | Defense | 109.5#228 |
| 70.7#134 | Tempo | 69.6#251 |
| 2-0 | Record | 0-2 |
| #256 | 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 Riverside | Long Beach State | |
|---|---|---|
| 46.1%#334 | Shooting (eFG%) | 51.6%#127 |
| 49.7%#147 | Opponents' eFG% | 52.4%#262 |
| 16.4%#55 | Turnover rate | 15.5%#16 |
| 18.8%#142 | Turnovers forced | 19.7%#84 |
| 27.0%#327 | Offensive rebounding | 25.1%#350 |
| 34.6%#249 | Free throw rate | 44.4%#33 |
| 33.0%#163 | 3-point % | 33.7%#138 |
| 30.8%#108 | Opponents' 3-point % | 32.4%#175 |
| 41.0%#190 | Shots from three | 40.9%#194 |
This season so far, not adjusted for opponents. Small numbers are national ranks.
Players to watch
UC Riverside
Abraham Oyeadier#1029 · C
This season: 3 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast (1 game)
Tony Duckett#1134 · G
This season: 13 pts · 3.5 reb · 3 ast (2 games)
Devon Malcolm#1188 · G
This season: 11 pts · 7.5 reb · 0.5 ast (2 games)
Long Beach State
Jack Payne#1226 · G
This season: 8.5 pts · 5 reb · 2.5 ast (2 games)
Noah Amenhauser#1748 · C
Last season: 5.1 pts · 2.2 reb · 0.4 ast
Kaleb Smith#1920 · F
Last season: 1.4 pts · 1.2 reb · 0.3 ast
Each team's top three in the Statboy player rankings (#rank · position).