Game preview · Saturday, Mar 6 · 9:00 PM ET
Conference game
Statboy projection
UC Santa Barbara by 5 (80-75)
67% to win
From the Statboy Power ratings, with home court counted.
Ratings
Utah Valley |  UC Santa Barbara | |
|---|---|---|
| +6.0#120 | Power rating | +8.7#100 |
| 112.3#101 | Offense | 114.0#75 |
| 106.3#157 | Defense | 105.3#140 |
| 71.5#80 | Tempo | 68.2#334 |
| 2-0 | Record | 2-0 |
| #104 | Preseason rank | #114 |
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
| Utah Valley | UC Santa Barbara | |
|---|---|---|
| 58.2%#2 | Shooting (eFG%) | 53.4%#65 |
| 53.7%#307 | Opponents' eFG% | 55.1%#332 |
| 16.6%#65 | Turnover rate | 16.0%#33 |
| 19.0%#129 | Turnovers forced | 17.4%#242 |
| 28.0%#312 | Offensive rebounding | 29.8%#257 |
| 41.4%#74 | Free throw rate | 37.8%#156 |
| 42.0%#1 | 3-point % | 41.9%#2 |
| 37.6%#337 | Opponents' 3-point % | 39.9%#352 |
| 42.2%#156 | Shots from three | 42.0%#161 |
This season so far, not adjusted for opponents. Small numbers are national ranks.
Players to watch
Utah Valley
Isaac Hawkins#370 · 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#708 · G
This season: 17 pts · 3 reb · 2.5 ast (2 games)
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)
Each team's top three in the Statboy player rankings (#rank · position).