Game preview · Thursday, Nov 19 · 10:30 PM ET
Statboy projection
Santa Clara by 1 (83-82)
52% to win
From the Statboy Power ratings, with home court counted.
Ratings
VCU |  Santa Clara | |
|---|---|---|
| +16.4#56 | Power rating | +12.6#79 |
| 117.9#35 | Offense | 113.3#84 |
| 101.4#84 | Defense | 100.7#72 |
| 71.1#122 | Tempo | 73.7#9 |
| 1-1 | Record | 3-0 |
| #42 | Preseason rank | #69 |
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
| VCU | Santa Clara | |
|---|---|---|
| 50.7%#163 | Shooting (eFG%) | 49.4%#224 |
| 52.0%#252 | Opponents' eFG% | 49.2%#119 |
| 18.5%#201 | Turnover rate | 17.4%#118 |
| 17.8%#224 | Turnovers forced | 18.1%#195 |
| 32.3%#146 | Offensive rebounding | 29.1%#275 |
| 51.2%#1 | Free throw rate | 30.6%#327 |
| 36.4%#50 | 3-point % | 33.4%#134 |
| 34.8%#271 | Opponents' 3-point % | 31.7%#145 |
| 43.6%#96 | Shots from three | 43.8%#90 |
This season so far, not adjusted for opponents. Small numbers are national ranks.
Players to watch
VCU
Lazar Djokovic#137 · F
This season: 11.5 pts · 3.5 reb · 1.5 ast (2 games)
Torey Alston#142 · F
This season: 10.5 pts · 8.5 reb · 2 ast (2 games)
Nyk Lewis#315 · G
This season: 14.5 pts · 2.5 reb · 6 ast (2 games)
Santa Clara
Jake Ensminger#146 · G
This season: 8 pts · 5.7 reb · 3.7 ast (3 games)
Elijah Mahi#269 · F
This season: 9.3 pts · 5 reb · 2.3 ast (3 games)
Sash Gavalyugov#484 · G
This season: 12.3 pts · 3.3 reb · 5 ast (3 games)
Each team's top three in the Statboy player rankings (#rank · position).