Game preview · Wednesday, Jan 20 · 10:00 PM ET
Conference game
Statboy projection
Santa Clara by 15 (88-73)
91% to win
From the Statboy Power ratings, with home court counted.
Ratings
Pepperdine |  Santa Clara | |
|---|---|---|
| -3.8#196 | Power rating | +12.6#79 |
| 106.1#173 | Offense | 113.4#86 |
| 109.9#240 | Defense | 100.7#72 |
| 71.0#124 | Tempo | 73.7#9 |
| 2-1 | Record | 3-0 |
| #208 | 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
| Pepperdine | Santa Clara | |
|---|---|---|
| 52.2%#104 | Shooting (eFG%) | 49.4%#228 |
| 54.5%#323 | Opponents' eFG% | 49.3%#121 |
| 17.5%#125 | Turnover rate | 17.1%#101 |
| 20.1%#58 | Turnovers forced | 18.5%#156 |
| 35.6%#37 | Offensive rebounding | 29.2%#270 |
| 39.6%#111 | Free throw rate | 31.4%#319 |
| 30.6%#249 | 3-point % | 33.2%#148 |
| 38.9%#346 | Opponents' 3-point % | 31.9%#149 |
| 43.8%#87 | Shots from three | 43.2%#105 |
This season so far, not adjusted for opponents. Small numbers are national ranks.
Players to watch
Pepperdine
Will McClendon#271 · G
This season: 6.3 pts · 3.7 reb · 2.7 ast (3 games)
Petar Majstorovic#581 · F
This season: 18 pts · 3.3 reb · 2.3 ast (3 games)
Jahari Williamson#939 · G
This season: 12 pts · 3.7 reb · 3 ast (3 games)
Santa Clara
Jake Ensminger#145 · 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#488 · 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).