Game preview · Saturday, Jan 2 · 4:00 PM ET
Conference game
Statboy projection
Boston College by 1 (74-73)
52% to win
From the Statboy Power ratings, with home court counted.
Ratings
North Carolina |  Boston College | |
|---|---|---|
| +18.9#48 | Power rating | +15.4#61 |
| 117.7#39 | Offense | 112.5#96 |
| 98.8#52 | Defense | 97.2#35 |
| 71.3#98 | Tempo | 67.6#357 |
| 2-0 | Record | 2-0 |
| #45 | Preseason rank | #79 |
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
| North Carolina | Boston College | |
|---|---|---|
| 51.0%#156 | Shooting (eFG%) | 49.1%#243 |
| 48.0%#71 | Opponents' eFG% | 46.0%#19 |
| 15.9%#34 | Turnover rate | 16.1%#40 |
| 16.7%#284 | Turnovers forced | 19.7%#78 |
| 28.4%#293 | Offensive rebounding | 33.8%#86 |
| 43.2%#47 | Free throw rate | 43.4%#44 |
| 32.6%#173 | 3-point % | 29.4%#293 |
| 35.0%#277 | Opponents' 3-point % | 29.8%#71 |
| 42.1%#155 | Shots from three | 41.0%#192 |
This season so far, not adjusted for opponents. Small numbers are national ranks.
Players to watch
North Carolina
Terrence Brown#241 · G
This season: 17.5 pts · 3 reb · 1.5 ast (2 games)
Maximo Adams#326 · F
This season: 10.5 pts · 7.5 reb · 0.5 ast (2 games)
Jarin Stevenson#368 · F
This season: 9 pts · 2.5 reb · 0.5 ast (2 games)
Boston College
Money Williams#65 · G
This season: 28.5 pts · 7 reb · 4.5 ast (2 games)
Brandon Benjamin#261 · F
This season: 9 pts · 9 reb · 1 ast (2 games)
Andrija Bukumirovic#384 · F
This season: 0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast (1 game)
Each team's top three in the Statboy player rankings (#rank · position).