Game preview · Sunday, Jan 3 · 2:00 PM ET
Conference game
Statboy projection
Northern Kentucky by 15 (90-75)
89% to win
From the Statboy Power ratings, with home court counted.
Ratings
Cleveland State |  Northern Kentucky | |
|---|---|---|
| -18.0#336 | Power rating | -3.3#189 |
| 100.3#274 | Offense | 107.4#145 |
| 118.3#360 | Defense | 110.7#260 |
| 71.1#116 | Tempo | 73.1#20 |
| 1-1 | Record | 2-1 |
| #314 | Preseason rank | #200 |
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
| Cleveland State | Northern Kentucky | |
|---|---|---|
| 45.7%#337 | Shooting (eFG%) | 54.1%#42 |
| 56.8%#354 | Opponents' eFG% | 51.9%#250 |
| 18.9%#228 | Turnover rate | 19.4%#273 |
| 15.2%#341 | Turnovers forced | 16.0%#310 |
| 32.1%#157 | Offensive rebounding | 31.6%#177 |
| 37.5%#163 | Free throw rate | 50.0%#3 |
| 26.3%#354 | 3-point % | 33.2%#147 |
| 35.9%#308 | Opponents' 3-point % | 32.9%#201 |
| 37.4%#313 | Shots from three | 37.6%#309 |
This season so far, not adjusted for opponents. Small numbers are national ranks.
Players to watch
Cleveland State
Derek Vorst#972 · C
Last season: 7.9 pts · 3.9 reb · 1.3 ast
Dre Jones#1419 · F
This season: 10.5 pts · 7 reb · 0 ast (2 games)
Alex Bruskotter#1843 · G
This season: 4 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast (2 games)
Northern Kentucky
Noah Pagotto#527 · F
This season: 19 pts · 7 reb · 1.3 ast (3 games)
Ethan Elliott#1416 · G
Last season: 5.1 pts · 2.8 reb · 4.6 ast
Eric Acker#1558 · G
This season: 17.3 pts · 1 reb · 7.3 ast (3 games)
Each team's top three in the Statboy player rankings (#rank · position).