Game preview · Thursday, Jan 7 · 9:00 PM ET
Conference game
Statboy projection
Northern Illinois by 10 (84-74)
81% to win
From the Statboy Power ratings, with home court counted.
Ratings
Cleveland State |  Northern Illinois | |
|---|---|---|
| -18.0#336 | Power rating | -8.1#250 |
| 100.3#274 | Offense | 105.8#178 |
| 118.3#360 | Defense | 113.8#319 |
| 71.1#116 | Tempo | 69.8#249 |
| 1-1 | Record | 1-2 |
| #314 | Preseason rank | #289 |
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 Illinois | |
|---|---|---|
| 45.7%#337 | Shooting (eFG%) | 54.0%#44 |
| 56.8%#354 | Opponents' eFG% | 53.8%#311 |
| 18.9%#228 | Turnover rate | 16.9%#86 |
| 15.2%#341 | Turnovers forced | 17.1%#262 |
| 32.1%#157 | Offensive rebounding | 29.9%#251 |
| 37.5%#163 | Free throw rate | 40.8%#86 |
| 26.3%#354 | 3-point % | 39.5%#8 |
| 35.9%#308 | Opponents' 3-point % | 31.1%#117 |
| 37.4%#313 | Shots from three | 47.5%#20 |
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 Illinois
Max Weisbrod#684 · G
This season: 16.7 pts · 3.7 reb · 8 ast (3 games)
Uzziah Buntyn#1363 · G
This season: 1 pts · 0.5 reb · 0.5 ast (2 games)
David Douglas Jr.#1689 · G
This season: 20 pts · 4.7 reb · 0.7 ast (3 games)
Each team's top three in the Statboy player rankings (#rank · position).