Game preview · Thursday, Feb 4 · 7:00 PM ET
Conference game
Statboy projection
Northern Kentucky by 4 (81-77)
62% to win
From the Statboy Power ratings, with home court counted.
Ratings
Youngstown State |  Northern Kentucky | |
|---|---|---|
| -3.7#195 | Power rating | -3.3#189 |
| 102.7#231 | Offense | 107.4#145 |
| 106.4#158 | Defense | 110.7#260 |
| 71.2#106 | Tempo | 73.1#20 |
| 1-1 | Record | 2-1 |
| #236 | 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
| Youngstown State | Northern Kentucky | |
|---|---|---|
| 50.5%#176 | Shooting (eFG%) | 54.1%#42 |
| 48.0%#70 | Opponents' eFG% | 51.9%#250 |
| 17.7%#140 | Turnover rate | 19.4%#273 |
| 18.5%#159 | Turnovers forced | 16.0%#310 |
| 34.7%#58 | Offensive rebounding | 31.6%#177 |
| 33.0%#278 | Free throw rate | 50.0%#3 |
| 33.6%#134 | 3-point % | 33.2%#147 |
| 29.1%#45 | Opponents' 3-point % | 32.9%#201 |
| 45.5%#47 | Shots from three | 37.6%#309 |
This season so far, not adjusted for opponents. Small numbers are national ranks.
Players to watch
Youngstown State
Jeff Nwankwo#1311 · G
This season: 6 pts · 7 reb · 1 ast (2 games)
Linus Holmstrom#1915 · G
This season: 19 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast (2 games)
Jaiden Haynes#2123 · G
This season: 9 pts · 2 reb · 3 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).