Game preview · Wednesday, Feb 10 · 7:00 PM ET
Conference game
Statboy projection
Northern Illinois by 1 (77-76)
50% to win
From the Statboy Power ratings, with home court counted.
Ratings
Youngstown State |  Northern Illinois | |
|---|---|---|
| -3.7#195 | Power rating | -8.1#250 |
| 102.7#231 | Offense | 105.8#178 |
| 106.4#158 | Defense | 113.8#319 |
| 71.2#106 | Tempo | 69.8#249 |
| 1-1 | Record | 1-2 |
| #236 | 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
| Youngstown State | Northern Illinois | |
|---|---|---|
| 50.5%#176 | Shooting (eFG%) | 54.0%#44 |
| 48.0%#70 | Opponents' eFG% | 53.8%#311 |
| 17.7%#140 | Turnover rate | 16.9%#86 |
| 18.5%#159 | Turnovers forced | 17.1%#262 |
| 34.7%#58 | Offensive rebounding | 29.9%#251 |
| 33.0%#278 | Free throw rate | 40.8%#86 |
| 33.6%#134 | 3-point % | 39.5%#8 |
| 29.1%#45 | Opponents' 3-point % | 31.1%#117 |
| 45.5%#47 | Shots from three | 47.5%#20 |
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 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).