Game preview · Wednesday, Feb 17 · 7:00 PM ET
Conference game
Statboy projection
Northern Illinois by 7 (79-72)
75% to win
From the Statboy Power ratings, with home court counted.
Ratings
Detroit Mercy |  Northern Illinois | |
|---|---|---|
| -14.5#315 | Power rating | -8.1#249 |
| 97.6#312 | Offense | 105.9#178 |
| 112.1#284 | Defense | 114.0#320 |
| 70.3#192 | Tempo | 69.7#250 |
| 0-1 | Record | 1-2 |
| #280 | 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
| Detroit Mercy | Northern Illinois | |
|---|---|---|
| 45.2%#344 | Shooting (eFG%) | 54.5%#34 |
| 52.0%#256 | Opponents' eFG% | 54.5%#322 |
| 20.7%#324 | Turnover rate | 17.1%#100 |
| 14.7%#348 | Turnovers forced | 17.3%#252 |
| 31.2%#191 | Offensive rebounding | 30.3%#236 |
| 29.1%#348 | Free throw rate | 38.5%#135 |
| 30.0%#276 | 3-point % | 39.9%#6 |
| 33.4%#227 | Opponents' 3-point % | 31.4%#132 |
| 42.8%#121 | Shots from three | 48.3%#14 |
This season so far, not adjusted for opponents. Small numbers are national ranks.
Players to watch
Detroit Mercy
Ayden Carter#1206 · G
This season: 7 pts · 6 reb · 0 ast (1 game)
Tyler Spratt#1570 · G
This season: 8 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast (1 game)
Je'kel Cotton#2406 · G
This season: 3 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast (1 game)
Northern Illinois
Max Weisbrod#685 · G
This season: 16.7 pts · 3.7 reb · 8 ast (3 games)
Uzziah Buntyn#1362 · G
This season: 1 pts · 0.5 reb · 0.5 ast (2 games)
David Douglas Jr.#1692 · 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).