Game preview · Sunday, Jan 10 · 2:00 PM ET
Conference game
Statboy projection
Mercyhurst by 4 (70-66)
65% to win
From the Statboy Power ratings, with home court counted.
Ratings
Central Connecticut |  Mercyhurst | |
|---|---|---|
| -16.3#326 | Power rating | -14.1#310 |
| 98.5#307 | Offense | 97.5#316 |
| 114.8#336 | Defense | 111.6#275 |
| 67.6#358 | Tempo | 67.8#349 |
| 1-2 | Record | 1-2 |
| #325 | Preseason rank | #272 |
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
| Central Connecticut | Mercyhurst | |
|---|---|---|
| 49.8%#214 | Shooting (eFG%) | 47.4%#308 |
| 52.8%#282 | Opponents' eFG% | 53.5%#302 |
| 16.9%#83 | Turnover rate | 17.7%#138 |
| 18.0%#205 | Turnovers forced | 20.1%#59 |
| 28.9%#281 | Offensive rebounding | 29.3%#269 |
| 32.3%#296 | Free throw rate | 32.2%#298 |
| 32.5%#177 | 3-point % | 29.1%#309 |
| 30.5%#92 | Opponents' 3-point % | 32.7%#192 |
| 39.1%#272 | Shots from three | 42.2%#151 |
This season so far, not adjusted for opponents. Small numbers are national ranks.
Players to watch
Central Connecticut
Ashton Reynolds#2243 · G
This season: 13.3 pts · 4.3 reb · 1 ast (3 games)
James Jones#2417 · G
This season: 6.7 pts · 7.7 reb · 1.3 ast (3 games)
Daniel James#2550 · F
Last season: 3.5 pts · 3.1 reb · 0.4 ast
Mercyhurst
Tennessee Rainwater#1387 · F
Last season: 9.8 pts · 4.3 reb · 1.7 ast
Jake Lemelman#1730 · G
This season: 15.7 pts · 3 reb · 6 ast (3 games)
Marcus Jackson#1857 · G
Last season: 0.5 pts · 2 reb · 0.7 ast
Each team's top three in the Statboy player rankings (#rank · position).