Game preview · Tuesday, Nov 17 · 11:59 PM ET
Players Era 8
Statboy projection
West Virginia by 1 (74-73)
54% to win
From the Statboy Power ratings, with no home court (neutral site).
Ratings
West Virginia |  Auburn | |
|---|---|---|
| +22.9#25 | Power rating | +21.0#36 |
| 115.7#63 | Offense | 119.1#31 |
| 92.8#14 | Defense | 98.1#47 |
| 69.1#303 | Tempo | 70.8#157 |
| 2-0 | Record | 1-0 |
| #50 | Preseason rank | #47 |
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
| West Virginia | Auburn | |
|---|---|---|
| 54.2%#39 | Shooting (eFG%) | 52.8%#77 |
| 50.7%#194 | Opponents' eFG% | 44.8%#8 |
| 16.3%#40 | Turnover rate | 19.4%#260 |
| 21.3%#18 | Turnovers forced | 18.1%#191 |
| 29.0%#277 | Offensive rebounding | 34.9%#53 |
| 33.8%#260 | Free throw rate | 37.7%#157 |
| 36.7%#44 | 3-point % | 36.2%#56 |
| 33.5%#227 | Opponents' 3-point % | 27.5%#20 |
| 45.8%#38 | Shots from three | 41.9%#163 |
This season so far, not adjusted for opponents. Small numbers are national ranks.
Players to watch
West Virginia
Miles Sadler#126 · G
This season: 20.5 pts · 2.5 reb · 7.5 ast (2 games)
Javan Buchanan#267 · F
This season: 6.5 pts · 5 reb · 0.5 ast (2 games)
Brenen Lorient#270 · F
This season: 6.5 pts · 5.5 reb · 1.5 ast (2 games)
Auburn
Thomas Dowd#139 · F
This season: 9 pts · 6 reb · 1 ast (1 game)
Bukky Oboye#224 · C
This season: 4 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast (1 game)
Kevin Overton#278 · G
This season: 12 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast (1 game)
Each team's top three in the Statboy player rankings (#rank · position).