Game preview · Wednesday, Dec 30 · 6:00 PM ET
Conference game
Statboy projection
St. John's by 3 (80-77)
60% to win
From the Statboy Power ratings, with home court counted.
Ratings
St. John's |  Providence | |
|---|---|---|
| +25.3#22 | Power rating | +16.8#55 |
| 120.3#23 | Offense | 114.6#71 |
| 95.0#22 | Defense | 97.8#42 |
| 71.6#80 | Tempo | 71.9#59 |
| 2-0 | Record | 1-1 |
| #24 | Preseason rank | #54 |
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
| St. John's | Providence | |
|---|---|---|
| 53.0%#69 | Shooting (eFG%) | 47.7%#302 |
| 52.1%#263 | Opponents' eFG% | 49.0%#111 |
| 16.0%#35 | Turnover rate | 19.2%#263 |
| 20.2%#51 | Turnovers forced | 22.9%#7 |
| 31.1%#190 | Offensive rebounding | 36.4%#16 |
| 39.3%#118 | Free throw rate | 29.8%#341 |
| 35.9%#63 | 3-point % | 29.4%#292 |
| 36.0%#312 | Opponents' 3-point % | 29.8%#70 |
| 38.3%#294 | Shots from three | 47.2%#23 |
This season so far, not adjusted for opponents. Small numbers are national ranks.
Players to watch
St. John's
Keyshawn Hall#31 · F
This season: 19.5 pts · 6.5 reb · 1 ast (2 games)
Tounde Yessoufou#68 · G
This season: 17.5 pts · 6 reb · 1.5 ast (2 games)
Donnie Freeman#227 · F
Last season: 16.5 pts · 7.2 reb · 1.3 ast
Providence
Arrinten Page#204 · F
This season: 2 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast (1 game)
Devin Vanterpool#268 · G
This season: 11 pts · 6 reb · 3 ast (1 game)
Samson Aletan#332 · C
This season: 0 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast (1 game)
Each team's top three in the Statboy player rankings (#rank · position).