Game preview · Sunday, Jan 3 · 5:00 PM ET
Conference game
Statboy projection
St. John's by 8 (86-78)
76% to win
From the Statboy Power ratings, with home court counted.
Ratings
St. John's |  Butler | |
|---|---|---|
| +25.3#22 | Power rating | +9.9#95 |
| 120.3#23 | Offense | 114.4#74 |
| 95.0#22 | Defense | 104.5#128 |
| 71.6#80 | Tempo | 72.6#34 |
| 2-0 | Record | 2-1 |
| #24 | Preseason rank | #102 |
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 | Butler | |
|---|---|---|
| 53.0%#69 | Shooting (eFG%) | 54.7%#29 |
| 52.1%#263 | Opponents' eFG% | 50.6%#189 |
| 16.0%#35 | Turnover rate | 20.6%#323 |
| 20.2%#51 | Turnovers forced | 15.4%#336 |
| 31.1%#190 | Offensive rebounding | 36.8%#13 |
| 39.3%#118 | Free throw rate | 29.5%#349 |
| 35.9%#63 | 3-point % | 35.8%#67 |
| 36.0%#312 | Opponents' 3-point % | 32.7%#189 |
| 38.3%#294 | Shots from three | 51.4%#2 |
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
Butler
Eduardo Klafke#383 · G
This season: 16 pts · 6.3 reb · 5.3 ast (3 games)
Drayton Jones#394 · C
This season: 4.7 pts · 6.3 reb · 0.7 ast (3 games)
Treyson Anderson#416 · F
This season: 12 pts · 8.3 reb · 1 ast (3 games)
Each team's top three in the Statboy player rankings (#rank · position).