Game preview · Saturday, Jan 16 · 3:30 PM ET
Conference game
Statboy projection
St. John's by 3 (77-74)
61% to win
From the Statboy Power ratings, with home court counted.
Ratings
St. John's |  Creighton | |
|---|---|---|
| +25.3#22 | Power rating | +16.3#57 |
| 120.3#23 | Offense | 112.6#95 |
| 95.0#22 | Defense | 96.3#31 |
| 71.6#80 | Tempo | 70.5#169 |
| 2-0 | Record | 2-0 |
| #24 | Preseason rank | #51 |
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 | Creighton | |
|---|---|---|
| 53.0%#69 | Shooting (eFG%) | 46.6%#322 |
| 52.1%#263 | Opponents' eFG% | 48.2%#81 |
| 16.0%#35 | Turnover rate | 19.6%#282 |
| 20.2%#51 | Turnovers forced | 22.5%#10 |
| 31.1%#190 | Offensive rebounding | 33.6%#94 |
| 39.3%#118 | Free throw rate | 33.9%#263 |
| 35.9%#63 | 3-point % | 29.5%#291 |
| 36.0%#312 | Opponents' 3-point % | 28.0%#25 |
| 38.3%#294 | Shots from three | 45.3%#52 |
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
Creighton
Brody Robinson#104 · G
Last season: 17.6 pts · 2.7 reb · 6.3 ast
Fredrick King#124 · C
This season: 1 pts · 1.5 reb · 0 ast (2 games)
BJ Davis#151 · G
This season: 11 pts · 5 reb · 4 ast (2 games)
Each team's top three in the Statboy player rankings (#rank · position).