Game preview · Tuesday, Jan 26 · 8:00 PM ET
Conference game
Statboy projection
Xavier by 1 (80-79)
51% to win
From the Statboy Power ratings, with home court counted.
Ratings
St. John's |  Xavier | |
|---|---|---|
| +25.3#22 | Power rating | +21.0#38 |
| 120.3#23 | Offense | 116.0#61 |
| 95.0#22 | Defense | 95.0#24 |
| 71.6#80 | Tempo | 72.5#37 |
| 2-0 | Record | 2-0 |
| #24 | Preseason rank | #53 |
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 | Xavier | |
|---|---|---|
| 53.0%#69 | Shooting (eFG%) | 52.9%#73 |
| 52.1%#263 | Opponents' eFG% | 44.1%#4 |
| 16.0%#35 | Turnover rate | 19.8%#290 |
| 20.2%#51 | Turnovers forced | 23.0%#4 |
| 31.1%#190 | Offensive rebounding | 33.7%#91 |
| 39.3%#118 | Free throw rate | 37.7%#158 |
| 35.9%#63 | 3-point % | 31.4%#224 |
| 36.0%#312 | Opponents' 3-point % | 26.5%#8 |
| 38.3%#294 | Shots from three | 37.9%#303 |
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
Xavier
Chance Westry#91 · G
This season: 15 pts · 1 reb · 1.5 ast (2 games)
Mike Nwoko#140 · F
This season: 9.5 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast (2 games)
Filip Borovicanin#250 · F
This season: 9 pts · 5.5 reb · 5 ast (2 games)
Each team's top three in the Statboy player rankings (#rank · position).