Game preview · Saturday, Feb 27 · 1:00 PM ET
Conference game
Statboy projection
St. John's by 15 (89-74)
90% to win
From the Statboy Power ratings, with home court counted.
Ratings
Butler |  St. John's | |
|---|---|---|
| +9.9#94 | Power rating | +25.3#23 |
| 114.4#73 | Offense | 120.3#23 |
| 104.5#128 | Defense | 95.0#23 |
| 72.5#36 | Tempo | 71.5#77 |
| 2-1 | Record | 2-0 |
| #102 | Preseason rank | #24 |
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
| Butler | St. John's | |
|---|---|---|
| 54.8%#33 | Shooting (eFG%) | 53.0%#77 |
| 50.5%#182 | Opponents' eFG% | 52.1%#259 |
| 20.6%#320 | Turnover rate | 16.0%#35 |
| 15.3%#334 | Turnovers forced | 20.2%#58 |
| 36.9%#15 | Offensive rebounding | 31.1%#193 |
| 29.5%#343 | Free throw rate | 39.2%#116 |
| 35.7%#66 | 3-point % | 35.8%#65 |
| 32.7%#187 | Opponents' 3-point % | 36.2%#308 |
| 51.4%#4 | Shots from three | 38.4%#291 |
This season so far, not adjusted for opponents. Small numbers are national ranks.
Players to watch
Butler
Eduardo Klafke#382 · G
This season: 16 pts · 6.3 reb · 5.3 ast (3 games)
Drayton Jones#395 · C
This season: 4.7 pts · 6.3 reb · 0.7 ast (3 games)
Treyson Anderson#419 · F
This season: 12 pts · 8.3 reb · 1 ast (3 games)
St. John's
Keyshawn Hall#29 · F
This season: 19.5 pts · 6.5 reb · 1 ast (2 games)
Tounde Yessoufou#69 · 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
Each team's top three in the Statboy player rankings (#rank · position).