Game preview · Sunday, Nov 15 · 7:00 PM ET
Statboy projection
St. John's by 7 (79-72)
73% to win
From the Statboy Power ratings, with home court counted.
Ratings
Syracuse |  St. John's | |
|---|---|---|
| +16.6#55 | Power rating | +22.0#32 |
| 116.2#56 | Offense | 116.0#59 |
| 99.6#62 | Defense | 94.0#18 |
| 69.8#254 | Tempo | 71.8#71 |
| 2-0 | Record | 1-0 |
| #64 | 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
| Syracuse | St. John's | |
|---|---|---|
| 52.6%#83 | Shooting (eFG%) | 47.9%#293 |
| 49.1%#116 | Opponents' eFG% | 51.8%#241 |
| 15.4%#16 | Turnover rate | 19.0%#227 |
| 17.3%#261 | Turnovers forced | 19.7%#80 |
| 33.1%#108 | Offensive rebounding | 30.2%#236 |
| 39.6%#110 | Free throw rate | 38.3%#136 |
| 33.0%#147 | 3-point % | 30.6%#242 |
| 29.6%#63 | Opponents' 3-point % | 36.0%#314 |
| 41.0%#203 | Shots from three | 39.1%#281 |
This season so far, not adjusted for opponents. Small numbers are national ranks.
Players to watch
Syracuse
Gavin Doty#129 · G
This season: 16 pts · 9 reb · 2 ast (2 games)
Garwey Dual#319 · G
This season: 7.5 pts · 2 reb · 3 ast (2 games)
Tasman Goodrick#324 · F
This season: 4 pts · 1 reb · 0.5 ast (2 games)
St. John's
Keyshawn Hall#24 · F
This season: 26 pts · 9 reb · 2 ast (1 game)
Tounde Yessoufou#109 · G
This season: 12 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast (1 game)
Donnie Freeman#228 · F
Last season: 16.5 pts · 7.2 reb · 1.3 ast
Each team's top three in the Statboy player rankings (#rank · position).