Game preview · Saturday, Dec 12 · 4:00 PM ET
Statboy projection
South Carolina by 12 (79-67)
84% to win
From the Statboy Power ratings, with home court counted.
Ratings
Youngstown State |  South Carolina | |
|---|---|---|
| -3.7#195 | Power rating | +8.8#103 |
| 102.7#231 | Offense | 111.9#101 |
| 106.4#158 | Defense | 103.2#109 |
| 71.2#105 | Tempo | 68.3#338 |
| 1-1 | Record | 2-0 |
| #236 | Preseason rank | #109 |
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
| Youngstown State | South Carolina | |
|---|---|---|
| 50.5%#176 | Shooting (eFG%) | 50.3%#186 |
| 48.0%#69 | Opponents' eFG% | 51.6%#239 |
| 17.7%#140 | Turnover rate | 18.3%#192 |
| 18.5%#158 | Turnovers forced | 18.1%#196 |
| 34.7%#58 | Offensive rebounding | 35.1%#47 |
| 33.0%#280 | Free throw rate | 40.8%#83 |
| 33.6%#133 | 3-point % | 32.0%#196 |
| 29.1%#45 | Opponents' 3-point % | 34.6%#266 |
| 45.6%#47 | Shots from three | 39.8%#254 |
This season so far, not adjusted for opponents. Small numbers are national ranks.
Players to watch
Youngstown State
Jeff Nwankwo#1312 · G
This season: 6 pts · 7 reb · 1 ast (2 games)
Linus Holmstrom#1915 · G
This season: 19 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast (2 games)
Jaiden Haynes#2123 · G
This season: 9 pts · 2 reb · 3 ast (2 games)
South Carolina
Kory Mincy#466 · G
This season: 12 pts · 3.5 reb · 3.5 ast (2 games)
Jakub Necas#768 · F
This season: 11.5 pts · 4.5 reb · 2 ast (2 games)
Aleksas Bieliauskas#793 · F
This season: 9 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast (2 games)
Each team's top three in the Statboy player rankings (#rank · position).