Game preview · Tuesday, Dec 8 · 8:00 PM ET
Conference game
Statboy projection
Nebraska by 14 (85-71)
89% to win
From the Statboy Power ratings, with home court counted.
Ratings
Nebraska |  Penn State | |
|---|---|---|
| +30.5#7 | Power rating | +5.5#122 |
| 121.6#15 | Offense | 113.5#81 |
| 91.1#9 | Defense | 108.1#204 |
| 69.4#281 | Tempo | 71.5#90 |
| 2-0 | Record | 2-1 |
| #10 | Preseason rank | #122 |
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
| Nebraska | Penn State | |
|---|---|---|
| 53.6%#54 | Shooting (eFG%) | 49.9%#213 |
| 47.7%#59 | Opponents' eFG% | 53.7%#309 |
| 16.7%#72 | Turnover rate | 18.5%#201 |
| 21.2%#23 | Turnovers forced | 16.4%#300 |
| 29.6%#264 | Offensive rebounding | 36.8%#14 |
| 39.3%#114 | Free throw rate | 53.2%#1 |
| 33.2%#150 | 3-point % | 28.6%#320 |
| 29.4%#57 | Opponents' 3-point % | 31.1%#120 |
| 43.1%#111 | Shots from three | 36.4%#334 |
This season so far, not adjusted for opponents. Small numbers are national ranks.
Players to watch
Nebraska
Pryce Sandfort#12 · F
This season: 22.5 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast (2 games)
Trevan Leonhardt#110 · G
This season: 3.5 pts · 2.5 reb · 3.5 ast (2 games)
Sam Orme#146 · F
This season: 0 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast (1 game)
Penn State
Brant Byers#488 · F
This season: 7.7 pts · 2 reb · 2.7 ast (3 games)
Josh Reed#527 · F
This season: 16 pts · 4.7 reb · 0.3 ast (3 games)
Ivan Juric#578 · F
This season: 15 pts · 12.7 reb · 0.7 ast (3 games)
Each team's top three in the Statboy player rankings (#rank · position).