Game preview · Saturday, Dec 12 · 2:00 PM ET
Conference game
Statboy projection
Illinois by 24 (95-71)
98% to win
From the Statboy Power ratings, with home court counted.
Ratings
Penn State |  Illinois | |
|---|---|---|
| +5.5#122 | Power rating | +33.5#4 |
| 113.5#81 | Offense | 125.6#2 |
| 108.0#204 | Defense | 92.2#12 |
| 71.5#90 | Tempo | 72.2#46 |
| 2-1 | Record | 2-0 |
| #122 | Preseason rank | #6 |
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
| Penn State | Illinois | |
|---|---|---|
| 49.9%#210 | Shooting (eFG%) | 55.7%#14 |
| 53.7%#309 | Opponents' eFG% | 43.7%#3 |
| 18.5%#202 | Turnover rate | 17.8%#144 |
| 16.4%#300 | Turnovers forced | 15.7%#324 |
| 36.8%#14 | Offensive rebounding | 38.5%#6 |
| 53.2%#1 | Free throw rate | 30.1%#334 |
| 28.6%#320 | 3-point % | 32.4%#184 |
| 31.1%#121 | Opponents' 3-point % | 28.4%#32 |
| 36.4%#334 | Shots from three | 44.8%#59 |
This season so far, not adjusted for opponents. Small numbers are national ranks.
Players to watch
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)
Illinois
David Mirkovic#19 · F
Last season: 13.3 pts · 8 reb · 2.6 ast
Andrej Stojakovic#43 · G
This season: 22.5 pts · 6 reb · 4 ast (2 games)
Quentin Coleman#69 · G
This season: 16 pts · 6.5 reb · 4 ast (2 games)
Each team's top three in the Statboy player rankings (#rank · position).