Game preview · Sunday, Jan 17 · 12:00 PM ET
Conference game
Statboy projection
Ohio State by 13 (88-75)
88% to win
From the Statboy Power ratings, with home court counted.
Ratings
Penn State |  Ohio State | |
|---|---|---|
| +5.5#122 | Power rating | +20.1#42 |
| 113.5#81 | Offense | 120.4#21 |
| 108.0#204 | Defense | 100.3#67 |
| 71.5#90 | Tempo | 69.9#238 |
| 2-1 | Record | 1-1 |
| #122 | Preseason rank | #31 |
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 | Ohio State | |
|---|---|---|
| 49.9%#210 | Shooting (eFG%) | 51.4%#136 |
| 53.7%#309 | Opponents' eFG% | 51.9%#253 |
| 18.5%#203 | Turnover rate | 18.1%#166 |
| 16.4%#299 | Turnovers forced | 16.7%#282 |
| 36.8%#14 | Offensive rebounding | 36.0%#25 |
| 53.2%#1 | Free throw rate | 41.7%#69 |
| 28.6%#320 | 3-point % | 29.6%#285 |
| 31.1%#122 | Opponents' 3-point % | 33.5%#232 |
| 36.4%#334 | Shots from three | 42.3%#143 |
This season so far, not adjusted for opponents. Small numbers are national ranks.
Players to watch
Penn State
Brant Byers#489 · F
This season: 7.7 pts · 2 reb · 2.7 ast (3 games)
Josh Reed#528 · F
This season: 16 pts · 4.7 reb · 0.3 ast (3 games)
Ivan Juric#577 · F
This season: 15 pts · 12.7 reb · 0.7 ast (3 games)
Ohio State
John Mobley Jr.#121 · G
This season: 19.5 pts · 3 reb · 5.5 ast (2 games)
Anthony Thompson#184 · F
This season: 3 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast (2 games)
Justin Pippen#244 · G
This season: 11 pts · 4.5 reb · 2.5 ast (2 games)
Each team's top three in the Statboy player rankings (#rank · position).