Game preview · Wednesday, Jan 20 · 6:30 PM ET
Conference game
Statboy projection
Purdue by 4 (80-76)
64% to win
From the Statboy Power ratings, with home court counted.
Ratings
Purdue |  Penn State | |
|---|---|---|
| +15.9#60 | Power rating | +5.5#122 |
| 116.5#54 | Offense | 113.5#81 |
| 100.6#70 | Defense | 108.0#204 |
| 67.9#346 | Tempo | 71.5#90 |
| 0-2 | Record | 2-1 |
| #38 | 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
| Purdue | Penn State | |
|---|---|---|
| 48.0%#291 | Shooting (eFG%) | 49.9%#210 |
| 50.4%#174 | Opponents' eFG% | 53.7%#309 |
| 16.2%#43 | Turnover rate | 18.5%#203 |
| 16.3%#303 | Turnovers forced | 16.4%#299 |
| 29.2%#274 | Offensive rebounding | 36.8%#14 |
| 38.3%#140 | Free throw rate | 53.2%#1 |
| 26.6%#351 | 3-point % | 28.6%#320 |
| 31.6%#136 | Opponents' 3-point % | 31.1%#122 |
| 42.7%#126 | Shots from three | 36.4%#334 |
This season so far, not adjusted for opponents. Small numbers are national ranks.
Players to watch
Purdue
Daniel Jacobsen#105 · C
This season: 25 pts · 8.5 reb · 2 ast (2 games)
C.J. Cox#164 · G
This season: 12 pts · 7.5 reb · 3 ast (2 games)
Gicarri Harris#513 · G
This season: 9.5 pts · 5 reb · 2.5 ast (2 games)
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)
Each team's top three in the Statboy player rankings (#rank · position).