Game preview · Saturday, Jan 23 · 12:00 PM ET
Conference game
Statboy projection
Minnesota by 1 (72-71)
51% to win
From the Statboy Power ratings, with home court counted.
Ratings
Minnesota |  Rutgers | |
|---|---|---|
| +14.4#72 | Power rating | +9.7#97 |
| 112.5#97 | Offense | 111.8#106 |
| 98.1#44 | Defense | 102.0#98 |
| 67.5#360 | Tempo | 69.7#253 |
| 2-0 | Record | 1-0 |
| #86 | Preseason rank | #101 |
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
| Minnesota | Rutgers | |
|---|---|---|
| 51.2%#148 | Shooting (eFG%) | 53.2%#66 |
| 45.1%#8 | Opponents' eFG% | 50.0%#157 |
| 17.9%#155 | Turnover rate | 19.0%#242 |
| 15.6%#326 | Turnovers forced | 20.2%#52 |
| 31.9%#166 | Offensive rebounding | 32.9%#120 |
| 32.3%#297 | Free throw rate | 34.2%#255 |
| 33.7%#124 | 3-point % | 35.1%#86 |
| 26.6%#9 | Opponents' 3-point % | 33.2%#217 |
| 44.5%#67 | Shots from three | 39.8%#250 |
This season so far, not adjusted for opponents. Small numbers are national ranks.
Players to watch
Minnesota
Jaylen Crocker-Johnson#388 · F
This season: 15.5 pts · 7 reb · 2 ast (2 games)
Grayson Grove#504 · F
This season: 10.5 pts · 5 reb · 4.5 ast (2 games)
Isaac Asuma#552 · G
This season: 16.5 pts · 6 reb · 4 ast (2 games)
Rutgers
Tariq Francis#352 · G
This season: 14 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast (1 game)
Christian Gurdak#507 · C
This season: 12 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast (1 game)
Darin Smith Jr.#653 · G
This season: 9 pts · 6 reb · 1 ast (1 game)
Each team's top three in the Statboy player rankings (#rank · position).