Game preview · Friday, Feb 12 · 9:30 PM ET
Conference game
Statboy projection
Nebraska by 20 (88-68)
96% to win
From the Statboy Power ratings, with home court counted.
Ratings
Penn State |  Nebraska | |
|---|---|---|
| +5.5#122 | Power rating | +30.5#7 |
| 113.5#81 | Offense | 121.6#15 |
| 108.0#204 | Defense | 91.1#9 |
| 71.5#90 | Tempo | 69.4#281 |
| 2-1 | Record | 2-0 |
| #122 | Preseason rank | #10 |
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 | Nebraska | |
|---|---|---|
| 49.9%#210 | Shooting (eFG%) | 53.6%#54 |
| 53.7%#309 | Opponents' eFG% | 47.7%#59 |
| 18.5%#203 | Turnover rate | 16.7%#74 |
| 16.4%#299 | Turnovers forced | 21.2%#24 |
| 36.8%#14 | Offensive rebounding | 29.5%#266 |
| 53.2%#1 | Free throw rate | 39.4%#115 |
| 28.6%#320 | 3-point % | 33.2%#150 |
| 31.1%#122 | Opponents' 3-point % | 29.4%#58 |
| 36.4%#334 | Shots from three | 43.0%#110 |
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)
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#147 · F
This season: 0 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast (1 game)
Each team's top three in the Statboy player rankings (#rank · position).