Game preview · Saturday, Feb 20 · 1:00 PM ET
Conference game
Statboy projection
Rutgers by 6 (82-76)
70% to win
From the Statboy Power ratings, with home court counted.
Ratings
Penn State |  Rutgers | |
|---|---|---|
| +5.5#122 | Power rating | +9.7#97 |
| 113.6#82 | Offense | 111.8#106 |
| 108.1#205 | Defense | 102.1#95 |
| 71.4#87 | Tempo | 69.7#250 |
| 2-1 | Record | 1-0 |
| #122 | 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
| Penn State | Rutgers | |
|---|---|---|
| 49.9%#211 | Shooting (eFG%) | 53.3%#72 |
| 53.8%#308 | Opponents' eFG% | 50.1%#159 |
| 18.5%#202 | Turnover rate | 19.0%#242 |
| 16.4%#298 | Turnovers forced | 20.2%#60 |
| 36.8%#16 | Offensive rebounding | 32.8%#129 |
| 53.1%#1 | Free throw rate | 34.1%#258 |
| 28.5%#316 | 3-point % | 35.3%#78 |
| 31.3%#126 | Opponents' 3-point % | 33.4%#230 |
| 36.4%#332 | Shots from three | 39.7%#246 |
This season so far, not adjusted for opponents. Small numbers are national ranks.
Players to watch
Penn State
Brant Byers#494 · F
This season: 7.7 pts · 2 reb · 2.7 ast (3 games)
Josh Reed#531 · F
This season: 16 pts · 4.7 reb · 0.3 ast (3 games)
Ivan Juric#580 · F
This season: 15 pts · 12.7 reb · 0.7 ast (3 games)
Rutgers
Tariq Francis#352 · G
This season: 14 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast (1 game)
Christian Gurdak#512 · C
This season: 12 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast (1 game)
Darin Smith Jr.#655 · G
This season: 9 pts · 6 reb · 1 ast (1 game)
Each team's top three in the Statboy player rankings (#rank · position).