Game preview · Saturday, Feb 27 · 3:00 PM ET
Conference game
Statboy projection
Nebraska by 7 (75-68)
73% to win
From the Statboy Power ratings, with home court counted.
Ratings
Nebraska |  Northwestern | |
|---|---|---|
| +30.5#8 | Power rating | +15.5#61 |
| 121.7#17 | Offense | 115.7#65 |
| 91.2#10 | Defense | 100.3#68 |
| 69.3#273 | Tempo | 67.7#350 |
| 2-0 | Record | 3-0 |
| #10 | Preseason rank | #59 |
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
| Nebraska | Northwestern | |
|---|---|---|
| 53.6%#56 | Shooting (eFG%) | 52.8%#87 |
| 47.8%#67 | Opponents' eFG% | 50.3%#170 |
| 16.8%#77 | Turnover rate | 16.3%#53 |
| 21.3%#25 | Turnovers forced | 19.7%#83 |
| 29.6%#263 | Offensive rebounding | 29.9%#253 |
| 39.1%#119 | Free throw rate | 34.9%#234 |
| 33.1%#157 | 3-point % | 34.7%#96 |
| 29.6%#62 | Opponents' 3-point % | 31.4%#131 |
| 43.1%#118 | Shots from three | 44.7%#64 |
This season so far, not adjusted for opponents. Small numbers are national ranks.
Players to watch
Nebraska
Pryce Sandfort#12 · F
This season: 22.5 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast (2 games)
Trevan Leonhardt#112 · G
This season: 3.5 pts · 2.5 reb · 3.5 ast (2 games)
Sam Orme#149 · F
This season: 0 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast (1 game)
Northwestern
Jack Karasinski#187 · F
This season: 24 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast (1 game)
Jake West#356 · G
This season: 21.3 pts · 3 reb · 8.7 ast (3 games)
Angelo Ciaravino#423 · G
This season: 11.7 pts · 7.7 reb · 1.7 ast (3 games)
Each team's top three in the Statboy player rankings (#rank · position).