Game preview · Wednesday, Jan 27 · 8:30 PM ET
Conference game
Statboy projection
West Virginia by 8 (77-69)
76% to win
From the Statboy Power ratings, with home court counted.
Ratings
Arizona State |  West Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| +15.3#64 | Power rating | +22.8#25 |
| 116.3#56 | Offense | 115.7#64 |
| 101.0#76 | Defense | 92.9#14 |
| 70.0#223 | Tempo | 69.0#299 |
| 2-0 | Record | 2-0 |
| #72 | Preseason rank | #50 |
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
| Arizona State | West Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| 51.1%#150 | Shooting (eFG%) | 54.4%#38 |
| 51.3%#222 | Opponents' eFG% | 50.5%#180 |
| 16.1%#37 | Turnover rate | 16.2%#42 |
| 17.9%#216 | Turnovers forced | 21.3%#22 |
| 32.6%#133 | Offensive rebounding | 29.0%#278 |
| 37.9%#152 | Free throw rate | 34.8%#242 |
| 30.9%#240 | 3-point % | 36.9%#40 |
| 37.1%#328 | Opponents' 3-point % | 33.5%#231 |
| 40.4%#223 | Shots from three | 45.4%#49 |
This season so far, not adjusted for opponents. Small numbers are national ranks.
Players to watch
Arizona State
Paulius Murauskas#29 · F
This season: 27 pts · 7 reb · 2.5 ast (2 games)
Emmanuel Innocenti#289 · G
This season: 5 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast (1 game)
Dillan Shaw#293 · G
This season: 10.5 pts · 9 reb · 2 ast (2 games)
West Virginia
Miles Sadler#127 · G
This season: 20.5 pts · 2.5 reb · 7.5 ast (2 games)
Javan Buchanan#267 · F
This season: 6.5 pts · 5 reb · 0.5 ast (2 games)
Brenen Lorient#270 · F
This season: 6.5 pts · 5.5 reb · 1.5 ast (2 games)
Each team's top three in the Statboy player rankings (#rank · position).