Game preview · Saturday, Jan 2 · 8:00 PM ET
Statboy projection
UNLV by 21 (90-69)
96% to win
From the Statboy Power ratings, with home court counted.
Ratings
North Dakota |  UNLV | |
|---|---|---|
| -15.6#322 | Power rating | +8.1#106 |
| 99.1#297 | Offense | 113.8#77 |
| 114.7#332 | Defense | 105.7#146 |
| 70.9#133 | Tempo | 71.8#67 |
| 1-1 | Record | 2-0 |
| #328 | Preseason rank | #91 |
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
| North Dakota | UNLV | |
|---|---|---|
| 46.4%#326 | Shooting (eFG%) | 51.1%#154 |
| 54.2%#317 | Opponents' eFG% | 55.1%#335 |
| 18.2%#178 | Turnover rate | 18.9%#240 |
| 18.1%#191 | Turnovers forced | 18.4%#161 |
| 35.9%#29 | Offensive rebounding | 34.4%#70 |
| 45.5%#26 | Free throw rate | 43.9%#39 |
| 24.3%#356 | 3-point % | 34.1%#112 |
| 34.3%#259 | Opponents' 3-point % | 36.2%#316 |
| 39.2%#267 | Shots from three | 36.8%#327 |
This season so far, not adjusted for opponents. Small numbers are national ranks.
Players to watch
North Dakota
Tyler Wagner#2462 · G
This season: 3 pts · 4 reb · 0 ast (1 game)
Samuel Hincapie#2552 · G
This season: 14.5 pts · 5.5 reb · 0 ast (2 games)
Zach Kraft#2677 · G
This season: 3.5 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast (2 games)
UNLV
Tyrin Jones#153 · F
This season: 14.5 pts · 6.5 reb · 1 ast (2 games)
MJ Thomas#466 · F
This season: 3 pts · 4.5 reb · 0 ast (2 games)
AJ Storr#497 · G
Last season: 15.5 pts · 3.1 reb · 1.9 ast
Each team's top three in the Statboy player rankings (#rank · position).