Game preview · Saturday, Jan 30 · 5:30 PM ET
Conference game
Statboy projection
UT Rio Grande Valley by 8 (75-67)
75% to win
From the Statboy Power ratings, with home court counted.
Ratings
Houston Christian |  UT Rio Grande Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| -10.2#269 | Power rating | -3.2#187 |
| 100.3#275 | Offense | 103.5#219 |
| 110.5#254 | Defense | 106.7#165 |
| 69.3#289 | Tempo | 69.6#270 |
| 2-0 | Record | 2-0 |
| #257 | Preseason rank | #188 |
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
| Houston Christian | UT Rio Grande Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| 52.8%#78 | Shooting (eFG%) | 47.4%#307 |
| 50.4%#172 | Opponents' eFG% | 48.9%#105 |
| 20.3%#312 | Turnover rate | 17.9%#147 |
| 19.3%#98 | Turnovers forced | 17.1%#265 |
| 30.5%#222 | Offensive rebounding | 32.7%#129 |
| 25.9%#357 | Free throw rate | 44.8%#32 |
| 29.7%#282 | 3-point % | 30.3%#264 |
| 27.9%#23 | Opponents' 3-point % | 27.7%#21 |
| 35.9%#342 | Shots from three | 37.2%#319 |
This season so far, not adjusted for opponents. Small numbers are national ranks.
Players to watch
Houston Christian
Bubz Alvarez#1490 · G
This season: 11.5 pts · 5.5 reb · 3 ast (2 games)
Chris Mubiru#1925 · G
This season: 7.5 pts · 4.5 reb · 1.5 ast (2 games)
Shawn Simmons II#2138 · F
This season: 9.5 pts · 4 reb · 0.5 ast (2 games)
UT Rio Grande Valley
Jace Posey#565 · G
This season: 17 pts · 8 reb · 4 ast (2 games)
Devon Pryor#1138 · G
This season: 9 pts · 5 reb · 2.5 ast (2 games)
Luis Ramirez#2204 · G
This season: 0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast (1 game)
Each team's top three in the Statboy player rankings (#rank · position).