Game preview · Saturday, Dec 5 · 5:30 PM ET
Statboy projection
Houston by 22 (82-60)
97% to win
From the Statboy Power ratings, with home court counted.
Ratings
Texas State |  Houston | |
|---|---|---|
| +3.4#133 | Power rating | +31.3#5 |
| 107.2#148 | Offense | 120.9#17 |
| 103.8#118 | Defense | 89.7#3 |
| 68.9#310 | Tempo | 69.3#284 |
| 2-0 | Record | 1-0 |
| #138 | Preseason rank | #9 |
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
| Texas State | Houston | |
|---|---|---|
| 51.1%#153 | Shooting (eFG%) | 51.5%#133 |
| 49.4%#130 | Opponents' eFG% | 44.9%#8 |
| 18.9%#232 | Turnover rate | 18.2%#183 |
| 19.2%#97 | Turnovers forced | 20.3%#46 |
| 32.0%#160 | Offensive rebounding | 31.8%#166 |
| 36.4%#202 | Free throw rate | 45.4%#27 |
| 31.8%#210 | 3-point % | 32.5%#179 |
| 28.9%#40 | Opponents' 3-point % | 26.4%#8 |
| 37.4%#317 | Shots from three | 37.1%#324 |
This season so far, not adjusted for opponents. Small numbers are national ranks.
Players to watch
Texas State
DJ Hall#309 · F
This season: 15.5 pts · 6 reb · 2.5 ast (2 games)
Paul Djobet#611 · F
This season: 14.5 pts · 5 reb · 3.5 ast (2 games)
Quel'Ron House#876 · G
This season: 7.5 pts · 1.5 reb · 2 ast (2 games)
Houston
Dedan Thomas Jr.#17 · G
This season: 16 pts · 3 reb · 5 ast (1 game)
Joseph Tugler#49 · F
This season: 9 pts · 6 reb · 1 ast (1 game)
Delrecco Gillespie#84 · F
This season: 13 pts · 7 reb · 2 ast (1 game)
Each team's top three in the Statboy player rankings (#rank · position).