Game preview · Wednesday, Dec 9 · 9:30 PM ET
Statboy projection
Pepperdine by 8 (80-72)
77% to win
From the Statboy Power ratings, with home court counted.
Ratings
Prairie View A&M |  Pepperdine | |
|---|---|---|
| -11.1#274 | Power rating | -3.8#196 |
| 99.3#292 | Offense | 106.1#174 |
| 110.4#252 | Defense | 109.9#240 |
| 70.8#134 | Tempo | 71.0#123 |
| 2-1 | Record | 2-1 |
| #290 | Preseason rank | #208 |
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
| Prairie View A&M | Pepperdine | |
|---|---|---|
| 48.9%#255 | Shooting (eFG%) | 52.2%#104 |
| 47.4%#50 | Opponents' eFG% | 54.5%#324 |
| 17.1%#95 | Turnover rate | 17.5%#125 |
| 17.9%#218 | Turnovers forced | 20.1%#58 |
| 31.0%#192 | Offensive rebounding | 35.6%#37 |
| 42.2%#59 | Free throw rate | 39.6%#109 |
| 27.8%#337 | 3-point % | 30.7%#251 |
| 30.3%#81 | Opponents' 3-point % | 38.9%#346 |
| 39.9%#248 | Shots from three | 43.8%#86 |
This season so far, not adjusted for opponents. Small numbers are national ranks.
Players to watch
Prairie View A&M
Michael Eley#1174 · G
This season: 19.3 pts · 5.3 reb · 2 ast (3 games)
Sebastian Tidor#2183 · G
This season: 0 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast (1 game)
Davis Bynum#2481 · F
This season: 17.7 pts · 10.7 reb · 1 ast (3 games)
Pepperdine
Will McClendon#272 · G
This season: 6.3 pts · 3.7 reb · 2.7 ast (3 games)
Petar Majstorovic#582 · F
This season: 18 pts · 3.3 reb · 2.3 ast (3 games)
Jahari Williamson#935 · G
This season: 12 pts · 3.7 reb · 3 ast (3 games)
Each team's top three in the Statboy player rankings (#rank · position).