Hilltoppers vs Gamecocks

Gameday · SAT JAN 2

Western KentuckyVSJacksonville State

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Tip5:00 PM ET

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Pete Mathews Coliseum · Jacksonville, AL

Win probability

1912 blend

52% WKUJVST 48%

Adj. efficiency52%

48%

SRS48%

52%

Elo56%

44%

WKU +1.3

Proj. margin

154.6

Proj. total

71.7

Proj. pace

Home court counts 3 points. Blend of Adj. efficiency, SRS and Elo.

Projected starters

PPG

• 12A.BooneG · 3.0 APG10.5
• 30T.MooreG · 1.8 APG19.3
• 6E.WalkerF · 4.3 RPG3.8
• 13E.Erkins-FordF · 2.8 RPG8.0
• 3S.YoungG · 5.5 APG8.0

• 1C.Lockett Jr.G · 6.0 APG13.0
• 2J.StiemkeG · 1.7 APG18.0
• 6L.HornerG · 3.0 APG8.7
• 10E.CroleyF · 5.7 RPG7.3
• 11K.PolkF · 3.7 RPG3.3

Ratings

CBBD · 2025-26

+0.9Adj. net rating-3.9

158thAdj. net rank210th

109.0Adj. offense105.1

108.1Adj. defense109.0

73.4Pace70.0

0.6SRS-1.8

1798Elo1754

3–1Record1–2

Season per game

2026-27 · 4 games / 2026-27 · 3 games

84.3Points83.0

63.5Opp points78.0

48.9%eFG%53.3%

13.0%TO%16.0%

35.3%OREB%32.7%

.33FT rate.29

31%3PA rate52%

52%Assisted FG%64%

Last five games

Western Kentucky

W78-51vs Campbellsville

L94-97@ TNTC

W82-48vs Kentucky Wesleyan

W83-58vs MORE

L87-96vs KENN

Jacksonville State

L46-92@ HOU

L80-83@ USA

W123-59vs LaGrange

L63-68vs NMSU

W64-61@ UTEP

Head to head

2017-18–2026-27

25-26JVST 71 · WKU 66Thu, 2/5

25-26WKU 67 · JVST 78Mon, 12/29

24-25WKU 83 · JVST 85Sat, 2/8

24-25JVST 73 · WKU 67Thu, 1/9

23-24WKU 70 · JVST 59Sat, 2/10

23-24JVST 69 · WKU 80Sat, 1/13

Game information

TipSaturday, Jan 2 · 5:00 PM ET

VenuePete Mathews Coliseum · Jacksonville, AL

Abbreviations

Adj.Adjusted — points scored or allowed per 100 possessions, corrected for the strength of the opponents faced. Net is offense minus defense

SRSSimple Rating System — average scoring margin, adjusted for strength of schedule

EloA rating that moves after every result, by more when the opponent was strong

PacePossessions per 40 minutes

PPGPoints per game

eFG%Effective field goal percentage — made threes count one and a half field goals

TO%Turnovers per 100 possessions

OREB%The share of a team's own missed shots it rebounds

FT rateFree throws attempted per field goal attempted

3PA rateThe share of field goal attempts taken from three

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