CBB Matchups
Every D1 game with tempo-free ratings, four factors and market lines, one place.
How the projection is built
each step, from an average D-I game to this oneSteps are rounded to one decimal, so they can differ from the total by 0.1: the total steps add to 141.9 against a projected 142.0. The margin is the same build seen from the home side; positive numbers help Indiana.
Pace & total
possessions per 40 minutesProjected possessions: 66.4, from each team's opponent-adjusted tempo. On raw 2025-26 season pace, Indiana is the faster team (66.6, #263 of 365) and E Illinois the slower (66.2, #286). When tempos clash, the slower team usually pulls the pace harder (study weights 0.80 vs 0.66).
How this game plays
what the study found each side's numbers actually do when these two teams meetShot diet
Where each offense shoots from and where each defense lets teams shoot · 2025-26 numbers| Zone | D-I avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rim | 53.1%#339 | 56.5%#101 | 58.6% |
| Short 2 (≤9 ft) | 31.8%#334 | 44.2%#271 | 39.5% |
| Mid 2 (10 ft+) | 33.5%#323 | 38.8%#191 | 38.0% |
| Three | 31.7%#292 | 33.1%#128 | 33.7% |
| Zone | D-I avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rim | 65.4%#18 | 60.7%#257 | 58.6% |
| Short 2 (≤9 ft) | 47.9%#24 | 37.0%#111 | 39.5% |
| Mid 2 (10 ft+) | 44.2%#22 | 33.5%#37 | 38.0% |
| Three | 34.7%#138 | 31.7%#50 | 33.7% |
Zones from play-by-play shot descriptions; garbage time removed. Bars show the share of field-goal attempts in each zone; where a slice is too thin for its number, the shares are listed under the bar. FG% ranks: #1 = best for that side (most accurate shooting, stingiest defense).
Shot volume
Extra scoring chances from rebounds, turnovers and the foul line · 2025-26 numbersIndiana has more extra scoring chances per game: −1.1 (#238 of 365) to E Illinois’s −2.0 (#271).
Grade = extra shots and foul-line trips per game compared with a D-I average team, built from six season rates. Cell shading is the national rank for each rate (greener = better for that team).
Rotation
| # | Player | Pos | Cl | Ht | GP-GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TOV | eFG% | 3P% | 3PA/g | FT% | Usage | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Kooper Jacobi | F | Sr | 6'7" | 33-32 | 33.3 | 11.1 | 6.4 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 44.8% | 24.0% | 3.0 | 52.2% | 23.9% | |
| 3 | Meechie White | G | Jr | 6'1" | 33-33 | 30.4 | 10.5 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 49.8% | 38.0% | 2.8 | 85.7% | 22.2% | |
| 5 | Zion Fruster | G | Sr | 6'2" | 30-22 | 31.7 | 14.5 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 45.1% | 30.3% | 3.3 | 81.4% | 31.3% | |
| 24 | Terry McMorris | F | So | 6'7" | 33-24 | 26.1 | 7.6 | 5.8 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 46.1% | 16.7% | 0.4 | 75.7% | 19.9% | |
| 10 | Preston Turner | G | Jr | 6'6" | 31-9 | 20.8 | 7.7 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 59.5% | 44.8% | 3.1 | 81.5% | 21.7% | |
| 13 | Nazareth Fisher | F | Sr | 6'10" | 29-26 | 15.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 55.3% | — | 0.0 | 68.4% | 18.2% | |
| 1 | Markus Blackwell | G | Fr | 6'2" | 23-0 | 16.6 | 4.7 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 47.4% | 43.6% | 1.7 | 77.8% | 20.2% | |
| 4 | Andre Washington | G | Sr | 5'11" | 14-12 | 24.1 | 10.5 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 46.7% | 28.6% | 3.5 | 70.0% | 29.0% | |
| 7 | Prince Johnson | F | Jr | 6'8" | 31-2 | 10.8 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 48.8% | — | 0.0 | 68.8% | 11.0% | |
| 11 | Malik Olafioye | G | So | 6'2" | 20-2 | 16.4 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 39.6% | 15.0% | 1.0 | 64.0% | 21.5% | |
| 15 | Andrew Austin | F | So | 6'7" | 24-3 | 11.4 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 41.7% | 21.7% | 1.9 | 61.5% | 17.6% | |
| 2 | JT Elder | G | Jr | 6'7" | 1-0 | 17.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 66.7% | 50.0% | 4.0 | — | 24.6% | |
| 6 | Kyle Layton | G | Jr | 6'0" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 23 | Shane Sims | G | Fr | 6'4" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — |
| # | Player | Pos | Cl | Ht | GP-GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TOV | eFG% | 3P% | 3PA/g | FT% | Usage | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Conor Enright | G | Sr | 6'1" | 32-32 | 30.0 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 51.2% | 34.7% | 2.3 | 79.3% | 10.9% | |
| 6 | Tayton Conerway | G | Sr | 6'3" | 29-19 | 21.3 | 9.5 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 61.1% | 29.0% | 2.1 | 73.7% | 26.4% | |
| 11 | Trent Sisley | F | Fr | 6'8" | 30-0 | 13.1 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 49.1% | 27.1% | 1.6 | 53.8% | 20.3% | |
| 0 | Jasai Miles | G | Jr | 6'6" | 25-0 | 9.8 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 41.5% | 24.0% | 1.0 | 50.0% | 14.9% | |
| 13 | Aleksa Ristic | G | Fr | 6'3" | 12-0 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 60.0% | 66.7% | 0.3 | 0.0% | 14.4% | |
| 30 | Ian Stephens | G | Jr | 6'5" | 12-0 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0% | — | 0.0 | 100.0% | 5.1% | |
| 21 | Drew Snively | G | Fr | 6'5" | 9-0 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 40.0% | 0.0% | 0.1 | — | 20.0% | |
| 18 | Tryce Grensing | G | Fr | 6'0" | 10-0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1 | — | 3.6% | |
| 15 | Andrej Acimovic | C | Fr | 6'10" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 2 | Jason Drake | G | Jr | 6'1" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 14 | Jordan Rayford | G | Jr | 6'5" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 10 | Josh Harris | F | So | 6'8" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — |
| # | Player | Pos | Cl | Ht | GP-GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TOV | eFG% | 3P% | 3PA/g | FT% | Usage | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Kooper Jacobi | F | Sr | 6'7" | 33-32 | 33.3 | 11.1 | 6.4 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 44.8% | 24.0% | 3.0 | 52.2% | 23.9% | |
| 3 | Meechie White | G | Jr | 6'1" | 33-33 | 30.4 | 10.5 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 49.8% | 38.0% | 2.8 | 85.7% | 22.2% | |
| 5 | Zion Fruster | G | Sr | 6'2" | 30-22 | 31.7 | 14.5 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 45.1% | 30.3% | 3.3 | 81.4% | 31.3% | |
| 24 | Terry McMorris | F | So | 6'7" | 33-24 | 26.1 | 7.6 | 5.8 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 46.1% | 16.7% | 0.4 | 75.7% | 19.9% | |
| 10 | Preston Turner | G | Jr | 6'6" | 31-9 | 20.8 | 7.7 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 59.5% | 44.8% | 3.1 | 81.5% | 21.7% | |
| 13 | Nazareth Fisher | F | Sr | 6'10" | 29-26 | 15.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 55.3% | — | 0.0 | 68.4% | 18.2% | |
| 1 | Markus Blackwell | G | Fr | 6'2" | 23-0 | 16.6 | 4.7 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 47.4% | 43.6% | 1.7 | 77.8% | 20.2% | |
| 4 | Andre Washington | G | Sr | 5'11" | 14-12 | 24.1 | 10.5 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 46.7% | 28.6% | 3.5 | 70.0% | 29.0% | |
| 7 | Prince Johnson | F | Jr | 6'8" | 31-2 | 10.8 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 48.8% | — | 0.0 | 68.8% | 11.0% | |
| 11 | Malik Olafioye | G | So | 6'2" | 20-2 | 16.4 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 39.6% | 15.0% | 1.0 | 64.0% | 21.5% | |
| 15 | Andrew Austin | F | So | 6'7" | 24-3 | 11.4 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 41.7% | 21.7% | 1.9 | 61.5% | 17.6% | |
| 2 | JT Elder | G | Jr | 6'7" | 1-0 | 17.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 66.7% | 50.0% | 4.0 | — | 24.6% | |
| 6 | Kyle Layton | G | Jr | 6'0" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 23 | Shane Sims | G | Fr | 6'4" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — |
Trends
Last 10 games of 2025-26| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Total | PPP for | PPP vs | Pace | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5 | UT Martin | N | L 63–66 | +8.0 | W+5.0 | 126.0 | O129 | 101.8 | 106.7 | 61.9 |
| Mar 4 | SIUE | N | W 77–71 OT | +4.5 | W+10.5 | 128.0 | O148 | 111.5 | 102.8 | 69.0 |
| Feb 28 | SIUE | A | L 50–77 | +6.0 | L−21.0 | 130.0 | U127 | 83.0 | 127.9 | 60.2 |
| Feb 26 | Lindenwood | A | W 71–67 | +7.5 | W+11.5 | 144.0 | U138 | 102.7 | 96.9 | 69.2 |
| Feb 21 | S Indiana | H | L 68–70 | −4.5 | L−6.5 | 136.0 | O138 | 103.9 | 106.9 | 65.5 |
| Feb 19 | Morehead St | H | L 70–73 | +1.0 | L−2.0 | 136.5 | O143 | 105.5 | 110.0 | 66.3 |
| Feb 14 | Little Rock | H | W 78–72 | +1.5 | W+7.5 | 135.5 | O150 | 117.5 | 108.4 | 66.4 |
| Feb 10 | W Illinois | A | L 70–79 | −4.5 | L−13.5 | 133.0 | O149 | 97.2 | 109.7 | 72.0 |
| Feb 7 | Tennessee Tech | A | W 60–54 | +4.5 | W+10.5 | 140.5 | U114 | 93.0 | 83.7 | 64.5 |
| Feb 5 | Tennessee St | A | L 68–77 | +9.5 | W+0.5 | 145.5 | U145 | 98.6 | 111.6 | 69.0 |
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Total | PPP for | PPP vs | Pace | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11 | Northwestern | N | L 61–74 | −6.0 | L−19.0 | 142.0 | U135 | 100.5 | 121.9 | 60.7 |
| Mar 7 | Ohio State | A | L 78–91 | +4.0 | L−9.0 | 148.0 | O169 | 114.8 | 134.0 | 67.9 |
| Mar 4 | Minnesota | H | W 77–47 | −6.5 | W+23.5 | 138.5 | U124 | 125.7 | 76.7 | 61.3 |
| Mar 1 | #13Michigan St | H | L 64–77 | +3.0 | L−10.0 | 144.0 | U141 | 106.5 | 128.1 | 60.1 |
| Feb 24 | Northwestern | H | L 68–72 | −8.5 | L−12.5 | 146.0 | U140 | 111.3 | 117.8 | 61.1 |
| Feb 20 | #7Purdue | A | L 64–93 | +11.5 | L−17.5 | 150.0 | O157 | 100.8 | 146.5 | 63.5 |
| Feb 15 | #8Illinois | A | L 51–71 | +9.0 | L−11.0 | 153.5 | U122 | 90.1 | 125.5 | 56.6 |
| Feb 9 | Oregon | H | W 92–74 | −11.0 | W+7.0 | 143.5 | O166 | 138.7 | 111.5 | 66.3 |
| Feb 7 | Wisconsin | H | W 78–77 OT | −3.5 | L−2.5 | 156.0 | U155 | 114.0 | 112.6 | 68.4 |
| Feb 3 | USC | A | L 75–81 | −1.5 | L−7.5 | 152.5 | O156 | 103.2 | 111.5 | 72.7 |
Records vs the closing line describe the past; ten games is a small sample.
Tale of the tape
national rank toned left for away, right for homeOffseason
roster movement into this season — descriptive, not a model inputReturns 100% of last season's minutes. Teams returning at least 65% of last season's minutes have historically gained about 2.2 points of AdjEM (n=156 team-seasons, 2022-2026). (ESPN hasn't posted this season's roster yet -- this may still be last season's list.)
- Tucker DeVries 34.3 mpg, 13.7 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
- Lamar Wilkerson 34.0 mpg, 20.9 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
- Nick Dorn 21.8 mpg, 7.6 ppg · transferred to Miami
- Sam Alexis 21.3 mpg, 8.8 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
- Reed Bailey 19.2 mpg, 8.3 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
- Josh Harris no D1 minutes last season
- Jason Drake no D1 minutes last season
- Andrej Acimovic no D1 minutes last season
- Jordan Rayford no D1 minutes last season
No incoming D1 transfers are listed on ESPN's roster yet — until they are, returning shares read high.
Returns 36% of last season's minutes; lost 4 of its top 5 (1 transferred). Teams returning under 40% of last season's minutes have historically fallen about 0.8 points of AdjEM (n=716 team-seasons, 2022-2026).
Head-to-head
this season and lastThe CBB Matchups tab lays out the day's Division I slate: matchup, tip time, records and rank, and — once posted — Pinnacle's spread and total (the median across books when Pinnacle has no line). Three views switch the table between projected scores, pace and totals, and each team's offensive and defensive tendencies. Each game opens into opponent-adjusted possessions, efficiency and four-factor tendencies for both teams, plus recent form, rotation and head-to-head history. Every game also carries our projected score, spread and total, built bottom-up from those same numbers: expected possessions times each side's opponent-adjusted points per possession, plus home court.
What these numbers mean: line shopping.