Model Predictions
| Model | Rio Grande Valley Vipers | South Bay Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 26.6% | 73.4% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 34.0% | 66.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 23.9% | 76.1% | +6.4 | ✓ (8.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 41.2% | 58.8% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 26.5% | 73.5% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 30.9% | 69.1% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 30.8% | 69.2% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 32.4% | 67.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: South Bay Lakers +15 (112-97). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Rio Grande Valley Vipers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daishen Nix * | 43 | 12-25 | 0-6 | 6-8 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 25 | - |
| Isaiah Crawford * | 31 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Tristen Newton * | 31 | 3-14 | 1-9 | 4-5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 4 | - |
| Cameron Matthews * | 30 | 4-9 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 4 | - |
| Olisa Akonobi * | 7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| John Knight III | 36 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | - |
| Efe Abogidi | 22 | 4-9 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Caleb McConnell | 21 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Stevie Mitchell | 14 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - |
South Bay Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Timme * | 36 | 9-13 | 0-1 | 5-8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 22 | - |
| Kobe Bufkin * | 34 | 6-16 | 2-8 | 2-3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 7 | - |
| R.J. Davis * | 18 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Chris Mañon * | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Malik Williams * | 7 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Nick Smith Jr. | 34 | 5-12 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Arthur Kaluma | 33 | 5-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | - |
| Dalton Knecht | 27 | 9-14 | 1-3 | 4-5 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 18 | - |
| Anton Watson | 22 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 13 | - |
| Adou Thiero | 17 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | - |
* = starter