Model Predictions
| Model | Samford Bulldogs | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 25.6% | 74.4% | +7.9 | ✓ (4.1 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 23.5% | 76.5% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 7.3% | 92.7% | +13.9 | ✓ (1.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 41.9% | 58.1% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 1.6% | 98.4% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 1.4% | 98.6% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 24.9% | 75.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Notre Dame Fighting Irish +12 (56-44). Ratings: 2004-05 season-end ratings.
Samford Bulldogs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Robert Merritt | 34 | 4-10 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | - |
| R. Gulina | 29 | 4-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 2 | - |
| Jerry Smith | 28 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | - |
| J. Mills | 27 | 3-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | - |
| B. Boerjan | 20 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| J. Merritt | 16 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Travis Peterson | 15 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | - |
| C. West | 11 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| R. Woolsey | 10 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Josh Hare | 9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| A. LoPiano | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Quinn | 38 | 4-10 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | - |
| Chris Thomas | 29 | 4-12 | 2-4 | 4-4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 10 | - |
| C. Falls | 28 | 3-7 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | - |
| D. Latimore | 24 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 | - |
| J. Cornette | 23 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | - |
| T. Francis | 22 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | - |
| R. Carter | 20 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 4-6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 14 | - |
| O. Isreal | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| R. Cornett | 4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Rob Kurz | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| G. Bosl | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter