Model Predictions
| Model | Samford Bulldogs | Eastern Kentucky Colonels | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 20.9% | 79.1% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 39.3% | 60.7% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 32.7% | 67.3% | +4.0 | ✗ (7.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 41.8% | 58.2% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Eastern Kentucky Colonels -3 (68-71). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Samford Bulldogs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Smith | 39 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | - |
| J. Robert Merritt | 37 | 6-12 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 11 | - |
| T. Peterson | 33 | 8-14 | 1-3 | 4-5 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 22 | - |
| R. Gulina | 29 | 9-11 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10 | - |
| J. Merritt | 26 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
| C. West | 21 | 5-6 | 1-2 | 6-6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 16 | - |
| B. Nurkic | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| J. Black | 4 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
| A. LoPiano | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Eastern Kentucky Colonels
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. McLeish | 39 | 6-14 | 3-7 | 8-9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 10 | - |
| M. Witt | 34 | 7-13 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 7 | - |
| M. Brock | 31 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 | - |
| M. Rose | 25 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 1-4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | - |
| J. Mascoll | 22 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| A. Hird | 21 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - |
| D. Dialls | 20 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | - |
| H. Brown | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| B. Long | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| G. Redford | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter