Model Predictions
| Model | Marquette Golden Eagles | UConn Huskies | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 49.7% | 50.3% | -0.6 | ✓ (16.6 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 45.7% | 54.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 46.8% | 53.2% | +0.7 | ✓ (15.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.8% | 51.2% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 64.6% | 35.4% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 64.7% | 35.3% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 49.5% | 50.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: UConn Huskies +16 (89-73). Ratings: 2007-08 season-end ratings.
Marquette Golden Eagles
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerel McNeal | 33 | 3-10 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | - |
| Dominic James | 29 | 4-10 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | - |
| Wesley Matthews | 28 | 4-12 | 1-2 | 4-6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | - |
| Lazar Hayward | 22 | 5-9 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | - |
| O. Barro | 19 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | - |
| M. Acker | 18 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | - |
| D. Fitzgerald | 18 | 3-6 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | - |
| David Cubillan | 16 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | - |
| L. Blackledge | 8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| D. Burke | 6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| P. Hazel | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| S. Christopherson | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
UConn Huskies
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Adrien | 35 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 13 | - |
| A.J. Price | 32 | 4-8 | 2-3 | 7-8 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 18 | - |
| Hasheem Thabeet | 32 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 9-13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 23 | - |
| C. Austrie | 25 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 7-7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 15 | - |
| Jerome Dyson | 24 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 5-5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | - |
| S. Robinson | 24 | 4-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | - |
| D. Wiggins | 20 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - |
| C. Kelly | 8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
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