Model Predictions
| Model | Akron Zips | Pittsburgh Panthers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 8.0% | 92.0% | +16.9 | โ (2.1 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 12.1% | 87.9% | - | โ |
| Margin | 3.7% | 96.3% | +18.0 | โ (1.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 42.0% | 58.0% | - | โ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 1.0% | 99.0% | - | โ |
| Log Adjusted | 1.0% | 99.0% | - | โ |
| Points Off/Def | 17.8% | 82.2% | - | โ |
Actual: Pittsburgh Panthers +19 (86-67). Ratings: 2008-09 season-end ratings.
Akron Zips
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Linhart * | 31 | 5-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | - |
| C. McKnight * | 29 | 3-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | - |
| R. Steward * | 24 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | - |
| S. McNees * | 24 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Nikola Cvetinovic * | 14 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| B. McKnight | 30 | 9-15 | 1-4 | 4-6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 12 | - |
| D. Roberts | 15 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| M. Bardo | 14 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Humpty Hitchens | 11 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | -1 | - |
| T. Carroll | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| J. Conyers | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
Pittsburgh Panthers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeJuan Blair * | 33 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 4-10 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 25 | - |
| Sam Young * | 31 | 9-14 | 2-3 | 6-7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 18 | - |
| T. Biggs * | 29 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | - |
| Levance Fields * | 29 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 12-14 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 20 | - |
| Jermaine Dixon * | 27 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Ashton Gibbs | 13 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Nasir Robinson | 11 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Tray Woodall | 11 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Brad Wanamaker | 9 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Gary McGhee | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter