Model Predictions
| Model | Akron Zips | Niagara Purple Eagles | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 31.9% | 68.1% | +4.9 | ✗ (8.9 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 30.4% | 69.6% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 28.0% | 72.0% | +5.2 | ✗ (9.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.7% | 55.3% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 35.4% | 64.6% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 35.8% | 64.2% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 38.5% | 61.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Niagara Purple Eagles -4 (59-63). Ratings: 2008-09 season-end ratings.
Akron Zips
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Linhart | 35 | 5-9 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 14 | - |
| H. Hitchens | 30 | 5-11 | 3-8 | 2-4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | - |
| D. Roberts | 29 | 4-6 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | - |
| S. McNees | 21 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| C. McKnight | 21 | 2-11 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | - |
| J. Conyers | 19 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - |
| B. McKnight | 18 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | - |
| M. Bardo | 18 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | - |
| N. Cvetinovic | 5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| T. Carroll | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Niagara Purple Eagles
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrone Lewis | 35 | 6-19 | 2-5 | 7-8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 12 | - |
| B. Benn | 35 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | - |
| R. Garrison | 33 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -4 | - |
| A. Nelson | 32 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 3-6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | - |
| D. Williamson | 24 | 7-11 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | - |
| B. Egemonye | 21 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | - |
| K. Gordon | 17 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | - |
| K. Edwards | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter