Model Predictions
| Model | Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils | Grambling Tigers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 57.9% | 42.1% | -2.8 | ✗ (9.8 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 52.2% | 47.8% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 57.5% | 42.5% | -1.7 | ✗ (8.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 55.6% | 44.4% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 74.4% | 25.6% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 74.4% | 25.6% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 53.0% | 47.0% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Grambling Tigers +7 (75-68). Ratings: 2008-09 season-end ratings.
Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shannon Behling | 38 | 8-14 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 13 | - |
| Eric Petty | 33 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 12 | - |
| Dwayne Harmason | 26 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Julius Cheeks | 24 | 5-17 | 3-12 | 1-1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | - |
| Drummond Jones | 22 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Kevin Burwell | 15 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Stephen Kite | 12 | 0-5 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | - |
| Tashan Newsome | 9 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Orlando Smith | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Cameron Nettles | 7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Amos Studivant | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
Grambling Tigers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Lemons | 33 | 5-9 | 2-4 | 5-5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 11 | - |
| Ariece Perkins | 33 | 4-8 | 2-5 | 6-8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 18 | - |
| Donald Qualls | 32 | 5-11 | 4-7 | 7-10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 11 | - |
| Marcus Coleman | 30 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | - |
| Jarred Riley | 30 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 14 | - |
| Ibrahim Kpaka | 14 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Corrie Austin | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| George Akpele | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Kevin Loyd | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Quincy Hall | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter