Model Predictions
| Model | Colorado Buffaloes | Iowa State Cyclones | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 18.1% | 81.9% | +10.3 | ✓ (17.7 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 24.4% | 75.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 23.6% | 76.4% | +6.5 | ✓ (21.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 35.1% | 64.9% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 27.1% | 72.9% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 26.9% | 73.1% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 36.0% | 64.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Iowa State Cyclones +28 (70-42). Ratings: 2008-09 season-end ratings.
Colorado Buffaloes
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Thorne II * | 39 | 6-13 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | - |
| Cory Higgins * | 34 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 7-8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Austin Dufault * | 32 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | - |
| Nate Tomlinson * | 31 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Jermyl Jackson-Wilson * | 9 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Toby Veal | 18 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - |
| Levi Knutson | 15 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Trey Eckloff | 12 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Casey Crawford | 7 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | - |
| Javon Coney | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
Iowa State Cyclones
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diante Garrett * | 27 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Bryan Petersen * | 25 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Justin Hamilton * | 23 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Craig Brackins * | 22 | 10-18 | 2-2 | 4-5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 19 | - |
| Lucca Staiger * | 21 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Sean Haluska | 18 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Jamie Vanderbeken | 15 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Alex Thompson | 15 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Charles Boozer | 10 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | - |
| Dominique Buckley | 9 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Cameron Lee | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Clint Mann | 5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Wes Eikmeier | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
* = starter