Model Predictions
| Model | Kentucky Wildcats | Mississippi State Bulldogs | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 56.9% | 43.1% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 65.0% | 35.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 64.9% | 35.1% | -3.4 | ✓ (2.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 61.3% | 38.7% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 94.9% | 5.1% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 90.6% | 9.4% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 90.6% | 9.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Mississippi State Bulldogs -6 (75-81). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Kentucky Wildcats
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Wall | 44 | 6-16 | 0-3 | 6-8 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 22 | - |
| P. Patterson | 42 | 7-12 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 20 | - |
| D. Cousins | 30 | 7-11 | 0-1 | 5-8 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 23 | - |
| E. Bledsoe | 29 | 3-8 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | -3 | - |
| D. Liggins | 25 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 3-4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | - |
| D. Miller | 19 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 8 | - |
| D. Dodson | 17 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
| D. Orton | 14 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| R. Harris | 5 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
Mississippi State Bulldogs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Bost | 43 | 9-21 | 2-10 | 2-4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 9 | - |
| B. Stewart | 40 | 5-16 | 3-11 | 3-3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | - |
| R. Osby | 38 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | - |
| K. Augustus | 30 | 5-10 | 4-7 | 3-4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 12 | - |
| P. Turner | 30 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | - |
| J. Varnado | 23 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 10 | - |
| R. Benock | 18 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - |
| W. Lewis | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter