Model Predictions
| Model | Mercer Bears | Samford Bulldogs | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 48.6% | 51.4% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 53.8% | 46.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 45.7% | 54.3% | +1.0 | ✗ (6.0 off) |
Actual: Samford Bulldogs -5 (78-83). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Mercer Bears
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Hall | 40 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 24 | - |
| J. Gollon | 40 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 22 | - |
| J. Cecil | 34 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 18 | - |
| B. Thomas | 29 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 15 | - |
| M. Brown | 21 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | - |
| T. Smith | 20 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 19 | - |
| D. Coursey | 15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 13 | - |
| C. Smith | 14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| P. Larsen | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| K. Canevari | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| T.J. Hallice | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| D. Moten | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Samford Bulldogs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Hood | 41 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 25 | - |
| W. Cook | 40 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 29 | - |
| J. Merritt | 40 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 22 | - |
| D. McNeil | 27 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | - |
| D. Windler | 20 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 27 | - |
| R. Kelly | 18 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | - |
| M. Friday | 15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | - |
| L. Barnes | 10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - |
| K. Johnson | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| B. Hayman | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
* = starter