Model Predictions
| Model | Samford Bulldogs | Kentucky Wildcats | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 3.5% | 96.5% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 4.7% | 95.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 1.4% | 98.6% | +23.6 | ✓ (8.4 off) |
| Efficiency | 1.0% | 99.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Kentucky Wildcats +32 (82-50). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Samford Bulldogs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Merritt * | 35 | 3-9 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Tyler Hood * | 30 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 4-6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Drew Windler * | 26 | 5-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | -1 | - |
| Will Cook * | 26 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Devin McNeil * | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Raijon Kelly | 30 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Kaylin Johnson | 14 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Brandon Hayman | 14 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Matthew Friday | 13 | 4-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Connor Miller | 7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Levi Barnes | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Hamilton Bailey | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Kentucky Wildcats
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marquis Teague * | 33 | 6-11 | 1-2 | 1-3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Darius Miller * | 31 | 6-10 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | - |
| Doron Lamb * | 31 | 8-12 | 4-6 | 6-7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 20 | - |
| Anthony Davis * | 29 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 18 | - |
| Michael Kidd-Gilchrist * | 27 | 5-11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | - |
| Kyle Wiltjer | 22 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Eloy Vargas | 17 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Twany Beckham | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Jarrod Polson | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Brian Long | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter