Model Predictions
| Model | South Carolina Gamecocks | Kentucky Wildcats | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 11.6% | 88.4% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 25.4% | 74.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 6.1% | 93.9% | +15.0 | ✓ (0.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 10.7% | 89.3% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 1.0% | 99.0% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 1.0% | 99.0% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 1.0% | 99.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Kentucky Wildcats +15 (79-64). Predictions use season-end ratings.
South Carolina Gamecocks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Ellington | 29 | 3-13 | 1-8 | 1-2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | - |
| M. Cooke * | 38 | 5-14 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Anthony Gill * | 30 | 4-11 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Damontre Harris * | 23 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 12 | - |
| Lakeem Jackson * | 15 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Eric Smith * | 12 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Bruce Ellington | 29 | 3-13 | 1-8 | 1-2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | - |
| Damien Leonard | 24 | 5-8 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 6 | - |
| RJ Slawson | 19 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | - |
| Carlton Geathers | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Brian Richardson | 5 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Kentucky Wildcats
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Kidd-Gilchrist * | 37 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Marquis Teague * | 36 | 6-10 | 1-1 | 4-5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 13 | - |
| Terrence Jones * | 32 | 8-9 | 1-2 | 3-5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 11 | - |
| Anthony Davis * | 30 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 20 | - |
| Doron Lamb * | 28 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Darius Miller | 19 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Eloy Vargas | 10 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Kyle Wiltjer | 8 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | - |
* = starter