Model Predictions
| Model | North Dakota State Bison | Southern Utah Thunderbirds | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 40.3% | 59.7% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 52.3% | 47.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 60.8% | 39.2% | -2.4 | ✓ (0.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 58.1% | 41.9% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 73.8% | 26.2% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 74.1% | 25.9% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 55.3% | 44.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Southern Utah Thunderbirds -3 (69-72). Predictions use season-end ratings.
North Dakota State Bison
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Alexander | 44 | 4-9 | 0-3 | 4-10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Taylor Braun | 38 | 8-12 | 1-2 | 12-14 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 29 | - |
| Marshall Bjorklund | 33 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | - |
| TrayVonn Wright | 33 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Dylan Hale | 25 | 2-10 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | - |
| Mike Felt | 19 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Joel Lindberg | 16 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Jordan Aaberg | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Eric Carlson | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Drew Lundberg | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Southern Utah Thunderbirds
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Jones | 42 | 5-9 | 0-2 | 5-10 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 13 | - |
| Ramell Taylor | 41 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Damon Heuir | 35 | 5-10 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 16 | - |
| Jackson Stevenett | 32 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | - |
| Wade Collie | 18 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Matt Massey | 17 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Jaren Jeffery | 15 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Jordan Johnson | 10 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Tyson Koehler | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Julian Scott | 6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -2 | - |
| Chris Nsenki | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter