Model Predictions
| Model | West Virginia Mountaineers | Syracuse Orange | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 14.7% | 85.3% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 12.5% | 87.5% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 11.4% | 88.6% | +11.3 | ✓ (9.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 40.2% | 59.8% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 8.6% | 91.4% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 8.3% | 91.7% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 27.1% | 72.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Syracuse Orange +2 (63-61). Predictions use season-end ratings.
West Virginia Mountaineers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Jones * | 40 | 8-18 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 9 | - |
| Darryl Bryant * | 39 | 4-11 | 2-9 | 2-2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Jabarie Hinds * | 30 | 3-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | - |
| Deniz Kilicli * | 27 | 2-10 | 0-0 | 1-5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Keaton Miles * | 10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | - |
| Gary Browne | 31 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 12 | - |
| Aaron Brown | 10 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Dominique Rutledge | 9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Kevin Noreen | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
Syracuse Orange
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kris Joseph * | 38 | 4-9 | 0-3 | 5-5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 15 | - |
| Scoop Jardine * | 27 | 3-8 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | - |
| C.J. Fair * | 26 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | - |
| Brandon Triche * | 24 | 7-12 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 9 | - |
| Rakeem Christmas * | 14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Dion Waiters | 29 | 2-9 | 0-3 | 4-6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | - |
| B. Keita | 25 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | - |
| James Southerland | 17 | 2-6 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
* = starter