Model Predictions
| Model | Western Carolina Catamounts | Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 29.2% | 70.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 20.6% | 79.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 18.1% | 81.9% | +8.3 | ✓ (2.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 41.4% | 58.6% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 22.8% | 77.2% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 22.7% | 77.3% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 33.0% | 67.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Western Kentucky Hilltoppers +11 (92-81). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Western Carolina Catamounts
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Sumler * | 40 | 8-17 | 3-6 | 6-6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 13 | - |
| Tawaski King * | 31 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 | - |
| Brandon Boggs * | 29 | 3-12 | 0-5 | 3-4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | - |
| Tom Tankelewicz * | 25 | 0-5 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Preston Ross * | 23 | 5-6 | 1-1 | 8-10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | - |
| James Sinclair | 23 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Mike Brown | 10 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Kenneth Hall | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Josh Mendenhall | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Torrion Brummitt | 5 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T.J. Price * | 37 | 10-15 | 4-7 | 2-3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 24 | - |
| Jamal Crook * | 29 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 14-15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 22 | - |
| Brandon Harris * | 27 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | - |
| George Fant * | 27 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 4-9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 4 | - |
| Teeng Akol * | 13 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | - |
| O'Karo Akamune | 17 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | - |
| Kevin Kaspar | 17 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Caden Dickerson | 15 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Kene Anyigbo | 13 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Aleksej Rostov | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter