Model Predictions
| Model | Ball State Cardinals | Butler Bulldogs | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 8.1% | 91.9% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 19.5% | 80.5% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 4.5% | 95.5% | +16.8 | ✓ (2.8 off) |
| Efficiency | 1.0% | 99.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Butler Bulldogs +14 (67-53). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Ball State Cardinals
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jauwan Scaife * | 33 | 1-8 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Jesse Berry * | 31 | 4-11 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | -2 | - |
| Chris Bond * | 29 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Majok Majok * | 28 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Zach Fields * | 22 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Marcus Posley | 18 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Matt Kamieniecki | 18 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | - |
| Bo Calhoun | 12 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Michael Ramey | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Chase Brogna | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Butler Bulldogs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rotnei Clarke * | 37 | 5-18 | 3-12 | 2-3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | - |
| Roosevelt Jones * | 29 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Andrew Smith * | 26 | 6-9 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Kellen Dunham * | 24 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | - |
| Khyle Marshall * | 19 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Alex Barlow | 19 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | - |
| Erik Fromm | 18 | 2-7 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Kameron Woods | 12 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Chase Stigall | 10 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Jackson Aldridge | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Andy Smeathers | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| E. Kampen | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Devontae Morgan | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| E. Kampen | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter