Model Predictions
| Model | Evansville Purple Aces | Butler Bulldogs | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 15.7% | 84.3% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 14.1% | 85.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 4.3% | 95.7% | +17.0 | ✓ (9.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 43.0% | 57.0% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 3.3% | 96.7% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 15.3% | 84.7% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 16.0% | 84.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Butler Bulldogs +8 (75-67). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Evansville Purple Aces
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colt Ryan * | 39 | 8-22 | 2-7 | 7-9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 15 | - |
| Ned Cox * | 38 | 4-13 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | - |
| Lewis Jones * | 23 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Troy Taylor * | 22 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | - |
| Egidijus Mockevicius * | 11 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Ryan Sawvell | 27 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Jordan Jahr | 18 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | - |
| D.J. Balentine | 16 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 | - |
| Jordan Nelson | 6 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Butler Bulldogs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Smeathers | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Rotnei Clarke * | 33 | 6-13 | 3-6 | 5-5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 6 | - |
| Andrew Smith * | 32 | 6-8 | 1-2 | 7-9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 23 | - |
| Roosevelt Jones * | 25 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 5 | - |
| Khyle Marshall * | 17 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Alex Barlow * | 15 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Kellen Dunham | 31 | 4-10 | 0-4 | 5-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | - |
| Kameron Woods | 24 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 20 | - |
| Chase Stigall | 18 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Erik Fromm | 5 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter