Model Predictions
| Model | Southern Illinois Salukis | Evansville Purple Aces | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 46.7% | 53.3% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 50.2% | 49.8% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 63.0% | 37.0% | -2.9 | ✗ (19.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 26.3% | 73.7% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 10.4% | 89.6% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 7.1% | 92.9% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 6.4% | 93.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Evansville Purple Aces +17 (85-68). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Southern Illinois Salukis
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Early * | 34 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 28 | - |
| Anthony Beane * | 33 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 20 | - |
| Kendal Brown-Surles * | 27 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 11 | - |
| Davante Drinkard * | 24 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 12 | - |
| T.J. Lindsay * | 17 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Desmar Jackson | 24 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Josh Swan | 19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Jalen Pendleton | 16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | - |
| Colby Long | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Evansville Purple Aces
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ned Cox * | 34 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 23 | - |
| Colt Ryan * | 33 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 37 | - |
| Troy Taylor * | 29 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 19 | - |
| Lewis Jones * | 27 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | - |
| Egidijus Mockevicius * | 19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Jaylon Moore | 18 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 15 | - |
| D.J. Balentine | 17 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jordan Jahr | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Adam Wing | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Ryan Sawvell | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Jordan Nelson | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Rokas Cesnulevicius | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter