Model Predictions
| Model | Evansville Purple Aces | Drake Bulldogs | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 22.3% | 77.7% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 22.5% | 77.5% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 8.5% | 91.5% | +13.0 | ✓ (1.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.1% | 51.9% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 59.4% | 40.6% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 55.7% | 44.3% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 57.1% | 42.9% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Drake Bulldogs +14 (83-69). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Evansville Purple Aces
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colt Ryan * | 36 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 34 | - |
| Lewis Jones * | 34 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 13 | - |
| Ned Cox * | 32 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 17 | - |
| Troy Taylor * | 26 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | - |
| Egidijus Mockevicius * | 11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | - |
| D.J. Balentine | 23 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 15 | - |
| Jaylon Moore | 19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | - |
| Ryan Sawvell | 11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Jordan Jahr | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Adam Wing | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
Drake Bulldogs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Hines * | 34 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 28 | - |
| Ben Simons * | 30 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 21 | - |
| Jordan Clarke * | 25 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 18 | - |
| Seth VanDeest * | 23 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 19 | - |
| Micah Mason * | 15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Richard Carter | 25 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 18 | - |
| Joey King | 16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Jeremy Jeffers | 16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Gary Ricks | 10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Daddy Ugbede | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter