Model Predictions
| Model | Mississippi State Bulldogs | Kentucky Wildcats | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 27.9% | 72.1% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 26.5% | 73.5% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 9.6% | 90.4% | +12.4 | ✓ (17.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 11.6% | 88.4% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 1.0% | 99.0% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 1.0% | 99.0% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 1.0% | 99.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Kentucky Wildcats +30 (85-55). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Mississippi State Bulldogs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G. Ware * | 32 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 | - |
| T. Bloodman * | 30 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | - |
| C. Borchert * | 27 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | - |
| C. Sword * | 18 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | - |
| F. Thomas | 31 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 21 | - |
| J. Steele | 26 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 18 | - |
| T. Cunningham | 25 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | - |
| B. Price | 11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
Kentucky Wildcats
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. Cauley-Stein * | 32 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 21 | - |
| R. Harrow * | 30 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 30 | - |
| A. Poythress * | 28 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 25 | - |
| A. Goodwin * | 23 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | - |
| J. Mays * | 21 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 17 | - |
| J. Polson | 21 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 14 | - |
| K. Wiltjer | 21 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | - |
| J. Hood | 16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | - |
| T. Lanter | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| S. Malone | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| B. Long | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter