Model Predictions
| Model | Mississippi State Bulldogs | South Carolina Gamecocks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 66.4% | 33.6% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 39.2% | 60.8% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 43.5% | 56.5% | +1.4 | ✓ (5.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 16.0% | 84.0% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 1.0% | 99.0% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 21.3% | 78.7% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 22.0% | 78.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: South Carolina Gamecocks +7 (79-72). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Mississippi State Bulldogs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Sword * | 33 | 7-9 | 2-4 | 4-9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 12 | - |
| Gavin Ware * | 24 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Colin Borchert * | 22 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | - |
| Trivante Bloodman * | 17 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Roquez Johnson | 33 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 6-9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Fred Thomas | 26 | 3-10 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Jalen Steele | 25 | 6-13 | 2-5 | 3-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 7 | - |
| Tyson Cunningham | 19 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | - |
| Baxter Price | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
South Carolina Gamecocks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Ellington * | 33 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 6-9 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Lakeem Jackson * | 33 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | - |
| Brian Steele * | 15 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Michael Carrera * | 14 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Shane Phillips * | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Brenton Williams | 31 | 10-17 | 6-9 | 12-12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 28 | - |
| Eric Smith | 24 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 6-8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Mindaugas Kacinas | 22 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - |
| Damien Leonard | 11 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | - |
| RJ Slawson | 8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Laimonas Chatkevicius | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Brian Richardson | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter