Model Predictions
| Model | Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | Kansas Jayhawks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 3.6% | 96.4% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 11.4% | 88.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 1.9% | 98.1% | +21.7 | ✓ (14.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 33.6% | 66.4% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 1.0% | 99.0% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 1.0% | 99.0% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 13.6% | 86.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Kansas Jayhawks +7 (64-57). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T.J. Price * | 38 | 3-13 | 2-8 | 4-6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Jamal Crook * | 31 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | - |
| Caden Dickerson * | 28 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Aleksej Rostov * | 27 | 5-8 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | - |
| George Fant * | 24 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2 | - |
| Brandon Harris | 21 | 1-7 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - |
| O'Karo Akamune | 14 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Kene Anyigbo | 8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Kevin Kaspar | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Stephon Drane | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Marcus Vasquez | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Kansas Jayhawks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Releford * | 37 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 3-5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | - |
| Elijah Johnson * | 36 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Ben McLemore * | 32 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 7-8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Jeff Withey * | 30 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 19 | - |
| Kevin Young * | 26 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | - |
| Naadir Tharpe | 20 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Perry Ellis | 12 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Jamari Traylor | 7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
* = starter