Model Predictions
| Model | Memphis Tigers | SMU Mustangs | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 51.0% | 49.0% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 47.9% | 52.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 33.8% | 66.2% | +3.7 | ✓ (11.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 40.7% | 59.3% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 40.1% | 59.9% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 25.5% | 74.5% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 25.0% | 75.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: SMU Mustangs +15 (87-72). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Memphis Tigers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Jackson * | 37 | 7-14 | 1-4 | 7-12 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 22 | - |
| Geron Johnson * | 36 | 8-16 | 1-7 | 1-1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 9 | - |
| Shaq Goodwin * | 33 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Chris Crawford * | 24 | 2-8 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | -3 | - |
| Austin Nichols * | 17 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Michael Dixon | 20 | 3-10 | 3-7 | 4-4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | - |
| Dominic Woodson | 18 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Kuran Iverson | 8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Nick King | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
SMU Mustangs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Russell * | 37 | 4-10 | 0-4 | 3-4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 9 | - |
| Markus Kennedy * | 31 | 10-10 | 0-0 | 1-6 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 27 | - |
| Nic Moore * | 30 | 4-10 | 2-4 | 4-4 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 15 | - |
| Sterling Brown * | 22 | 6-9 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | - |
| Shawn Williams * | 18 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Keith Frazier | 15 | 3-9 | 3-9 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Ben Moore | 15 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Cannen Cunningham | 14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Ryan Manuel | 11 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Crandall Head | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| J. Mudiay | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jonathan Wilfong | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Kevin Dunleavy | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter