Model Predictions
| Model | Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | Wichita State Shockers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 48.7% | 51.3% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 38.3% | 61.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 12.5% | 87.5% | +10.7 | ✓ (6.3 off) |
Actual: Wichita State Shockers +17 (66-49). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Adeoye | 20 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Daouda Soumaoro | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Caden Dickerson * | 33 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - |
| T.J. Price * | 29 | 4-13 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | -1 | - |
| Aleksej Rostov * | 26 | 4-10 | 1-5 | 3-3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | - |
| George Fant * | 24 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Brandon Price * | 22 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Kevin Kaspar | 24 | 2-9 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Payton Hulsey | 15 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 1-4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Nigel Snipes | 4 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Ben Lawson | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
Wichita State Shockers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. VanVleet * | 35 | 5-7 | 1-2 | 6-7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 21 | - |
| R. Baker * | 34 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | - |
| C. Early * | 27 | 3-9 | 0-4 | 5-7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 13 | - |
| T. Cotton * | 27 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | - |
| K. Coleby * | 22 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 10 | - |
| C. Lufile | 16 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | - |
| E. Wessel | 13 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| D. Carter | 13 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
| N. Wiggins | 13 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
* = starter