Model Predictions
| Model | Evansville Purple Aces | Wichita State Shockers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 27.7% | 72.3% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 15.8% | 84.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 2.6% | 97.4% | +19.9 | ✓ (5.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 3.1% | 96.9% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 1.0% | 99.0% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 1.0% | 99.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Wichita State Shockers +14 (81-67). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Evansville Purple Aces
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D.J. Balentine * | 37 | 11-21 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 8 | - |
| B. Simmons * | 33 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | - |
| D. Gibson * | 26 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | - |
| A. Wing * | 20 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | - |
| E. Mockevicius * | 16 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | - |
| D. Howard | 24 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 10 | - |
| J. Brown | 22 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| J. Moore | 17 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | - |
| T. Ptacek | 3 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | - |
| C. Benzon | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Wichita State Shockers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Baker * | 34 | 5-12 | 1-8 | 3-5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | - |
| F. VanVleet * | 33 | 4-10 | 0-2 | 6-6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 15 | - |
| C. Early * | 28 | 3-9 | 2-5 | 5-5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 12 | - |
| T. Cotton * | 28 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | - |
| K. Coleby * | 16 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | - |
| C. Lufile | 16 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - |
| N. Wiggins | 13 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | - |
| E. Wessel | 13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - |
| D. Carter | 11 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | - |
| D. Green | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Z. Bush | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| J. Simon | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter