Model Predictions
| Model | Kentucky Wildcats | Missouri Tigers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 70.6% | 29.4% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 72.1% | 27.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 80.3% | 19.7% | -7.7 | ✓ (2.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 55.9% | 44.1% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 76.2% | 23.8% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 82.3% | 17.7% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 82.5% | 17.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Missouri Tigers -5 (79-84). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Kentucky Wildcats
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Young * | 38 | 8-14 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 9 | - |
| Julius Randle * | 37 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 19 | - |
| A. Harrison * | 36 | 6-10 | 1-3 | 8-8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14 | - |
| A. Harrison * | 31 | 4-8 | 2-2 | 4-6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 12 | - |
| Dakari Johnson * | 11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Alex Poythress | 16 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Jarrod Polson | 13 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Marcus Lee | 9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Willie Cauley-Stein | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Dominique Hawkins | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
Missouri Tigers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jabari Brown * | 38 | 10-17 | 3-6 | 10-12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 19 | - |
| Jordan Clarkson * | 37 | 11-17 | 2-4 | 4-5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 15 | - |
| Ryan Rosburg * | 30 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Earnest Ross * | 25 | 2-7 | 1-6 | 3-4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Johnathan Williams * | 20 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | - |
| Wes Clark | 22 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | - |
| T. Criswell | 18 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Keanau Post | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Shane Rector | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Torren Jones | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter