Model Predictions
| Model | Kansas State Wildcats | Kentucky Wildcats | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 8.1% | 91.9% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 23.0% | 77.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 12.3% | 87.7% | +10.8 | ✓ (3.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.9% | 55.1% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 23.3% | 76.7% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 31.3% | 68.7% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 30.9% | 69.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Kentucky Wildcats +7 (56-49). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Kansas State Wildcats
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Rohleder | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Marcus Foster * | 39 | 7-18 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | - |
| Thomas Gipson * | 32 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Wesley Iwundu * | 31 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Will Spradling * | 22 | 1-8 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -5 | - |
| Nino Williams * | 14 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Shane Southwell | 31 | 3-10 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | - |
| Nigel Johnson | 19 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Jevon Thomas | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| D.J. Johnson | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - |
| Omari Lawrence | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Kentucky Wildcats
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Harrison * | 37 | 6-10 | 2-4 | 4-6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 8 | - |
| Julius Randle * | 35 | 7-12 | 0-2 | 5-8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 21 | - |
| A. Harrison * | 35 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 4-6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | - |
| James Young * | 33 | 3-13 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | -3 | - |
| Dakari Johnson * | 12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Willie Cauley-Stein | 28 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | - |
| Alex Poythress | 17 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Jarrod Polson | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
* = starter