Model Predictions
| Model | Kentucky Wildcats | Wichita State Shockers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 88.0% | 12.0% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 73.9% | 26.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 71.3% | 28.7% | -5.0 | ✓ (3.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 38.0% | 62.0% | - | ✗ |
| Efficiency | 19.2% | 80.8% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 30.3% | 69.7% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 30.9% | 69.1% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Wichita State Shockers -2 (76-78). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Kentucky Wildcats
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Harrison * | 39 | 6-13 | 4-7 | 3-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 7 | - |
| J. Young * | 37 | 5-9 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 11 | - |
| A. Harrison * | 34 | 6-9 | 1-3 | 7-9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 9 | - |
| J. Randle * | 30 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 21 | - |
| D. Johnson * | 20 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
| W. Cauley-Stein | 23 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| A. Poythress | 15 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
| J. Polson | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Wichita State Shockers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Early * | 39 | 12-17 | 4-6 | 3-3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 23 | - |
| R. Baker * | 36 | 7-12 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 13 | - |
| F. VanVleet * | 35 | 1-6 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | - |
| T. Cotton * | 31 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | - |
| K. Coleby * | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| D. Carter | 17 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - |
| C. Lufile | 17 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | - |
| N. Wiggins | 15 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | - |
| E. Wessel | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter