Model Predictions
| Model | Illinois Fighting Illini | Kentucky Wildcats | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELO | 16.5% | 83.5% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 12.5% | 87.5% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 5.2% | 94.8% | +15.9 | ✗ (21.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 28.3% | 71.7% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Kentucky Wildcats -6 (71-77). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Illinois Fighting Illini
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. White | 37 | 10-13 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 16 | |
| K. Simmons | 36 | 2-7 | 2-6 | 11-12 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 8 | ||
| J. Grant | 36 | 4-10 | 1-4 | - | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 5 | |
| I. Crawford | 35 | 7-10 | - | 8-12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 14 | |
| B. Carter | 30 | 2-7 | 1-3 | - | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 15 |
| A. Coleman | 17 | - | - | 1-2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | ||
| A. McConnell | 5 | - | - | -1 | 0 | ||||||
| K. Cattenhead | 3 | - | - | -1 | 2 | -2 | |||||
| N. Oden | 1 | - | - | - | 0 |
Kentucky Wildcats
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Thompson | 34 | 2-9 | -2 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | -4 |
| M. Epps | 32 | 7-11 | - | 6-9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 18 | ||
| Player #15478 | 27 | 6-7 | - | 1-6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 13 | |
| J. O'Neill | 27 | 5-11 | -3 | 7-8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | ||
| Player #3056639 | 27 | -5 | -1 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| K. Goodin-Rogers | 22 | 2-5 | - | 4-6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | ||
| D. Milligan | 18 | 2-5 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ||
| A. Jennings | 6 | -2 | - | - | 2 | 1 | -1 | ||||
| A. Rice | 6 | 1-3 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1 | ||
| J. Coe | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
* = starter