Model Predictions
| Model | Southern Utah Thunderbirds | Butler Bulldogs | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 14.6% | 85.4% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 11.4% | 88.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 5.3% | 94.7% | +15.9 | ✓ (20.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 1.0% | 99.0% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 1.0% | 99.0% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 1.0% | 99.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Butler Bulldogs +36 (88-52). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Southern Utah Thunderbirds
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Langston * | 30 | 6-12 | 2-3 | 3-5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 7 | -3.0 |
| J. McGee * | 28 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -3.1 |
| C. Oliverson * | 26 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | -0.3 |
| T. Kennedy * | 25 | 4-9 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2 | -0.0 |
| R. Parsons * | 21 | 0-5 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | -3.7 |
| J. Major | 17 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| C. Thompson | 17 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | - |
| J. Marshall | 17 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | -0.0 |
| D. Melifonwu | 12 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | - |
| W. Joyce | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -3.1 |
Butler Bulldogs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kellen Dunham * | 26 | 2-10 | 0-7 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -1 | +1.0 |
| Roosevelt Jones * | 25 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 16 | +1.3 |
| Tyler Lewis * | 24 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11 | +4.9 |
| Andrew Chrabascz * | 23 | 5-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 14 | +1.1 |
| Tyler Wideman * | 17 | 7-7 | 0-0 | 1-5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 16 | +5.1 |
| Kelan Martin | 21 | 4-5 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Nate Fowler | 18 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Jordan Gathers | 14 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +4.0 |
| Austin Etherington | 11 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +3.6 |
| Jackson Davis | 9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Steven Bennett | 7 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Trey Pettus | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
* = starter