Model Predictions
| Model | Mississippi State Bulldogs | Kentucky Wildcats | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 29.3% | 70.7% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 33.8% | 66.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 15.0% | 85.0% | +9.5 | ✓ (3.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 25.0% | 75.0% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 9.6% | 90.4% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 9.5% | 90.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Kentucky Wildcats +6 (80-74). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Mississippi State Bulldogs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I.J. Ready * | 34 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | - |
| C. Sword * | 31 | 9-13 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 6 | +17.4 |
| G. Ware * | 29 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 6 | +17.9 |
| M. Newman * | 27 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 6-6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | - |
| T. Daniels * | 24 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -1 | +17.6 |
| Q. Weatherspoon | 22 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | - |
| F. Thomas | 21 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | - |
| J. Zuppardo | 11 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -2 | +5.4 |
| A. Holman | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
Kentucky Wildcats
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Ulis * | 36 | 7-14 | 2-6 | 5-5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 13 | - |
| J. Murray * | 36 | 7-14 | 5-11 | 3-4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 9 | - |
| I. Briscoe * | 36 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14 | - |
| A. Poythress * | 31 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 4-6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | - |
| M. Lee * | 24 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -14.6 |
| S. Labissiere | 14 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | - |
| D. Willis | 11 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | - |
| M. Mulder | 10 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| C. Matthews | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
* = starter