Model Predictions
| Model | LSU Tigers | Kentucky Wildcats | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 20.6% | 79.4% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 24.4% | 75.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 14.3% | 85.7% | +9.9 | ✓ (7.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 25.7% | 74.3% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 1.5% | 98.5% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 10.8% | 89.2% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 10.5% | 89.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Kentucky Wildcats +17 (94-77). Predictions use season-end ratings.
LSU Tigers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Blakeney * | 40 | 7-14 | 1-6 | 4-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 10 | -8.5 |
| Ben Simmons * | 40 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 7-11 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 21 | - |
| Tim Quarterman * | 34 | 9-16 | 2-6 | 3-3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 10 | +7.6 |
| Craig Victor * | 22 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | -5.3 |
| Jalyn Patterson * | 20 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | -3.4 |
| Josh Gray | 17 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -5.6 |
| Brandon Sampson | 9 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Darcy Malone | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3.9 |
| Brian Bridgewater | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Aaron Epps | 6 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -5.7 |
Kentucky Wildcats
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Ulis * | 38 | 5-16 | 1-5 | 3-4 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 16 | - |
| Isaiah Briscoe * | 33 | 4-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Jamal Murray * | 32 | 6-12 | 4-8 | 6-7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 19 | - |
| Skal Labissiere * | 25 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 23 | - |
| Alex Poythress * | 19 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Marcus Lee | 21 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 13 | +4.8 |
| Derek Willis | 14 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Dominique Hawkins | 13 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Mychal Mulder | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Charles Matthews | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Isaac Humphries | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter