Model Predictions
| Model | Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | Xavier Musketeers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 32.3% | 67.7% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 27.5% | 72.5% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 8.0% | 92.0% | +13.4 | ✓ (17.6 off) |
Actual: Xavier Musketeers +31 (95-64). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris McNeal * | 29 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | -9.5 |
| Aaron Cosby * | 28 | 4-11 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 1 | -8.2 |
| Justin Johnson * | 26 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 9 | - |
| Fredrick Edmond * | 25 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 | -1.7 |
| Anton Waters * | 10 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -8.5 |
| Nigel Snipes | 25 | 4-10 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | -1.6 |
| Chris Harrison-Docks | 20 | 4-9 | 1-6 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 4 | - |
| Marlon Hunter | 16 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -2.3 |
| Ben Lawson | 11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Nathan Smith | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Aleksej Rostov | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Xavier Musketeers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myles Davis * | 30 | 5-9 | 3-5 | 3-3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 13 | +12.6 |
| Remy Abell * | 27 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +3.2 |
| Edmond Sumner * | 26 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 8-10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 15 | - |
| Trevon Bluiett * | 24 | 6-9 | 3-6 | 6-7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 24 | +12.5 |
| Jalen Reynolds * | 16 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +9.4 |
| J.P. Macura | 22 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12 | - |
| James Farr | 18 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 15 | - |
| Larry Austin | 11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Kaiser Gates | 10 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | +9.2 |
| Makinde London | 8 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | - |
| Sean O'Mara | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | +2.8 |
* = starter