Model Predictions
| Model | LSU Tigers | Kentucky Wildcats | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 20.4% | 79.6% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 26.5% | 73.5% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 15.2% | 84.8% | +9.5 | ✓ (2.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 2.3% | 97.7% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 1.0% | 99.0% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 1.0% | 99.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Kentucky Wildcats +7 (92-85). Predictions use season-end ratings.
LSU Tigers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Blakeney * | 36 | 12-19 | 4-7 | 3-4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 18 | - |
| Brandon Sampson * | 30 | 6-12 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 3 | - |
| Duop Reath * | 24 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Wayde Sims * | 19 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Skylar Mays * | 17 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Jalyn Patterson | 22 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | - |
| Aaron Epps | 17 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Branden Jenkins | 8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Brian Bridgewater | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Brandon Eddlestone | 7 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Elbert Robinson | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Kieran Hayward | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Marshall Graves | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malik Monk * | 36 | 8-15 | 4-8 | 3-4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 10 | - |
| De'Aaron Fox * | 33 | 7-13 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 13 | - |
| Isaiah Briscoe * | 33 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 5-6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 12 | - |
| Wenyen Gabriel * | 31 | 7-11 | 3-6 | 6-7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 21 | - |
| Bam Adebayo * | 24 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 14 | - |
| Dominique Hawkins | 15 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Derek Willis | 14 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Isaac Humphries | 8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Mychal Mulder | 5 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Tai Wynyard | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter