Model Predictions
| Model | Samford Bulldogs | Kentucky Wildcats | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELO | 5.7% | 94.3% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 6.4% | 93.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 0.5% | 99.5% | +29.6 | ✓ (6.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 30.7% | 69.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Kentucky Wildcats +23 (80-57). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Samford Bulldogs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Blevins * | 29 | 7-13 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 3 | 18 | 8 | ||||
| S. Fitzgerald * | 28 | 2-4 | 1-1 | - | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | |||
| C. Brown * | 28 | 1-5 | 1-2 | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -1 | ||
| E. Riggins * | 24 | 2-9 | 1-4 | - | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 | |||
| B. Stevens * | 24 | -1 | - | -2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||
| H. Nichols | 27 | 6-9 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | |||
| O. Crozier | 16 | -2 | -1 | - | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| C. Williams | 14 | 2-5 | 2-5 | - | 1 | 6 | 2 | ||||
| K. Allen | 5 | 1-2 | 1-1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| P. Serup | 5 | - | - | - | 0 |
Kentucky Wildcats
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Murray * | 33 | 5-7 | -1 | 5-7 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 14 | |||
| M. Morris * | 29 | 3-8 | -1 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | |
| M. Epps * | 29 | 9-15 | -2 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 11 | ||
| E. Akhator * | 27 | 4-7 | - | 7-10 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 27 | |
| A. Rice * | 21 | 1-3 | - | - | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| M. Cann | 32 | 4-7 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | |
| J. Hardin | 25 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 5-6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | ||
| J. Roper | 4 | - | - | - | 0 |
* = starter