Model Predictions
| Model | Mercer Bears | Clemson Tigers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 11.2% | 88.8% | +13.8 | ✓ (29.2 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 20.8% | 79.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 5.4% | 94.6% | +15.8 | ✓ (27.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 40.7% | 59.3% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 2.9% | 97.1% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 2.6% | 97.4% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 20.4% | 79.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Clemson Tigers +43 (90-47). Ratings: 2016-17 season-end ratings.
Mercer Bears
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephon Jelks * | 29 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Demetre Rivers * | 29 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | -3 | - |
| Ria'n Holland * | 27 | 4-9 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 4 | - |
| Jordan Strawberry * | 24 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | -2 | - |
| Desmond Ringer * | 21 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Rashad Lewis | 14 | 2-9 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Cory Kilby | 11 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Darius Roy | 11 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - |
| JJ N'Ganga | 10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Andrew Fishler | 10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Ryan Johnson | 8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Ross Cummings | 3 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Jaylen Stowe | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Clemson Tigers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donte Grantham * | 30 | 6-10 | 4-6 | 3-3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 19 | - |
| Jaron Blossomgame * | 26 | 6-11 | 0-4 | 4-7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 6 | - |
| Shelton Mitchell * | 24 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 5-6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 17 | - |
| Avry Holmes * | 24 | 2-7 | 2-6 | 4-4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Sidy Djitte * | 19 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 13 | - |
| Gabe DeVoe | 22 | 4-9 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 14 | - |
| Marcquise Reed | 20 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Legend Robertin | 16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | - |
| Ty Hudson | 7 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Scott Spencer | 5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Riley McGillan | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Lyles Davis | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Isaac Fields | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter