Model Predictions
| Model | Buffalo Bulls | Ball State Cardinals | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 59.4% | 40.6% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 56.3% | 43.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 55.9% | 44.1% | -1.3 | ✓ (25.7 off) |
Actual: Ball State Cardinals -27 (69-96). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Buffalo Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Conner * | 35 | 3-11 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | - |
| C.J. Massinburg * | 32 | 4-8 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Blake Hamilton * | 32 | 9-15 | 2-5 | 5-7 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 19 | - |
| Dontay Caruthers * | 19 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | - |
| David Kadiri * | 16 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Nick Perkins | 23 | 6-14 | 3-7 | 6-7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 11 | - |
| Ikenna Smart | 19 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Davonta Jordan | 10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Nikola Rakicevic | 8 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Raheem Johnson | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| James Jones | 2 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
Ball State Cardinals
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franko House * | 28 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 10-13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 21 | - |
| Francis Kiapway * | 28 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | - |
| Trey Moses * | 26 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | - |
| Tayler Persons * | 24 | 7-13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 0 | - |
| Ryan Weber * | 23 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Jeremie Tyler | 22 | 3-7 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | - |
| Tahjai Teague | 21 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | - |
| Sean Sellers | 20 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | - |
| Kyle Mallers | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| DouDou Gueye | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Kaleb Mallory | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter