Model Predictions
| Model | Evansville Purple Aces | Wichita State Shockers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 27.2% | 72.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 13.5% | 86.5% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 3.5% | 96.5% | +18.2 | ✓ (7.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 1.0% | 99.0% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 1.0% | 99.0% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 1.0% | 99.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Wichita State Shockers +26 (109-83). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Evansville Purple Aces
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Smith | 24 | 6-9 | 5-7 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 16 | - |
| S. Vucetic | 22 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | - |
| R. Taylor | 19 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | - |
| J. Brown * | 37 | 7-13 | 1-3 | 10-11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 15 | - |
| D. Gibson * | 32 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | - |
| C. Benzon * | 29 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | - |
| R. Taylor * | 19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | - |
| D. Howard * | 14 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| S. Hainna | 11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| W. Wiley | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| J. Eaves | 5 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - |
Wichita State Shockers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Shamet * | 25 | 4-4 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Z. Brown * | 22 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
| M. McDuffie * | 21 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | - |
| C. Frankamp * | 21 | 3-6 | 3-4 | 4-4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 19 | - |
| S. Morris * | 19 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 8-9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 19 | - |
| R. Kelly | 23 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 6-8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 22 | - |
| D. Willis Jr. | 12 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | - |
| D. Smith | 11 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
| A. Reaves | 10 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| R. Nurger | 8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
| C.J. Keyser | 7 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| J. Simon | 6 | 3-3 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Z. Bush | 6 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| E. Hamilton | 5 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | - |
| B. Barney | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| K. Malone | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter