Model Predictions
| Model | LSU Tigers | Mississippi State Bulldogs | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 32.5% | 67.5% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 31.7% | 68.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 35.9% | 64.1% | +3.2 | ✓ (23.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 6.2% | 93.8% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 1.9% | 98.1% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 1.8% | 98.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Mississippi State Bulldogs +27 (79-52). Predictions use season-end ratings.
LSU Tigers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Blakeney * | 30 | 3-10 | 0-4 | 5-6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Brandon Sampson * | 29 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Duop Reath * | 26 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Skylar Mays * | 26 | 5-10 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 6 | - |
| Wayde Sims * | 21 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Aaron Epps | 21 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 4-6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 11 | - |
| Jalyn Patterson | 17 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Brandon Eddlestone | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Kieran Hayward | 7 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Branden Jenkins | 7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Brian Bridgewater | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Marshall Graves | 2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Reed Vial | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
Mississippi State Bulldogs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinndary Weatherspoon * | 31 | 6-10 | 0-3 | 7-7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 11 | - |
| Aric Holman * | 24 | 3-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | - |
| I.J. Ready * | 22 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | - |
| Mario Kegler * | 18 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Schnider Herard * | 12 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -4 | - |
| Xavian Stapleton | 25 | 4-7 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 13 | - |
| Lamar Peters | 21 | 4-9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | - |
| Tyson Carter | 20 | 7-14 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7 | - |
| E.J. Datcher | 12 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Eli Wright | 11 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | - |
| N. Singleton | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Drew Davis | 1 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Miles Washington | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter