Model Predictions
| Model | Belmont Bruins | Kentucky Wildcats | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELO | 15.0% | 85.0% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 29.9% | 70.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 6.6% | 93.4% | +14.6 | ✓ (11.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 38.5% | 61.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Kentucky Wildcats +3 (73-70). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Belmont Bruins
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Smith | 36 | 9-16 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 16 | |
| D. Maggard | 36 | 5-13 | 5-12 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | |
| S. McCabe | 33 | 5-14 | 2-3 | 4-5 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 16 | |
| J. Roy | 30 | -4 | -2 | - | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | |||
| L. Thompson | 28 | 4-6 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | ||
| F. Joubran | 16 | 1-3 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||
| S. Jones | 14 | 3-3 | - | - | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| P. Lawson | 5 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |||||
| M. Wright | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | -1 |
Kentucky Wildcats
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Epps | 40 | 11-18 | 5-8 | 3-6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 19 | |
| M. Morris | 37 | 3-9 | 2-5 | 7-8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | |
| E. Akhator | 35 | 9-15 | - | 4-5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 19 |
| T. Murray | 34 | 2-8 | -1 | - | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | |||
| A. Rice | 26 | 1-5 | - | - | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| M. Cann | 22 | -1 | -1 | - | 1 | 1 | -1 | ||||
| J. Roper | 5 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| P. Poffenberger | 1 | - | - | - | 0 |
* = starter