Model Predictions
| Model | Virginia Tech Hokies | Kentucky Wildcats | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 20.8% | 79.2% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 29.1% | 70.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 17.3% | 82.7% | +8.6 | ✓ (1.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 35.5% | 64.5% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 17.2% | 82.8% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 58.3% | 41.7% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 58.3% | 41.7% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Kentucky Wildcats +7 (93-86). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Virginia Tech Hokies
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Bibbs * | 38 | 5-10 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | - |
| J. Robinson * | 38 | 6-13 | 2-5 | 5-6 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 18 | - |
| A. Hill * | 34 | 7-10 | 5-7 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 9 | - |
| N. Alexander-Walker * | 26 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | - |
| K. Blackshear Jr. * | 22 | 7-11 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 10 | - |
| C. Clarke | 31 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 3-6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 19 | - |
| D. Wilson | 10 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
| T. Jackson | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Kentucky Wildcats
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Knox II * | 35 | 7-15 | 2-5 | 5-6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 14 | - |
| H. Diallo * | 34 | 7-16 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 11 | - |
| P.J. Washington * | 33 | 4-10 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | - |
| N. Richards * | 22 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | - |
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander * | 21 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Q. Green | 27 | 6-12 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 10 | - |
| W. Gabriel | 21 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | - |
| S. Killeya-Jones | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter