Model Predictions
| Model | Southern Utah Thunderbirds | Michigan State Spartans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 1.5% | 98.5% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 8.4% | 91.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 1.5% | 98.5% | +23.1 | ✓ (1.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 1.8% | 98.2% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 1.0% | 99.0% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 1.0% | 99.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Michigan State Spartans +25 (88-63). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Southern Utah Thunderbirds
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Marin * | 36 | 3-11 | 1-6 | 5-8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | - |
| J. Cohee * | 35 | 4-11 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | - |
| J. McGee * | 24 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
| J. Calloway * | 23 | 4-10 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | - |
| C. Musoko * | 22 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| B. Better | 25 | 4-14 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | -7 | - |
| I. Madunic | 20 | 4-5 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 14 | - |
| J. Aytes | 11 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | - |
| J. Lyons | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| J. Swallow | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| M. Johnson | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Michigan State Spartans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Bridges * | 31 | 7-16 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 19 | - |
| C. Winston * | 27 | 5-8 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15 | - |
| J. Jackson Jr. * | 26 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 11-12 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 29 | - |
| J. Langford * | 26 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | - |
| N. Ward * | 21 | 6-10 | 1-1 | 4-9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | - |
| L. Nairn Jr. | 19 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| M. McQuaid | 16 | 1-6 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | - |
| K. Goins | 12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | - |
| G. Schilling | 11 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | - |
| X. Tillman | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - |
| B. Carter | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| C. George | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter