Model Predictions
| Model | Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons | Kentucky Wildcats | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 5.9% | 94.1% | +18.4 | ✓ (0.6 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 11.4% | 88.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 3.1% | 96.9% | +18.9 | ✓ (0.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 40.4% | 59.6% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 1.0% | 99.0% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 1.0% | 99.0% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 16.7% | 83.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Kentucky Wildcats +19 (86-67). Ratings: 2017-18 season-end ratings.
Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Konchar * | 36 | 7-13 | 5-9 | 0-2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 18 | - |
| Bryson Scott * | 33 | 7-16 | 1-6 | 3-6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 5 | - |
| Jax Levitch * | 28 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Kason Harrell * | 26 | 4-12 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | - |
| Xzavier Taylor * | 25 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Matt Weir | 25 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Jordon King | 10 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Dylan Carl | 9 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Cameron Benford | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Jairus Stevens | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Knox * | 35 | 4-10 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | - |
| Hamidou Diallo * | 28 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Nick Richards * | 26 | 9-10 | 0-0 | 7-7 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 32 | - |
| P.J. Washington * | 25 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 3-8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Quade Green * | 22 | 5-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 26 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 12 | - |
| Wenyen Gabriel | 19 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 2-5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 13 | - |
| Sacha Killeya-Jones | 10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Tai Wynyard | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Brad Calipari | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Jonny David | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Dillon Pulliam | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter