Model Predictions
| Model | Tennessee Volunteers | Kentucky Wildcats | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 37.1% | 62.9% | +2.2 | ✗ (4.2 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 47.9% | 52.1% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 42.7% | 57.3% | +1.6 | ✗ (3.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.9% | 51.1% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 56.1% | 43.9% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 56.0% | 44.0% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 46.1% | 53.9% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Kentucky Wildcats -2 (59-61). Ratings: 2017-18 season-end ratings.
Tennessee Volunteers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admiral Schofield * | 36 | 6-16 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | - |
| Jordan Bowden * | 32 | 4-8 | 1-5 | 4-4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 14 | - |
| Grant Williams * | 28 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 8-10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | - |
| Kyle Alexander * | 24 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Jordan Bone * | 22 | 2-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Lamonte Turner | 31 | 6-10 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 5 | - |
| James Daniel III | 13 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Derrick Walker | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Yves Pons | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| John Fulkerson | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Kentucky Wildcats
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander * | 39 | 5-10 | 0-3 | 5-8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 17 | - |
| Kevin Knox * | 37 | 3-11 | 0-3 | 4-5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | - |
| Nick Richards * | 26 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | - |
| P.J. Washington * | 17 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Hamidou Diallo * | 13 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -5 | - |
| Quade Green | 29 | 6-10 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | - |
| Wenyen Gabriel | 19 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 15 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Sacha Killeya-Jones | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
* = starter