Model Predictions
| Model | Mississippi State Bulldogs | Kentucky Wildcats | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 17.5% | 82.5% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 60.4% | 39.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 77.1% | 22.9% | -6.7 | ✓ (15.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 50.3% | 49.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Kentucky Wildcats -22 (63-85). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Mississippi State Bulldogs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Johnson * | 36 | 6-9 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10 | - |
| B. Schaefer * | 33 | 4-8 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 6 | - |
| T. McCowan * | 30 | 8-17 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 28 | - |
| V. Vivians * | 29 | 8-18 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 13 | - |
| M. William * | 15 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| J. Holmes | 25 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| C. Bibby | 19 | 4-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Z. Campbell | 7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| J. Danberry | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| N. Tate | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
Kentucky Wildcats
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Morris * | 38 | 8-15 | 3-5 | 3-3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 15 | - |
| T. Murray * | 32 | 3-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | - |
| K. McKinney * | 29 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - |
| A. Rice * | 18 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| J. Hardin * | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| M. Cann | 23 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - |
| A. Paschal | 22 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | - |
| D. Harrison | 19 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | - |
| T. Wyatt | 9 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| J. Roper | 5 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| K. Roach | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter