Model Predictions
| Model | Colorado Buffaloes | Washington State Cougars | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 59.6% | 40.4% | -4.4 | ✗ (8.4 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 61.0% | 39.0% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 60.6% | 39.4% | -2.4 | ✗ (6.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 55.1% | 44.9% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 68.0% | 32.0% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 68.1% | 31.9% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 54.6% | 45.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Washington State Cougars +4 (73-69). Ratings: 2017-18 season-end ratings.
Colorado Buffaloes
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKinley Wright * | 33 | 5-10 | 0-2 | 6-7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 20 | - |
| George King * | 33 | 2-8 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Dallas Walton * | 28 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 8-8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 16 | - |
| Lazar Nikolic * | 16 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | - |
| Tyler Bey * | 15 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Namon Wright | 24 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 3-6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Dominique Collier | 23 | 0-5 | 0-3 | 4-9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | -3 | - |
| Lucas Siewert | 20 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - |
| D'Shawn Schwartz | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
Washington State Cougars
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malachi Flynn * | 35 | 11-19 | 3-8 | 5-6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 17 | - |
| Robert Franks * | 33 | 4-12 | 1-6 | 5-8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 15 | - |
| Viont'e Daniels * | 31 | 2-7 | 2-6 | 4-5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 14 | - |
| Carter Skaggs * | 29 | 0-6 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | - |
| Davante Cooper * | 11 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Drick Bernstine | 29 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Kwinton Hinson | 12 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Steven Shpreyregin | 9 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Milan Acquaah | 4 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Jeff Pollard | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Arinze Chidom | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter