Model Predictions
| Model | Western Carolina Catamounts | Massachusetts Minutemen | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 37.3% | 62.7% | +2.2 | ✓ (6.8 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 42.1% | 57.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 11.3% | 88.7% | +11.3 | ✓ (2.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 26.2% | 73.8% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 10.9% | 89.1% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 10.6% | 89.4% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 27.3% | 72.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Massachusetts Minutemen +9 (85-76). Ratings: 2017-18 season-end ratings.
Western Carolina Catamounts
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Halvorsen * | 30 | 4-12 | 3-9 | 7-9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 8 | - |
| Deriece Parks * | 29 | 0-5 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Marc Gosselin * | 24 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Devin Peterson * | 20 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 6-7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 14 | - |
| Mike Amius * | 17 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Desmond Johnson | 19 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 8-9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 19 | - |
| Maurice Smith | 16 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Haboubacar Mutombo | 15 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Adam Sledd | 12 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Charlendez Brooks | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Onno Steger | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | - |
Massachusetts Minutemen
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luwane Pipkins * | 38 | 6-15 | 5-12 | 4-4 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 18 | - |
| C.J. Anderson * | 29 | 1-8 | 0-4 | 6-8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Rayshawn Miller * | 29 | 3-7 | 1-5 | 1-1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Malik Hines * | 27 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 16 | - |
| Rashaan Holloway * | 11 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Carl Pierre | 28 | 5-12 | 3-9 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | - |
| Chris Baldwin | 20 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Unique McLean | 14 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Khalea Turner-Morris | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
* = starter