Model Predictions
| Model | Kansas Jayhawks | West Virginia Mountaineers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 52.2% | 47.8% | -2.2 | ✓ (2.8 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 57.3% | 42.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 42.7% | 57.3% | +1.6 | ✗ (6.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.4% | 53.6% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 52.0% | 48.0% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 51.5% | 48.5% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 45.8% | 54.2% | - | ✗ |
Actual: West Virginia Mountaineers -5 (66-71). Ratings: 2017-18 season-end ratings.
Kansas Jayhawks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devonte' Graham * | 40 | 5-9 | 3-6 | 3-5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 15 | - |
| Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk * | 37 | 5-12 | 3-6 | 4-4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 11 | - |
| Malik Newman * | 27 | 2-9 | 1-4 | 4-6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 4 | - |
| Marcus Garrett * | 22 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Udoka Azubuike * | 20 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 17 | - |
| Lagerald Vick | 36 | 4-12 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | - |
| Mitch Lightfoot | 11 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Silvio De Sousa | 7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
West Virginia Mountaineers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jevon Carter * | 36 | 4-15 | 2-8 | 4-4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | - |
| Sagaba Konate * | 33 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 19 | - |
| Lamont West * | 29 | 3-10 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | - |
| Daxter Miles Jr. * | 28 | 4-11 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | - |
| Wesley Harris * | 20 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Esa Ahmad | 28 | 5-8 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 9 | - |
| James Bolden | 12 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Maciej Bender | 7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Chase Harler | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter