Model Predictions
| Model | Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | UTEP Miners | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 79.9% | 20.1% | -11.6 | ✓ (0.4 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 85.6% | 14.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 91.9% | 8.1% | -13.4 | ✓ (1.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 68.7% | 31.3% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 93.6% | 6.4% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 93.7% | 6.3% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 76.1% | 23.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: UTEP Miners -12 (60-72). Ratings: 2017-18 season-end ratings.
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Johnson * | 39 | 8-14 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 20 | - |
| Taveion Hollingsworth * | 37 | 6-12 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 7 | - |
| Darius Thompson * | 37 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 20 | - |
| Dwight Coleby * | 32 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | - |
| Lamonte Bearden * | 27 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 5-5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Jake Ohmer | 14 | 1-6 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | - |
| Moustapha Diagne | 8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Josh Anderson | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Marek Nelson | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
UTEP Miners
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omega Harris * | 35 | 6-11 | 1-4 | 3-3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 10 | - |
| Paul Thomas * | 25 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 0-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Trey Wade * | 24 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | - |
| Isiah Osborne * | 16 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Kobe Magee * | 12 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Evan Gilyard | 28 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 1 | - |
| Jake Flaggert | 20 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Trey Touchet | 16 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Matt Willms | 13 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Keith Frazier | 11 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | - |
* = starter