Model Predictions
| Model | Mercer Bears | Colorado Buffaloes | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 23.2% | 76.8% | +7.1 | ✓ (1.9 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 33.1% | 66.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 20.9% | 79.1% | +7.3 | ✓ (1.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.6% | 46.4% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 24.0% | 76.0% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 23.8% | 76.2% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 35.8% | 64.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Colorado Buffaloes +9 (79-70). Ratings: 2017-18 season-end ratings.
Mercer Bears
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demetre Rivers * | 34 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 15 | - |
| Stephon Jelks * | 30 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 21 | - |
| Jordan Strawberry * | 23 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | - |
| Desmond Ringer * | 16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | - |
| Jaylen Stowe | 20 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Ethan Stair | 19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Marcus Cohen | 18 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Cory Kilby | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Ryan Johnson | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Mason Green | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
Colorado Buffaloes
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKinley Wright * | 34 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 23 | - |
| George King * | 32 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 34 | - |
| Namon Wright * | 29 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 14 | - |
| Tory Miller-Stewart * | 21 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Dominique Collier * | 11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Deleon Brown | 22 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 16 | - |
| Tyler Bey | 18 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | - |
| D'Shawn Schwartz | 13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | - |
| Lazar Nikolic | 13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Dallas Walton | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | - |
* = starter