Model Predictions
| Model | Mississippi State Bulldogs | Kentucky Wildcats | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 28.2% | 71.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 34.6% | 65.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 16.4% | 83.6% | +9.0 | ✓ (12.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 37.5% | 62.5% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 13.2% | 86.8% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 9.2% | 90.8% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 9.1% | 90.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Kentucky Wildcats +21 (76-55). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Mississippi State Bulldogs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q. Weatherspoon * | 34 | 8-17 | 0-3 | 3-3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 5 | - |
| R. Perry * | 29 | 2-8 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | - |
| A. Ado * | 25 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | - |
| A. Holman * | 20 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| N. Weatherspoon * | 20 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 | - |
| L. Peters | 30 | 2-9 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | - |
| T. Carter | 25 | 4-11 | 1-4 | 2-3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | - |
| R. Woodard | 17 | 1-8 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | - |
Kentucky Wildcats
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Herro * | 37 | 5-10 | 3-3 | 5-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 13 | - |
| A. Hagans * | 33 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | - |
| R. Travis * | 30 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | - |
| PJ Washington * | 27 | 9-15 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 14 | - |
| K. Johnson * | 26 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | - |
| I. Quickley | 17 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | - |
| EJ Montgomery | 13 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - |
| N. Richards | 10 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 10 | - |
| J. Baker | 6 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| J. David | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter