Model Predictions
| Model | LSU Tigers | Kentucky Wildcats | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | Data withheld: source-integrity hold | |||
| Bradley-Terry | 28.4% | 71.6% | - | โ |
| Margin | 15.7% | 84.3% | +9.3 | โ (11.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 36.8% | 63.2% | - | โ |
| Efficiency | 20.9% | 79.1% | - | โ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 5.7% | 94.3% | - | โ |
| Log Adjusted | 5.6% | 94.4% | - | โ |
Actual: Kentucky Wildcats -2 (71-73). Predictions use season-end ratings.
LSU Tigers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tremont Waters * | 38 | 3-13 | 1-5 | 8-8 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | - |
| Skylar Mays * | 31 | 3-13 | 1-6 | 4-5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | - |
| Kavell Bigby-Williams * | 31 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | - |
| Marlon Taylor * | 23 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Naz Reid * | 21 | 5-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Javonte Smart | 28 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Emmitt Williams | 19 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 13 | - |
| Darius Days | 9 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | - |
Kentucky Wildcats
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Herro * | 39 | 5-13 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | - |
| Reid Travis * | 37 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Keldon Johnson * | 36 | 5-10 | 1-2 | 5-9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | - |
| PJ Washington * | 27 | 7-13 | 0-2 | 6-8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 17 | - |
| Ashton Hagans * | 21 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Immanuel Quickley | 21 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - |
| EJ Montgomery | 13 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Nick Richards | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| J. Baker | 3 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
* = starter