Model Predictions
| Model | Samford Bulldogs | Mercer Bears | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 33.1% | 66.9% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 52.9% | 47.1% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 52.7% | 47.3% | -0.6 | ✗ (28.6 off) |
Actual: Mercer Bears +28 (87-59). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Samford Bulldogs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Champion | 5 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Preston Parks * | 29 | 4-12 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Jaron Rillie * | 28 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | - |
| A.J. Staton-McCray * | 26 | 2-11 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Logan Dye * | 20 | 3-12 | 0-2 | 6-6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Jacob Tryon * | 17 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Marcellus Vail | 23 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Triston Chambers | 15 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Jalen Dupree | 13 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Quinn Richey | 9 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Stanley Henderson | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Bryan Smith | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
Mercer Bears
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Ayers | 27 | 7-12 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 15 | - |
| Neftali Alvarez | 25 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Felipe Haase | 21 | 6-9 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 19 | - |
| Victor Bafutto | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Jeffrey Gary * | 30 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | - |
| Ross Cummings * | 28 | 4-10 | 3-7 | 6-7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 15 | - |
| James Glisson * | 19 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Kamar Robertson | 14 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Patrick Urey | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | - |
| Diego Rivera | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Jacksen Greco | 5 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Mitch Prendergast | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Shannon Grant | 3 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | - |
| John Treanor | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
* = starter