Model Predictions
| Model | Ball State Cardinals | Western Michigan Broncos | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 48.7% | 51.3% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 57.3% | 42.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 56.0% | 44.0% | -1.3 | ✓ (0.3 off) |
| Efficiency | 57.6% | 42.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Western Michigan Broncos -1 (63-64). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Ball State Cardinals
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Bumbalough | 37 | 2-8 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Payton Sparks | 34 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | - |
| Demarius Jacobs * | 31 | 4-8 | 1-4 | 4-6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 15 | - |
| Miryne Thomas * | 29 | 3-8 | 2-7 | 2-4 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 | - |
| Tyler Cochran * | 22 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Jaylin Sellers | 25 | 5-7 | 2-4 | 4-5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 14 | - |
| Luke Brown | 15 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Basheer Jihad | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| M. Pearson Jr. | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Western Michigan Broncos
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mileek McMillan | 21 | 3-11 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | - |
| Adrian Martin | 18 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Mack Smith * | 28 | 6-8 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 10 | - |
| B. White * | 25 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Danny Kolp * | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| L. Norman Jr. | 33 | 4-14 | 2-10 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1 | - |
| Markeese Hastings | 33 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 5-7 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 19 | - |
| Titus Wright | 20 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Josiah Freeman | 14 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Gus Etchison | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter