Model Predictions
| Model | Michigan State Spartans | Butler Bulldogs | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 89.9% | 10.1% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 69.2% | 30.8% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 76.4% | 23.6% | -6.5 | ✓ (14.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 62.1% | 37.9% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 92.8% | 7.2% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 83.7% | 16.3% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 83.8% | 16.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Butler Bulldogs -21 (52-73). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Michigan State Spartans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyson Walker * | 25 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | - |
| Joey Hauser * | 23 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Malik Hall | 18 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | - |
| A.J. Hoggard | 14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | - |
| Jaden Akins | 13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Mady Sissoko | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Davis Smith | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Butler Bulldogs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Harris * | 36 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 16 | - |
| M. Christie * | 32 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 21 | - |
| Aaron Thompson * | 30 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | - |
| Jayden Taylor * | 25 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Bryce Golden * | 24 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Bryce Nze * | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Ty Groce | 26 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 25 | - |
| Jair Bolden | 16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Myles Wilmoth | 16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - |
| J. Mulloy | 11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Simas Lukosius | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Pierre Brooks | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| M. Peterson | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter