Model Predictions
| Model | Kansas Jayhawks | Kentucky Wildcats | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 36.8% | 63.2% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 47.9% | 52.1% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 34.5% | 65.5% | +3.5 | ✗ (12.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.2% | 52.8% | - | ✗ |
| Efficiency | 39.9% | 60.1% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 62.0% | 38.0% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 62.0% | 38.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Kentucky Wildcats -9 (68-77). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Kansas Jayhawks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Wilson * | 39 | 9-18 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 15 | - |
| D. Harris Jr. * | 37 | 3-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | - |
| K. McCullar Jr. * | 34 | 4-10 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 16 | - |
| Gradey Dick * | 33 | 4-11 | 1-5 | 4-4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 8 | - |
| K.J. Adams Jr. * | 24 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 13 | - |
| Ernest Udeh Jr. | 12 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Bobby Pettiford | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| MJ Rice | 5 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Zuby Ejiofor | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Joseph Yesufu | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Kentucky Wildcats
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cason Wallace * | 37 | 4-7 | 2-3 | 4-5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 22 | - |
| Oscar Tshiebwe * | 34 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 21 | - |
| Jacob Toppin * | 32 | 6-11 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | - |
| CJ Fredrick Jr. * | 29 | 1-8 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -5 | - |
| Chris Livingston * | 17 | 4-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Antonio Reeves | 30 | 3-9 | 0-3 | 4-4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Sahvir Wheeler | 15 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Lance Ware | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
* = starter