Model Predictions
| Model | Mercer Bears | East Tennessee State Buccaneers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 41.4% | 58.6% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 40.1% | 59.9% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 29.1% | 70.9% | +4.9 | ✗ (17.9 off) |
| Efficiency | 67.1% | 32.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: East Tennessee State Buccaneers -13 (55-68). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Mercer Bears
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Hurtado * | 33 | 5-11 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | - |
| Kamar Robertson * | 26 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Shawn Walker Jr. * | 23 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Shannon Grant * | 21 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -4 | - |
| James Glisson III * | 16 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - |
| Jah Quinones | 27 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 17 | - |
| Jalyn McCreary | 23 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | - |
| Michael Zanoni | 16 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| TJ Grant | 13 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - |
| David Craig | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
East Tennessee State Buccaneers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan King * | 34 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 4-5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 4 | - |
| Justice Smith * | 32 | 5-10 | 1-2 | 6-6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 12 | - |
| Allen Strothers * | 26 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Jalen Haynes * | 20 | 1-7 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -1 | - |
| Josh Taylor * | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jaden Seymour | 34 | 5-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Deanthony Tipler | 22 | 0-7 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | - |
| Brock Jancek | 13 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - |
| Braden Ilic | 10 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Jamarius Hairston | 8 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
* = starter