Model Predictions
| Model | LSU Tigers | Kentucky Wildcats | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 22.4% | 77.6% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 23.9% | 76.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 15.9% | 84.1% | +9.2 | ✓ (6.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 18.3% | 81.7% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 1.0% | 99.0% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 1.0% | 99.0% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 1.0% | 99.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Kentucky Wildcats +3 (74-71). Predictions use season-end ratings.
LSU Tigers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KJ Williams * | 36 | 8-13 | 4-6 | 3-3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 15 | - |
| Adam Miller * | 33 | 5-15 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | - |
| Cam Hayes * | 32 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 3-3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Derek Fountain * | 25 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | - |
| Justice Hill * | 13 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Trae Hannibal | 29 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Jalen Reed | 14 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Justice Williams | 11 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Shawn Phillips Jr. | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Mwani Wilkinson | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Kendal Coleman | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Kentucky Wildcats
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cason Wallace * | 40 | 6-13 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | - |
| Oscar Tshiebwe * | 40 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 29 | - |
| Sahvir Wheeler * | 37 | 4-10 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 14 | - |
| Jacob Toppin * | 31 | 9-13 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 15 | - |
| Chris Livingston * | 29 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Antonio Reeves | 14 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Daimion Collins | 9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter