Model Predictions
| Model | Utah Utes | Mississippi State Bulldogs | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 22.7% | 77.3% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 28.7% | 71.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 28.9% | 71.1% | +5.0 | ✓ (2.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 42.3% | 57.7% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 40.6% | 59.4% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 45.7% | 54.3% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 46.3% | 53.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Mississippi State Bulldogs +3 (52-49). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Utah Utes
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marco Anthony * | 33 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Rollie Worster * | 32 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 | - |
| Gabe Madsen * | 30 | 2-14 | 2-10 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | -4 | - |
| Branden Carlson * | 27 | 0-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Ben Carlson * | 23 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Lazar Stefanovic | 20 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Keba Keita | 17 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | - |
| Gavin Baxter | 10 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| W. Exacte | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Mike Saunders Jr. | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
Mississippi State Bulldogs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Smith * | 36 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 6-10 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 22 | - |
| Dashawn Davis * | 35 | 6-11 | 6-9 | 0-1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 17 | - |
| D.J. Jeffries * | 33 | 4-12 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Cameron Matthews * | 29 | 1-7 | 0-4 | 3-3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Eric Reed Jr. * | 24 | 1-11 | 1-11 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -8 | - |
| Shakeel Moore | 23 | 0-10 | 0-7 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Tyler Stevenson | 7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | - |
| William McNair Jr. | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Jamel Horton Jr. | 6 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Kimani Hamilton | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter