Model Predictions
| Model | Evansville Purple Aces | Ball State Cardinals | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 53.2% | 46.8% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 37.3% | 62.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 25.1% | 74.9% | +6.0 | ✓ (13.0 off) |
| Efficiency | 1.0% | 99.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Ball State Cardinals +19 (88-69). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Evansville Purple Aces
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Coleman | 38 | 5-11 | 3-4 | 4-6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 13 | - |
| Kenny Strawbridge | 37 | 6-16 | 0-3 | 3-5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | - |
| Preston Phillips | 29 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 18 | - |
| Yacine Toumi | 25 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | - |
| Antoine Smith Jr. | 21 | 4-12 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 11 | - |
| Gabe Spinelli | 17 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Sekou Kalle | 11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Gage Bobe | 10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Chris Moncrief | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Zaveion Chism-Okoh | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
Ball State Cardinals
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickey Pearson Jr. | 28 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Payton Sparks | 28 | 5-8 | 1-1 | 7-12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 22 | - |
| Demarius Jacobs | 27 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | - |
| Jaylin Sellers | 26 | 6-9 | 3-4 | 5-5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | - |
| Jarron Coleman | 25 | 5-9 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15 | - |
| Basheer Jihad | 20 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 8-10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 14 | - |
| Luke Bumbalough | 17 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Jalen Windham | 16 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 2-3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | - |
| Kaiyem Cleary | 9 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Ben Hendriks | 4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Jack Futa | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter